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More on the Unswept Floor Mosaic from Ancient Rome

August 8, 2015 2 Comments

In a previous post about ancient Roman dining habits — tossing bones, shells, and scraps on the floor — and shared a mosaic that records this practice in exquisite detail. At the time, there were two things bothering me. First, what do we know about the mosaic? Second, it seemed a little strange to me that […]

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Tossing Shells and Other Inedibles on the Floor, in Ancient Rome and Today

June 14, 2015 No Comments

A dinner party for the elite in ancient Rome was often as much about politics and social climbing as about food and drink: who was and wasn’t on the guest list, who sat next to who, who sat where, what foods were served, and so on. The food was often carefully chosen to illustrate the […]

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