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    Food in the Roman World - World History Encyclopedia

    • Cereals made up the bulk of most people's diet with wheat and barley being the most common and used especially to make bread and porridge. Bread was generally coarse and dark in colour, the better qu… See more

    Fruit & Vegetables

    The most commonly available fruits were apples, figs and grapes (fresh and as raisins and unfermented juice known as defrutum) but there were also pears, plums, dates, cher… See more

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    Meat

    Meat could be an expensive commodity for most Romans and so was commonly prepared as small cuts or sausages. Poultry and wild game were important sources of … See more

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    Seafood

    Fish, most of which are still found in the Mediterranean today, could be eaten fresh, dried, salted, smoked or pickled. As supply was irregular, the preservation of fish ensured a … See more

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    Supply

    As the city of Rome grew, the demand for a regular food supply increased. Private enterprises largely met the needs of the citizens and foodstuffs mostly came from the Italian … See more

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    Where did ancient Rome store food?
    In the city of Rome and the regions around the ancient capital, archaeologists have found a range of storage facilities and equipment at food production sites and in areas that stored food for communities, including the capital of the Roman Empire.
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