Romans had their own LSD. Women knew the morning-after pill. Marcus Aurelius was an opium addict.
Wine
Saturnalia — a feast in honor of god Saturnus, Roman god of agriculture (Image: Pass the Garum)
The wine was very popular among the Romans. At formal gatherings, the wine was served according to the status of participants. Fine wine was for hosts and friends, second-rate wine was for other guests and third-rate wine was for former slaves.
Romans believed that wine was a daily necessity and that everyone should drink it.
Wine drinking was ubiquitous. Everyone was drinking wine, from rich patricians to the slaves. Men and women.
At its height, Rome was consuming 180 million liters of wine annually. This means about a bottle per day per each citizen.
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