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Posca was an ancient Roman drink made by mixing water and wine vinegar. Bracing but less nutritious and palatable than wine, it was typically a drink for soldiers, the lower classes, and slaves. Bracing but less nutritious and palatable than wine, it was typically a drink for soldiers, the lower classes, and slaves.
In ancient Roman religion, the libation was a religious act in the form of a liquid offering, most often unmixed wine and perfumed oil. [26] The Roman god Liber Pater ("Father Liber"), later identified with the Greek Dionysus or Bacchus, was the divinity of libamina, "libations," and liba, sacrificial cakes drizzled with honey. [27] [1] [28]
The Hebrew Bible recommends giving alcoholic drinks to those who are dying or depressed, so that they can forget their misery (Proverbs 31:6–7). In 55 BC, the Romans took notice of an alcoholic cider being made in Britain using native apples. It quickly became popular and was imported back to the continent where it spread rapidly.
Archaeologists found ruins of the wine presses, storage cellars and other production buildings.
Alcohol was common amongst both the upper and lower classes of Roman society. [1] [2] It was believed that moderate drinking would result in increased activity and greater sexual potency. However, alcoholism or excessive drinking would result in the opposite. [3] Many ancient authors condemned drinking, believing it to be detrimental to the ...
The ancient Romans were hedonists, pursuing life’s pleasures,” said Jori, who is also an author of several books on Rome’s culinary culture. It was, in fact, customary to leave the table to ...
It was dipped in vinegar (Ancient Greek: ὄξος, romanized: oxos; in some translations sour wine), most likely posca, [2] a regular beverage of Roman soldiers, [3] and offered to Jesus to drink from during the Crucifixion, [2] according to Matthew 27:48, [4] Mark 15:36, [5] and John 19:29.
Both archaeological evidence and written records indicate the significant cultivation of grapes in ancient Israel and the popularity of wine-drinking. The production capacity apparent from archaeological remains and the frequent biblical references to wine suggest that it was the principal alcoholic beverage of the ancient Israelites .