Facta

Question 0

Parsley

Answer 0

Biennial herb, flavors soups and stews, scientific name - carum petroselinum, belongs to family - Apiaceae, used in victory crowns

Question 1

Cookery book

Answer 1

Apicius - author
Apicius (gluttons) - time of Sulla, Tiberius, Trajan - thought to be written by someone later who used the name Apicius
Tiberius Apicius - school of gluttony - ham & eggs = favorite dish

Question 2

Pepper

Answer 2

Imported from India, precious in ancient days, Rome gave Alaric 4,000 lbs of pepper

Question 3

Onion

Answer 3

Popularized by Egyptians, gave strength (9 tons of gold-feed builders of great pyramid), Agrippa produced a type of onion that weighed 5lbs - used it to heal

Question 4

Salt

Answer 4

Salary is derived from salarium = salt rations or money to soldiers to buy salt, recognized importance of salt, salt needed for digestion

Question 5

Mustard

Answer 5

Mentioned in bible, common ingredient in medicine - Hippocrates, antidote for scorpion bites, bring life to people who just died, circulation

Question 6

Calendar

Answer 6

Adopted Egyptian calendar - added 5 days (one to every other month except February-every 4 years), old calendar march-February, Jan. became 1st month-Julian calendar, became effective kalends of jan 45 bc, July (quinctilis)-Caesar, August(sextilis)-Augustus, kalends(1), nonae(5/7), idus(13/15)-mmjo

Question 7

Nundinae

Answer 7

Not used till republic - Constantine the Great, week of 8 days, novem & dies - novendinae - business, fair market held, potential laws posted for 3 nundinae so that all could read it

Question 8

Years

Answer 8

Sequence of years based on rulers or numerals beginning with the founding of Rome (a.u.c - ab urbe condita) - later reorganization- before Christ (aC) = ante Christum - years after Christ = AD - anno domini

Question 9

Span of life

Answer 9

Less than today
Terentia (wife of Cicero) lived to age of 103
Plastic surgery on face - started in Rome