Can't find the exact answer in the internet, so perhaps, anybody knows this??
2007-01-04 20:26:20 · 5 answers · asked by Xai_loki 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
yeah.
2007-01-04 21:50:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Candela" is a Latin word. Romans used candles. Candles were generally made from fat or tallow because it was available year round, although the poor probably could not afford such luxury. Lamps with tallow have been in use for over 8000 years. Candles have been made from beeswax for over 5000 years, perhaps much longer, but history does not record an origin.
2007-01-05 05:16:25 · answer #2 · answered by Natsif Alphamith 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Long before the 1100's people used candles to light up at night. What you can do to get info is look up in an encyclopedia or in the Internet...
2007-01-05 05:07:36 · answer #3 · answered by latinoldie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they existed in the ancient Egyptian time...but they wouldn't be exactly like the candles we have today but the concept would be the same...A wick and a solid animal product (today it's wax but I think they started using animal fat) that is melted and burned.
2007-01-05 04:37:27 · answer #4 · answered by feanor 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe Jews used candles on their menorah as early as 13th century BC, but I could be wrong.
2007-01-05 05:41:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋