Ancient furnace workers experimented with heating the ends of glass tubes to rework them. One day, someone blew into that tube and changed history.
- Gale Research Fellow in Ancient Glass and Material Culture, Macquarie University
Contraceptif, remède, condiment : le silphium était l’une des ressources les plus précieuses de l’Antiquité — jusqu’à son extinction mystérieuse.
Some have suggested rampant extramarital sex in elite Roman circles led to demand for silphium outstripping supply.
La Rome antique devait sentir bien souvent la crasse et les immondices. Mais les textes rappellent aussi que ses habitants connaissaient l’art des parfums, de l’encens et de certains déodorants.
Podemos presumir com segurança que Roma, em muitas áreas, era provavelmente muito suja e malcheirosa. Dito isso, há evidências que usavam perfumes, incensos e até desodorantes.
We can probably safely assume Rome, in many areas, was likely pretty dirty and rank-smelling. That said, there’s evidence of perfumes, incense and even deodorants.
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