Learn about ancient Roman inventions and technology. The inventions of ancient Rome developed in a social environment and market which were ideal for the spreading and adoption of great ideas.
On this Sicily travel experience, you'll discover an Italian island with more than 3,000 years of history. Once home to a Greek colony, a Roman province, an Arab emirate, a Norman kingdom, and more, traces of ancient conquerors can still be found in Sicily’s well-preserved ruins, eleg...
It is believed that during the Roman Republic, most women and the poor ate sitting on chairs, whileupper-classmales reclined on their sides on couches along three sides of a cloth-covered table (mensa). The three-sided arrangement is called thetriclinium. Banquets might last for hours, eati...
Zooarchaeological remains for chickens suggest that it spread into Central Europe by the Hallstatt C–D period ca. 800–475 BC71. One site that has provided strong evidence for pre-Roman chickens in Central Europe is Manching, a Celtic oppidum (Fig.1), which has provided a massive assemblag...
of the oldest known written recipes promises to add a significant chapter to the history of food. It is doubtful, however, that chefs, no matter how desperate for a new wrinkle, will introduce dishes dating to the reign of Hammurabi of Babylon to Manhattan’s trendy dining spots next season...
According to the legend, Lucia brought nourishment and assistance to Christians hiding in the Roman catacombs. She wore a candle-lit wreath on her head to guide her in the darkness and to allow her to carry as much food as possible. Like so many Christian feasts, it is clear that of ...
Little Dishes 9 February 2025 Is the wordplateaurelated toplate,platypus,plaza,pizza,place,flatandfold? Or is one of these words an odd one out? Let’s investigate. Plateau[ˈplætəʊ / plæˈtoʊ] means: A largely level expanse of land at a high elevation; tableland. ...
A single probable rice grain was also recovered from the late first millen- nium AD from among sacrificial offerings at the Temple of Isis and Magna Mater in the Roman city of Mogon- tiacum, the capital of Germania Superior, where Mainz is today (Zach 2002). The scattered archaeobotanical...
claims (Nesbitt et al2010; Miller2011). Preserved carbonized grains of rice were found in low abundance at the second century AD (n = 33 grains) Roman trading port of Quseir al-Qadim in Egypt, and a few grains were recovered from the Roman trading centers of Berenike and Myos Horm...
The Elamites worshiped snakes; Praising the snake was rooted in their belief in primordial magic. The image of the snake on the lids of dishes and pots granted protection against bad intent and evil forces. The snake figure was also carved on the gates, altars, and the scepter of Elamite...