Just as a U.S. Presidential state dinner does not reflect how most Americans eat and socialize, researchers think the formal, decadent image of wining and dining in ancient Rome mostly just applied to the elite. According to archaeologist Penelope Allison of the University of Leicester, the majority of the population consumed food "on the run." (Discovery )
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Roman Al Fresco
Category: Food&Drink
Posted on: June 25, 2007 12:07 PM, by EJGili
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