The ancient Romans who rubbed wax over imperfect marble pillars

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Dishonest marble cutters in ancient Rome rubbed wax over the pillars and blocks they were selling, to hide cracks. The Roman senate tried to stop this cheating by passing a law saying that all marble bought by the government had to be wax-free, which in Latin is sine cera. Sine cera came to mean “honest”. And sin cera means “honest” to this day.

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