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Fun Facts: Ancient History
In 625 B.C., metal coins were introduced in Greece. They replaced grain - usually barley - as the medium of exchange. Stamped with a likeness of an ear of wheat, the new coins were lighter and easier to reansport than grain, and did not get moldy.
The ancient Egyptians defined the hour to be one-twelfth of the time between sunrise and sunset, thus their hour's length was different from one day to the next, and was not the same during the day as it was at night.
The ancient Romans built a network of roads totaling fifty thousand miles - longer than the U.S. interstate highway system.
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