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What did Roman wine taste like? Much better than previously thought, according to new research
Ancient Greek and Roman texts are filled with descriptions ... While such wines are often mistakenly termed "amphora wines" (amphorae were two-handled earthenware vessels used to transport wines ...
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Romans in France
He found a Roman amphora in the driver’s seat. After that, he and Illouze swam over a vast field of amphorae. Long had never seen so many intact ones, and his future opened before him ...
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Pottery Vessels and Stone Artifacts from the Persian, Roman and Byzantine Periods at the French Hospital Compound, Yafo (Jaffa)
‘Atiqot 52:131-189. Arthur P. and Oren E.D. 1998. The North Sinai Survey and the Evidence of Transport Amphorae for Roman and Byzantine Trading Patterns. JRA 11:193-213. Avner-Levy R. 1998. Yafo, ...