The quarry was operated from the ancient to byzantine
years and its marble was widely used by the Greeks and the Roman artists.
Thanks to the location of the quarry by the sea, the marble of Thassos was
easily and quickly spread across other parts of the world. Various sculptures
and buildings have been constructed with thassian
marble famous for its bright
white colour.
As concerns thassian marble, there are several
references in ancient records. Seneca,
who visited the mansion of Scipio Africanus in Rome, appreciating the character
and simple living of the man, mocks his fellow-citizens for their extravagance "Who in our time could afford
such a n old-fashioned bath like the one that Scipio has? We consider ourselves
poor and miserable if our swimming pool isn' t made of thassian
marble."
