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Back to EpisodesCivilization in a Glass - How Wine Built the World
Season 1
Episode 184
Published 1 day, 17 hours ago
Description
What gives a freedman the power to insult an emperor? The answer lies in a single sentence spoken over a glass of wine nearly two thousand years ago.
Wine isn't just what people drink, it's what built empires, shaped trade routes, and determined who gets to decide what counts as good. In this episode, we explore how wine became the silent architect of civilization itself, tracing the power dynamics hidden inside every vintage, and uncovering why the story of wine is really the story of who holds authority and who doesn't.
From Roman banquets to the birth of culture as we know it, wine is the thread that ties human civilization together.
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