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(time for a simple, uncomplicated Roman crucifixion story, I was thinking)

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The city of Luna, Liguria, during the reign of Emperor Trajan.

The port city of Luna derived its wealth, because of the rich marble deposits in the area. The hills around nearby Carrara provided the purest and whitest marble in the world one could imagine. Often spotless, it was highly demanded by sculptors from all over the Roman empire. Carrara’s ‘white gold’ had attracted all kinds of craftsmen, quarriers...

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