Map #2: Wine in Greece and Rome

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Created: 01.09.2019

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CreteAthensSpartaRomeSicily Corisca Tiber RiverAlexandriaGreeceItalyMediterranean SeaAegean SeaAdriatic SeaFrance/GaulSpainEgyptAnatolia/TurkeyGermanyLegend Where wine originated Spread of WineIn Rome, wine was used to classify what social class a person was in. The upper class got the best wine and then the lowest class got the worst wineAlexander the Great united the Greeks in its war againstPersia and were victorious in the fourth century BCE.Greeks had something called a symposium which was for all males where they consumed wine and were free of any worry. Romans had something similar called a convivium.Rome was conquered by a Germanic tribe in 410 CE and then again by the Vandals in 455 CE.In the second century BCE, Romans replaced the Greeks as the main power. However, they took many things from Greek culture and reshaped it to fit their culture.MeiLi Hoffman-Smith
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