Rome Episode 2-6
Added 2023-05-20 04:47:21 +0000 UTCYes tu, Brute!!
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This is mind blowing. Makes me wanna go back in time and introduce them to ice cream birthday cakes. LOL
Dexter Goad
2023-05-25 13:13:06 +0000 UTCfor the Important question here something from Wikipedia^^ "However, the link between cakes and birthday celebrations may date back to ancient Roman times; in classical Roman culture, cakes were occasionally served at special birthdays and at weddings. These were flat circles made from flour and nuts, leavened with yeast, and sweetened with honey."
KlausBerndUWE
2023-05-25 10:44:40 +0000 UTCTwo very interesting tidbits, thanks
Dexter Goad
2023-05-20 22:09:23 +0000 UTCIRL this battle was very close. Brutus was winning, but mistakenly thought he was losing (chaos of the battlefield and all that) so killed himself. I'm willing to accept the change, to get this parallel with how Julius died. Herodotus says the ancient Persians had birthday cakes, but they used honey instead of sugar, seems the Romans did too.
paul cook
2023-05-20 11:39:28 +0000 UTC
