Tastes Of HistoryJun 16, 2020Dispelling Some Myths: GladiatorsGladiators were the sporting heroes of the ancient world. The archaeological record shows them celebrated in everything from mosaics to...
Tastes Of HistoryJun 16, 2020Dispelling Some Myths: Romans in China?Every so often, over the last decade at least, our modern-day bards, the media, regurgitate a story about 'European-looking' people in...
Tastes Of HistoryJun 16, 2020Roman Burgers on Hadrian's WallAn interesting and somewhat challenging day. After a 5 am start, we drove North through squally showers to spend the day at Birdoswald...
Tastes Of HistoryJun 16, 2020Roman Cooking al FrescoThe Latin term 'craticula' is a diminutive form of 'crates' used to mean a gridiron (Martial, 14.221) [1], the bars of which give it the...
Tastes Of HistoryJun 16, 2020Dispelling Some Myths: Edible Dormouse anyone?All Romans ate dormice didn't they? You may have been told that in school, and it's still a popular and persistent belief, but it's...
Tastes Of HistoryJun 12, 2020Ostrich Egg in a Pine Kernel SauceOne of the tasty recipes drawn from Apicius is for 'soft eggs in a pine kernel sauce' (Apicius 7.13.3). Should you wish to reproduce this...
Tastes Of HistoryJun 10, 2020First Rabbits in BritainIn April 2005 David Sapsted, writing for The Telegraph newspaper, reported that: 'Years of division among academics over whether the...