Hi, quantim!... Check this one out and see if it qualifies for your ping list, thx.
Opimian wine [121BC vintage, from the name of the consul of that year] was perfectly drinkable in post-Caligulaic, Nero's times, and was served to Trimalchio in his feast [see Petronius' "Satyricon"]. Tom Standage ought to read more and imbibe less.
Ancient Beer, Wine Jars Found in Egypt
AP/SF Chronicle | 5/18/05 | AP
Posted on 05/18/2005 7:01:35 PM PDT by TFFKAMM
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1406063/posts
Ears of plenty (the story of wheat / The story of man's staple food)
The Economist | Dec 20th 2005
Posted on 12/26/2005 8:42:55 PM PST by SunkenCiv
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1547436/posts
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