Figs, meat—and not too much sex: A good diet in ancient times was more than what you ate
For example, the Olympic runner Chionis of Laconia apparently also had a strict diet of figs when he was training for his ...
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The History of the Ancient Greek Colonies in the Black Sea
The strategic, cultural, and economic significance of ancient Greek colonies in the Black Sea and their enduring legacy.
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The Pungent Fish Sauce Ancient Romans Ate With Everything
They were preceded in the Eastern Mediterranean by the Ancient Greeks and Phoenicians. In fact, the name "garum" derives from ...
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Garum Fish Sauce
One of the most popular was garum, a salty, aromatic, fish-based sauce. Like so many other Roman treasures, it was borrowed from the ancient Greeks. Apicius used it in all his recipes, and the ...
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Other Fish in the Sea
Among living fossil fish, the coelacanth is the most famous, but there are many others. Perhaps even more than other kinds of living fossils, these ancient fish, whose kind have swum the seas for ...
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Wine, Women, and Wisdom: The Symposia of Ancient Greece
Fish Rather Than FleshFish rather than meat ... The word skolion means “sideways” in ancient Greek, a reference to how the guests took turns to sing, afterward passing a myrtle branch to ...
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Soldiers Discover Ancient Greek Artifacts in Southern Ukraine
Ukrainian soldiers discovered ancient Greek artifacts during fortification works in Ukraine, in what is believed to be a ...