wine in greece and rome

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Created: 15.08.2019

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EgyptAnatolia/TurkeySpainFrance/GaulItalyGermanyMediterranean SeaAegean SeaAdriatic SeaRomeCreteAthensSpartaSicilyCorsicaAlexandriaGreeceZagrosTiberWine is believed to have been first produced in the Zagros Mountains between 9000 and 4000 BCEThe Pharaohs enjoyed thetaste of wine and beganmaking their own vineyardsfor domesticated productionaround 3000 BCEVines were being cultivated in Creteby 2500 BCE. It was possiblecultivation was happening on themainland also.By the middle of second century BCE, the romans had replaced the Greeks as the supreme Mediterraneanpower.A phenomenal wine tastingtook place in Rome around170 CE. It is considered oneof the greatest in historyAt the beginning of second century BCEGreek wine dominated the Mediterraneanwine trade
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