Professor Catharine Edwards of London University wrote to us: “Looks good to me. We did read an interesting PhD on Roman drinking by Shaun Mudd of Exeter University during our quest for a source. Professor Mary Beard of Cambridge University (yes, the Mary Beard) wondered about the source for the drunken chariot-riding claim - and we spent 24 hours trying and failing to find one. (Never for a minute thinking they would respond.) We thought we would fact-check our article by asking some of the world’s top classical scholars on Twitter. Drinking was a relatively minor fault compared to their other alleged behaviour.ĭuring our research, we found an Independent newspaper article from 2005 that said it was an offence to be in charge of a Roman chariot while drunk. Coinciding with the Romans’ arrival in Britain, four emperors - Caligula, Claudius, Nero and Galba who ruled from AD37 to AD69 - were all known for their excessive drinking. That’s not to say there wasn’t any binge-drinking in Roman times. And we recommend a Mediterranean or light tonic and large ice cubes as perfect accompaniments to York Gin Roman Fruit. Roman drinking was generally moderate - following the Ancient Greek practice of watering down their wine. Virgil, Ovid and Pliny the Elder all mention strawberries in their writings.Īnd the Romans introduced tastier varieties of apples than the people of these islands had been used to. Hibiscus was recently found to be an ingredient in pills found in a medical store rescued from a sunken ship off the coast of Tuscany from around 200BC. We plundered Ancient Roman Britain to bring history to life with our very first fruit infused gin - a juniper-led dry gin infused with fruits and flora associated with Ancient Rome.Īfter distillation, we infuse our gin with a Yorkshire-made tea infusion that includes berries, apples and hibiscus - all associated with our Roman friends of old. You can buy a bottle of York Gin Roman Fruit in our online shop The gin's motto is a twist on Julius Caesar’s slightly more famous boast, ‘Veni, Vidi, Vici’ (‘I came, I saw, I conquered’). Over 2,000 years later, we created a gin to celebrate this fact. Yes: York Gin Roman Fruit's Latin motto is: Veni, Vidi, Bibi - I came, I saw, I drank.
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