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Oscar Wilde set out on a transformative journey through Greece, a voyage that would leave an indelible mark on his identity.
You might think that only the rich and elite of ancient Troy sipped wine from goblets, but it turns out that regular everyday ...
Wine drinking in ancient Troy was not restricted to the upper classes, as has long been supposed – something our new research ...
Just about everyone in Turkey's ancient city was a wine drinker - whether or not they belonged to the upper classes or the ...
Chemical analyses revealed wine residue on both expensive goblets and common cups unearthed among the legendary city's ruins ...
For the first time, scientists have found definitive proof that wine was drunk at the ancient city of Troy, according to a ...
Heinrich Schliemann's 19th-century excavations initially brought Troy into the limelight. Schliemann was captivated by the depas amphikypellon, a two-handle drinking cup referenced in Homer's ...
He poured the drink, going from right to left, for all the other gods, drawing off sweet nectar from the mixing bowl.” It doesn’t take long for the deities to soon begin laughing “irrepressibly” while ...
Depas goblet, excavated by Heinrich Schliemann, 15 cm high, collection of classical archaeology, University of Tübingen. Credit: Valentin Marquardt, University of Tübingen 32,785 people played ...
Based on organic residues – imperceptible to the naked eye and detectable only at a molecular level – bronze age wine ...