Soon you will be getting ready to smile for your class picture, but back in Roman times they didn't have photography, so there are no photos documenting this time. Instead sculptors would create busts of important people using materials like marble and limestone, and then put them on display, just like your grandma might hang your school picture in a special room. Here are a bunch of important busts that can be found at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens.
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