Wines from Cyprus and Cilicia in Antiquity: Taste and Trade

This paper explores the subject of wines from Cyprus and Cilicia during Antiquity, on the basis of literary and archaeological (amphoras) evidence. It focuses upon organoleptic characteristics of these wines as well as their exportation in the Mediterranean. The author attempts to estimate the scale...

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Published inElectrum (Uniwersytet Jagielloński. Instytut Historii) Vol. 23; no. 23; pp. 155 - 185
Main Author Komar, Paulina
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Kraków Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego 2016
Jagiellonian University Press
Jagiellonian University-Jagiellonian University Press
Subjects
Ancient World
Archaeology
Consumption
Historic artifacts
History
Wines
Cyprus
Rome Italy
Cilicia
trade
Rome
Cyprus
Cilicia
consumption
Alexandria
amphoras
Ephesus
wine
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Summary:This paper explores the subject of wines from Cyprus and Cilicia during Antiquity, on the basis of literary and archaeological (amphoras) evidence. It focuses upon organoleptic characteristics of these wines as well as their exportation in the Mediterranean. The author attempts to estimate the scale of their consumption in three important centres in the Mediterranean (Alexandria, Ephesus and Rome) during the late Hellenistic and Roman Age
ISSN:1897-3426
2084-3909
DOI:10.4467/20800909EL.16.008.5827