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Wine and the Vine in Upper Moesia: Archaeological and Epigraphic Evidence
Wine and the Vine in Upper Moesia: Archaeological and Epigraphic Evidence

Author(s): Sanja Pilipović
Subject(s): Archaeology
Published by: Balkanološki institut - Srpska akademija nauka i umetnosti
Keywords: wine; vine-growing; inscriptions; tools; amphorae; Balkans; Upper Moesia; Dionysus; Liber

Summary/Abstract: Vine-growing and winemaking in the area of the Roman province of Upper Moesia are looked at based on the information supplied by the ancient sources, and the archaeological and epigraphic evidence (inscriptions, artistic depictions, vinedressing and winemaking implements, drinking and transport vessels). Viniculture is associated with the Greco-Roman cultural orbit, while the native central-Balkan tribes typically consumed alcoholic beverages made from cereals. Therefore the goal of the research is to shed as much light as currently possible on the significance of vine-growing and wine in the life of the inhabitants of Upper Moesia.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 44
  • Page Range: 21-34
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: English