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Who is Apicius?
Connoisseurs of Roman cuisine may be familiar with the recipes of 'Apicius'. Indeed, 'Apicius' was the inspiration for the Roman recipes...
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Tastes Of History
Jun 18, 2020
Home Front Rations
Although World War II began in September 1939, it was not until January 8th, 1940 that rationing in Britain began. It was not new idea...
Tastes Of History
Jun 18, 2020
One-Pot Cooking
For the large majority of people living in the Bronze Age (about 2,500 - 800 BC) to the mid-Iron Age (ca. 300-100 BC) meals were commonly...
Tastes Of History
Jun 18, 2020
A Banquet Fit for Pirates
There are many recipes from Georgian Britain that could be adapted to recreate your very own pirate banquet. We have selected just a few...
Tastes Of History
Jun 18, 2020
A Mediæval Feast
Hosting your own medieval feast may require some effort but can be great fun. Creating the right atmosphere and dressing the table need...
Tastes Of History
Jun 18, 2020
Fast Food or Dinner Party?
Roman Cuisine Many of the Roman recipes we have reproduced below are taken from 'De re coquinaria' ('On the Subject of Cooking'). This...
Tastes Of History
Jun 18, 2020
Ancient Greek Dining
Tastes Of History started as experts in recreating Roman era cuisine. The history of food, however, is one of continuity and so our...
Tastes Of History
Jun 18, 2020
Dispelling Some Myths: Mother's Day
Mother's Day: Not as sold Every March there is annual chance to tell your mother how much she means to you (hopefully you don't need...
Tastes Of History
Jun 18, 2020
Neolithic Feasting
Our repertoire has expanded once more. For twelve days in October of 2017, and again for nine days in February 2018, we stretched our...
Tastes Of History
Jun 17, 2020
The Wise Words of Gaius Petronius Arbiter
It may be a peculiarly military thing, perhaps it strikes accord with armed forces personnel, but one particular quote is frequently...
Tastes Of History
Jun 17, 2020
A Pre-History of Lactose Intolerance
In support of English Heritage’s 'Feast Exhibition' at Stonehenge in 2018/19, Tastes Of History was asked to recreate some of what...
Tastes Of History
Jun 17, 2020
Dispelling Some Myths: Druids
A while ago we were approached for help in promoting 'Britannia', a British historical drama scheduled to air on Sky Atlantic on January...
Tastes Of History
Jun 17, 2020
The Roman Toga
Forward The purpose of this paper is to provide general readers, and those wishing to don a more accurate Roman 'toga', all the...
Tastes Of History
Jun 17, 2020
A Stuart Sunday
Sunday July 23rd, 2017 found Tastes Of History at Ford Green Hall in Smallthorne, Stoke-on-Trent recreating dishes from Tudor and early...
Tastes Of History
Jun 17, 2020
Arcuballista: A Late Roman Crossbow
The sole mention of the arcuballista occurs in the work of Vegetius (Epitoma rei militaris) [1]. In book II.15, when describing how the...
Tastes Of History
Jun 17, 2020
Why did the chicken cross the Red Sea?
The discarded bone of a chicken leg, still etched with teeth marks from a dinner thousands of years ago, provides some of the oldest...
Tastes Of History
Jun 17, 2020
A Tasty Tudor Chewit
In every issue of BBC History Magazine, picture editor Sam Nott presents a recipe from the past. In this article, from December 2015, Sam...
Tastes Of History
Jun 17, 2020
Ballistas, Catapults and Scorpions
A major source of information for Roman artillery is Marcus Vitruvius Pollio, a 1st-century BC Roman author, architect, civil and...
Tastes Of History
Jun 16, 2020
Ready, Aim...Shoot!
Many years ago, long before I joined The Roman Military Research Society (or RMRS), a teacher inspired his pupils to build a catapulta,...
Tastes Of History
Jun 16, 2020
Dispelling Some Myths: Gladiators
Gladiators were the sporting heroes of the ancient world. The archaeological record shows them celebrated in everything from mosaics to...
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