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Show Drab Colorings Not Popular Vith Romans The old Roman conquerors ol Britain had a keen eye for colors, ac cording to analysis of excavations ot the Latin settlement at Colchester Eng., made by the Essex Archeolog leal society. '. No unormimented walls for the Ro mans, but brilliant colors of green, red, yellow and blue. Their wull plas ter wus colored and highly tinted . Even the floors were colored, for one room has been found with a red paved floor. Mosaic floors have been discovered which are done In black, j red, yellow and white "tesserae," or small cubes of clay and atone. The amallness of the tesserae and the flue workmanship of the pavement according ac-cording to experts, Indicate that the work was done In the early period of the Roman occupation of : England. A Roman rubbish pit was one of the finds of the excarutloa Among the debris were found hundreds of whole or nearly whole pottery vessels. Experts Ex-perts say they date- to the time of the Emperor Trajan, A. D. 08-117 |