How Did The Use Of Wine In Ancient Greece

1)How did the use of wine differ from that of beer in ancient Greece and Rome?

-The wine in ancient Greece and Rome had a different use than beer. In Mesopotamia and Egypt, beer was for everyone regardless of their social status, while in Greece and Rome, wine was only for the important people and people in higher economic and social status. Unkline beer, wine was not a drink for the common people but rather a drink for the rich and powerful. In addition, beer could be found and made easily in ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt compared to wine that was very exocit and scrace and how expensive it was to transport it.

2)How was Wine a delicacy reserved for the prestige in ancient Greece and Rome?

Wine was a delicacy reserved for the prestige in ancient Greece and Rome in many ways. In both ancient Greece and Rome, only the richest and most powerful people could obtain the beverage due to the rareness of the main ingredients, grapes and vines. Because only a few could afford this beverage, those people were viewed as more superior and elite from other lower social and economic classes.

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Wine was used by the Greeks in many different ways. Wine was used for social and medical purposes. Wine symbolized the ancient Greek culture and turned into a representation of social distinction. According to chapter 4, it states,“Wine became a symbol of social differentiation, a mark of the wealth and status of the drinker.” (75) As the quote states, wine was very important to the social status of many people in ancient Greece. It helped a lot of people to socialize or show off their wealthiness through the use of this