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  • Did Cretan Winemakers Scam Their Roman Customers?

    06/17/2025 9:33:00 PM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 36 replies
    Archaeology Magazine ^ | June 13, 2025 | editors / unattributed
    A recent investigation by University College Dublin archaeologist Conor Trainor posits that ceramic beehives found at the site of Knossos may be evidence that merchants on the island of Crete sold counterfeit products to their Roman clientele, The Conversation reports. Crete specialized in the production of a particular raisin wine sometimes known as passum. Drying out grapes before fermentation and making wine from raisins produces a sweeter vintage that was popular across the ancient Mediterranean world, especially with the Romans. However, this process requires time and patience, two things that Roman consumers may not have had. Trainor believes that there...