09-18-2009, 05:13 PM
I'm hoping that romanarmy.com's excellent members can again help out with a few small points:
Did violets (the flowers) exist in Italy/did the Romans know of them? (Wikipedia - I know - only mentions N hemisphere, and I can't find it in Apicius or any other of my texts.)
How long do vines take from planting to harvesting grapes?
Although sandalwood is Indian (or Australian) is there any info about it being transported with the pepper etc which came to Rome?
Anyone know anything about millet and lentils being grown in N. Africa at the time of Ruspina and Thapsus?
Was there a formal length of time in Rome from a person's death to their funeral? e.g. in Ireland it's usually 3 days.
Many thanks in advance...
Did violets (the flowers) exist in Italy/did the Romans know of them? (Wikipedia - I know - only mentions N hemisphere, and I can't find it in Apicius or any other of my texts.)
How long do vines take from planting to harvesting grapes?
Although sandalwood is Indian (or Australian) is there any info about it being transported with the pepper etc which came to Rome?
Anyone know anything about millet and lentils being grown in N. Africa at the time of Ruspina and Thapsus?
Was there a formal length of time in Rome from a person's death to their funeral? e.g. in Ireland it's usually 3 days.
Many thanks in advance...
Ben Kane, bestselling author of the Eagles of Rome, Spartacus and Hannibal novels.
Eagles in the Storm released in UK on March 23, 2017.
Aguilas en la tormenta saldra en 2017.
www.benkane.net
Twitter: @benkaneauthor
Facebook: facebook.com/benkanebooks
Eagles in the Storm released in UK on March 23, 2017.
Aguilas en la tormenta saldra en 2017.
www.benkane.net
Twitter: @benkaneauthor
Facebook: facebook.com/benkanebooks
