The Romans had a greater appreciation for the color <answer>green</answer>; it was the color of Venus, the goddess of gardens, vegetables and vineyards.The Romans made a fine <answer>green</answer> earth pigment, which was widely used in the wall paintings of Pompeii, Herculaneum, Lyon, Vaison-la-Romaine, and other Roman cities. They also used the pigment verdigris, made by soaking copper plates in fermenting wine. By the Second Century AD, the Romans were using <answer>green</answer> in paintings, mosaics and glass, and there were ten different words in Latin for varieties of <answer>green</answer>.
What color did the Romans attribute to Venus, the goddess of gardens, vegetables, and vineyards?
green