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The ash-cake described by A. Mizrachi, or what is called by him jamrī (جَمْرِي), is also baked directly over coals and thought to be a delicacy in South-Arabia. [12] Nathan ben Abraham, the 11th-century Mishnah exegete, explains the method of making a type of ash cake (ma'asei re'afīm) in Palestine.
Other, less popular leavening agents included soured barley cakes, beer foam, or fermented grape juice. [10] Ash cake was the ancient Roman term for food produced in the ashes of a fire. This type of food may be the ancestor of Italian flatbread focaccia . [ 3 ]
These timelines of world history detail recorded events since the creation of writing roughly 5000 years ago to the present day. For events from c. 3200 BC – c. 500 see: Timeline of ancient history; For events from c. 500 – c. 1499, see: Timeline of post-classical history; For events from c. 1500, see: Timelines of modern history
Find out the history of one of Mardi Gras's long-standing traditions: the Mardi Gras King Cake.
By Justine Sterling These fun facts about birthday cake history will come in handy the next time you make a birthday cake. Check out the slideshow above to learn more about the history of birthday ...
While these day we often associate Fat Tuesday and the king cake with beads and booze, the cake tradition actually started with Three Kings Day, a holiday that happens 12 days after Christmas.
The date used as the end of the ancient era is arbitrary. The transition period from Classical Antiquity to the Early Middle Ages is known as Late Antiquity.Late Antiquity is a periodization used by historians to describe the transitional centuries from Classical Antiquity to the Middle Ages, in both mainland Europe and the Mediterranean world: generally from the end of the Roman Empire's ...
History, by period (See also Timeline of world history) Prehistory – events occurring before recorded history (that is, before written records). Colorado prehistory – Prehistoric technology – technologies that emerged before recorded history (i.e., before the development of writing).