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Thursday, May 25, 2017

Greek tragedy and railways: An unexpected history of the red carpet

Greek playwright Aeschylus claims the first written mention of a red carpet in "Agamemnon," dated 458 BC. Clytemnestra, Agamemnon's wife, speaks of a "floor of crimson broideries to spread / For the King's path." Amy Henderson, historian emeritus at the ...


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