Food in ancient Rome
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Food in ancient Rome
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Food in ancient Rome reflects both the variety of food-stuffs available through the expanded trade networks of the Roman Empire and the traditions of conviviality from ancient Rome's earliest times, inherited in part from the Greeks and Etruscans. In contrast to the Greek symposium, which was primarily a drinking party, the equivalent social institution of the Roman convivium was focused on food. Banqueting played a major role in Rome's communal religion. Maintaining the food supply to the city
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Ancient Roman culinary habits and attitudes
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_in_ancient_Rome
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2024-03-08T04:04:05Z
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