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What was the name of the diluted sour wine ration that Roman soldiers drank daily for hydration and energy?
Answer
Posca
Posca was a mixture of sour wine (essentially vinegar from fermented grape waste) and water, issued to Roman legionaries as their standard daily beverage.
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Ancient Roman soldiers received a daily ration of sour wine mixed with water called posca—essentially fermented grape waste—as their standard beverage and energy source.
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- Mulsum
- Sapa
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- ancient-rome
- fermentation
- history
- beverages
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