The Daily Bread of the Ancient Greeks and Romans

Jasny, Naum

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“…If legumes had been a significant part of the colonists' diet, the nitrogen isotope values would have been much lower than those observed. Millet, a C 4 plant, is mentioned in the ancient literary sources and is reported to have been grown in the Black Sea region of southern Russia in antiquity [32], but it does not appear to have been an important cultigen in Bulgaria [20,84].…”

Section: Composition Of the Dietmentioning

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Stable isotopic evidence of diet in a Greek colonial population from the Black Sea

Keenleyside

Schwarcz

Panayotova³

2006

Journal of Archaeological Science

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Stable isotopic evidence of diet in a Greek colonial population from the Black Sea

Keenleyside

Schwarcz

Panayotova³

2006

Journal of Archaeological Science

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“…Modern-day studies often see the Mediterranean basin as a single unit having specific ecological characteristics, where grapes, grains, and olives not only constitute the three core food elements of the so-called 'Mediterranean triad' dietary tradition, but also form an index of good health and longevity (Davis et al, 2015;Essid, 2012;Willet et al, 1995). This way of thinking has influenced historical research with many scholars in the field seeking similar patterns in antiquity (Erdkamp, 2005;Jasny, 1950Jasny, , 1944Jasny, , 1941Mattingly and Aldrete, 2000;Moritz, 1958). Much of the research conducted in economic geography, however, has shown that, biodiversity within the Mediterranean ecosystem has been anything but uniform throughout time and that any food culture has always been highly dependent on the local physical environment, i.e., the interplay of several geographical, environmental, and climatic factors (Mandelblatt, 2012;Simmons, 1997;Winter, 2003).…”

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Diet and differentiation in the Roman province of Macedonia: A bioarchaeological approach

Vergidou

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The Roman Macedonian society was highly diverse and heterogeneous, as attested by textual evidence showing several hierarchies at play and many factors contributing to their reproduction. Among them, food holds a central place through the ostentatious display surrounding the royal symposia, the elite banquets, or during public festivals. However, food inequalities have so far been studied through condensed approaches that perpetuate oversimplified interpretations of the differences between the elite and the 'common' people, the wealthy and the poor. Inequalities and diversity within any society are much more complex and should be examined from multiple perspectives. Unfortunately, information about the dietary habits of ancient Macedonians is limited due to the paucity of available textual sources, which are often fragmented and biased, either referring to the region sporadically or written with a focus on the urban elite. As a result, any dietary insights gleaned from these sources, particularly regarding the diet of the common people, must be approached with caution. Bioarchaeological studies across the Roman Empire have shown that human skeletal remains could fill this gap by providing direct information for the diet of the people 'without name', and by revealing aspects of the social history that cannot be approached through other data (e.g., textual or mortuary record). This approach has been rarely adopted in Roman Macedonia.This study used dietary data obtained through macroscopic (palaeodemographic and palaeopathological -both dental and skeletal) and stable isotope analysis (δ 13 C and δ 15 N values from bone collagen) to explore the influence of the micro-ecology on the dietary choices of the inhabitants of two distinct but contemporaneous communities of Roman Macedonia (1 st -4 th century CE). It also examined whether status, sex, and age differences existed to gain insights on the dietary preferences of certain groups. The main research question of this study is: To what extent can dietary variation within and between particular communities of the Province of Macedonia be related to differences in the local micro-ecology of the sub-regions in which they resided, and/or to inter-and intra-site status, sex, and/or age differences? 5.2.4.3 Considering diet in relation to other frequently observed skeletal lesions .

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Home-baking in Roman Italy

Frayn¹

1978

Antiquity

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The Daily Bread of the Ancient Greeks and Romans

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Stable isotopic evidence of diet in a Greek colonial population from the Black Sea

Stable isotopic evidence of diet in a Greek colonial population from the Black Sea

Diet and differentiation in the Roman province of Macedonia: A bioarchaeological approach

Home-baking in Roman Italy

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