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"id": "01a0bde1-4046-705f-bcc4-054e61dcff5a", "title": "Too much water in wine is cheating", "url": "https://nunc.ch/en/too-much-water-in-wine-is-cheating/", "published_at": "2024-05-10T18:25:10+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde1-4046-705f-bcc4-054e623ade6c", "title": "‘At the cauldrons’, customers aren’t jugs", "url": "https://nunc.ch/en/at-the-cauldrons-customers-arent-jugs/", "published_at": "2024-04-27T18:31:26+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde1-4046-705f-bcc4-054e62bb835f", "title": "Institutio alimentaria: children, let’s eat!", "url": "https://nunc.ch/en/institutio-alimentaria-children-lets-eat/", "published_at": "2024-04-14T18:06:15+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde1-4046-705f-bcc4-054e62c7a89f", "title": "Take the grain and be quiet!", "url": "https://nunc.ch/en/take-the-grain-and-be-quiet/", "published_at": "2024-03-25T18:45:21+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde1-4046-705f-bcc4-054e63352bbc", "title": "Drink or play Kottabos, there’s no need to choose", "url": 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"id": "01a0bde3-ad60-716c-bb7a-24acce93ab29", "title": "Gleukos, a sip of must?", "url": "https://nunc.ch/en/gleukos-a-sip-of-must/", "published_at": "2023-10-02T18:31:30+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde6-1d0c-73ea-9d69-a18128b1cafc", "title": "Rome burns: a look back at ancient heatwave rituals", "url": "https://nunc.ch/en/rome-burns-a-look-back-at-ancient-heatwave-rituals/", "published_at": "2023-08-20T11:31:17+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde6-1d0c-73ea-9d69-a18128ea2492", "title": "At Calidius’, everything is hot", "url": "https://nunc.ch/en/at-calidius-everything-is-hot/", "published_at": "2023-06-25T09:27:19+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde6-1d0c-73ea-9d69-a181295ca31c", "title": "The Shedeh: Tutankhamun’s mysterious nectar", "url": "https://nunc.ch/en/the-shedeh-tutankhamuns-mysterious-nectar/", "published_at": "2023-06-19T19:12:33+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde6-1d0c-73ea-9d69-a1812a09d1be", "title": "A spicy sauce by Apicius", "url": "https://nunc.ch/en/a-spicy-sauce-by-apicius/", "published_at": "2023-04-02T16:17:32+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde6-1d0c-73ea-9d69-a1812a91a0aa", "title": "Silphium: The First Victim of Overexploitation", "url": "https://nunc.ch/en/silphium-the-first-victim-of-overexploitation/", "published_at": "2023-03-23T12:31:12+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde6-1d0c-73ea-9d69-a1812b51c734", "title": "Valentine’s Day or the end of the Lupercalia", "url": "https://nunc.ch/en/valentines-day-or-the-end-of-the-lupercalia/", "published_at": "2023-02-14T19:44:54+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde6-1d0c-73ea-9d69-a1812b867dd5", "title": "The SATOR square or the magic of words", "url": "https://nunc.ch/en/sator-square/", "published_at": "2023-01-06T15:23:04+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde6-1d0c-73ea-9d69-a1812c748f69", "title": "Before Jesus eclipses the Sun", "url": "https://nunc.ch/en/sun/", "published_at": "2022-12-24T14:43:58+00:00" } ] posts Claim your blog

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2026

When Jupiter gave men their daily acorn original ↗

25 Sept 2026

To leaven or not to leaven: bread-making methods in ancient Rome original ↗

23 Sept 2026

Saffron in antiquity: red gold with a thousand uses original ↗

17 Sept 2026

Olives to get rich: Thales’s wager original ↗

1 Sept 2026

From melomeli to marmalade: a medley of quinces original ↗

29 Aug 2026

The Recipe-less Cuisine of the Pharaohs original ↗

28 Aug 2026

Oxymel, a culinary oxymoron original ↗

24 Aug 2026

Ancient propolis: mysterious remedy and magical substance original ↗

20 Aug 2026

Epityrum: the olive, mother of all good pastes original ↗

13 Aug 2026

In antiquity, lavender didn’t cleanse – it cured original ↗

6 Aug 2026

Popina, caupona, taberna: eating out in ancient Rome original ↗

3 Aug 2026

The onion in Antiquity: not such a humble bulb original ↗

2 Aug 2026

A “computer” at your fingertips original ↗

29 Jul 2026

In Homer, one lotus can hide others original ↗

21 Jul 2026

The Odyssey: Odysseus at table with monsters original ↗

8 Jul 2026

when wheat sheds its hull, Roman dough rises original ↗

1 Jul 2026

The hulled wheats, rustic ancestors of the Roman cereal system original ↗

1 Jul 2026

Grain and humans in pre-Roman Italy original ↗

1 Jul 2026

Barley, millet, rye and oats: the cereals of the margin original ↗

1 Jul 2026

How Rome kept its wine from turning to vinegar original ↗

29 Jun 2026

Roman asparagus: a humble shoot that went to its head original ↗

20 Jun 2026

Pestle, herbs and cheese: the secret of the moretum original ↗

2 Jun 2026

Eat and observe: the art and survival of the ancient parasite original ↗

28 May 2026

Ten thousand snails for a purple toga original ↗

25 May 2026

Puls, porridge of the ancients, the wealthy and the gods original ↗

21 May 2026

Did the Romans eat the animals slaughtered in the arena?original ↗

19 May 2026

Sybaris, birthplace of the culinary patent original ↗

17 May 2026

Rome and the bees: a honeymoon original ↗

14 May 2026

The pig, the ox and the champion – Eating to win original ↗

14 May 2026

Rome in all its shades, from weld to kermes original ↗

13 May 2026

From wool to silk: the fabric of an Empire original ↗

10 May 2026

The polis: when the city was also a board game original ↗

4 May 2026

Sapa, defrutum, caroenum… three names for an ancient syrup original ↗

25 Apr 2026

At the banquet of Mekone, humanity’s fate was sealed original ↗

24 Apr 2026

Can Pompeii’s bread be recreated?original ↗

11 Apr 2026

From the greco-roman artolaganus to neapolitan pizza original ↗

9 Apr 2026

Homer’s moly: twenty-five centuries of mystery original ↗

31 Mar 2026

The mandrake, a plant that defends itself original ↗

28 Mar 2026

Rooted in the cosmos, magical plants in antiquity original ↗

26 Mar 2026

Olive-growing in Italy before Rome original ↗

15 Mar 2026

Gallo-Roman dodecahedron: twelve faces, zero answers?original ↗

13 Mar 2026

How the ancient laganon became lasagne original ↗

6 Mar 2026

Ostrich on the menu original ↗

3 Mar 2026

In Apicius’ garden: aromatic plants original ↗

19 Feb 2026

AI reconstructs the rules of a forgotten Roman game original ↗

11 Feb 2026

Abracadabra! Or how to cure a fever in Rome original ↗

10 Feb 2026

Drink and love today… for tomorrow is uncertain original ↗

10 Feb 2026

Kykeon, or homeric coke original ↗

8 Feb 2026

The social ascent of Eros the cocus original ↗

5 Feb 2026

Alphabetical guide to foods that did not exist in the Roman world original ↗

31 Jan 2026

The satyrs’ secret garden original ↗

26 Jan 2026

Fifty shades of sow original ↗

18 Jan 2026

When Petronius and Ovid invite themselves to the triclinium original ↗

6 Jan 2026

August 24 or October 24? The date of Vesuvius’ eruption is debated original ↗

4 Jan 2026

2025

Julius’s New Year original ↗

27 Dec 2025

Celebrating Saturnalia in the 21st Century!original ↗

14 Dec 2025

An ancient shopping list original ↗

13 Dec 2025

The Saturnalia under Lucian’s critical gaze original ↗

11 Dec 2025

Yoghurt, barbarian delicacy for Roman palates original ↗

21 Nov 2025

A spicy history of pepper original ↗

17 Nov 2025

For the dough to rise original ↗

15 Nov 2025

From amphora to barrel…original ↗

12 Nov 2025

Sentia Amarantis, tabernaria at Emerita Augusta original ↗

3 Nov 2025

Feasting and Playing: An Etruscan Art of Living original ↗

26 Oct 2025

How relegation transformed Ovid’s view of games original ↗

28 Aug 2025

Black henbane: Trouble in the bone original ↗

27 Jul 2025

Baths, Wine and Sex original ↗

28 Jun 2025

From Carthage to Rome: The ancient art of Passum original ↗

23 Jun 2025

Famous women of Antiquity original ↗

8 Mar 2025

If a flamingo’s tongue could talk…original ↗

3 Jan 2025

2024

Lentils in the New Year, luck all year round!original ↗

31 Dec 2024

Roman doctors and cooks in the service of health original ↗

20 Oct 2024

The fork, an utensil with teeth for success original ↗

19 Oct 2024

In search of the lost torch original ↗

2 Oct 2024

Roman finger game, from fun to fate original ↗

25 Aug 2024

Grapes on his heels original ↗

30 Jun 2024

An uninviting but much-loved ruta original ↗

2 Jun 2024

Too much water in wine is cheating original ↗

10 May 2024

‘At the cauldrons’, customers aren’t jugs original ↗

27 Apr 2024

Institutio alimentaria: children, let’s eat!original ↗

14 Apr 2024

Take the grain and be quiet!original ↗

25 Mar 2024

Drink or play Kottabos, there’s no need to choose original ↗

18 Mar 2024

Don’t ever call me “Thermopolium” again…original ↗

25 Feb 2024

A viral love poem in the ancient world original ↗

9 Feb 2024

Smelling divinely good, on the trail of ancient perfumes original ↗

5 Feb 2024

Ancient cheese: the mozzarella mystery original ↗

21 Jan 2024

2023

The Gallic rooster, a tough cookie original ↗

26 Dec 2023

Posca: may the force of sour be with you!original ↗

10 Dec 2023

A Richly Littered Floor original ↗

23 Nov 2023

Cave garum!original ↗

10 Nov 2023

A Knife More Roman than Swiss original ↗

5 Nov 2023

Gleukos, a sip of must?original ↗

2 Oct 2023

Rome burns: a look back at ancient heatwave rituals original ↗

20 Aug 2023

At Calidius’, everything is hot original ↗

25 Jun 2023

The Shedeh: Tutankhamun’s mysterious nectar original ↗

19 Jun 2023

A spicy sauce by Apicius original ↗

2 Apr 2023

Silphium: The First Victim of Overexploitation original ↗

23 Mar 2023

Valentine’s Day or the end of the Lupercalia original ↗

14 Feb 2023

The SATOR square or the magic of words original ↗

6 Jan 2023

2022

Before Jesus eclipses the Sun original ↗

24 Dec 2022