Later, during the Roman Empire the area along the eastern coast of the Mediterranean, where many of the Phoenician colonies were located was referred to as the 'Garden Spot' of the Roman Empire, due to its illustrious wealth of exports, including olives and olive oil, grapes and wine, cedar and laurel woods from the dense forests that populated the coastline, as well as a number of textiles and manufactured goods.15 Throughout the Mediterranean, Phoenicia was well known for manufacturing purple dyes, made primarily in the city of Sidon.16 It is even speculated that the origin of the...

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The Renaissance Era which were around the 14th century through the 17th century were greatly inspired by Roman and Greek styles and Rome was greatly influenced by Greece when it came to engineering and art too. ... There was a wooden mold of the dome first produce in order to have this perfect rounded dome. ...

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