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A spice market in Nasiriyah displaying certain spices.

The history of spices reach back thousands of years, dating back to the 8th century B.C. Spices are widely known to be developed and discovered in Asian civilizations. Spices have been used in a variety of antique developments for their unique qualities. There were a variety of spices that were used for common purposes across the ancient world. Different spices hold a value that can create a variety of products designed to enhance or suppress certain taste and/or sensations. Spices were also associated with certain rituals to perpetuate a superstition or fulfill a religious obligation, among other things.

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Spice use in antiquity

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List of culinary herbs and spices

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Outline of herbs and spices

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Silphium

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unidentified plant that was used in classical antiquity as a seasoning, perfume, aphrodisiac, and medicine. It was also used as a contraceptive by ancient...

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Black pepper

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is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit (the peppercorn), which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning. The...

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Ancient Roman cuisine

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ancient dishes Spice use in Antiquity Asarotos oikos Food in ancient Rome Jacques André listed 54 cultivated and 43 wild vegetables in ancient Rome. Wilkins...

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Masala chai

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Masala chai (/məˈsɑːlə tʃaɪ/; lit. "mixed-spice tea") is a popular beverage throughout South Asia, originating in the early Indian subcontinent. It is made...

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Spice trade

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anise, clove, and turmeric were known and used in antiquity and traded in the Eastern World. These spices found their way into the Near East before the...

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Coriander

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Fragiska, M. (2005). "Wild and Cultivated Vegetables, Herbs and Spices in Greek Antiquity". Environmental Archaeology. 10 (1): 73–82. doi:10.1179/146141005790083858...

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Wreaths and crowns in antiquity

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In classical and late antiquity wreaths or crowns (Ancient Greek: στέφανος, romanized: stéphanos, lit. 'wreath', 'crown'; Latin: corona, lit. 'wreath'...

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Use of saffron

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seasoning, fragrance, dye, and medicine in use for over three millennia. One of the world's most expensive spices by weight, saffron consists of stigmas...

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Macun

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the classical antiquity period. During classical antiquity, macun was consumed as a pharmaceutical medicine. It was historically served in a round tray...

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Caper

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and Spices in Greek Antiquity. Environmental Archaeology 10 (1): 73–82 Gernot Katzer. "Spice Pages: Capers (Capparis spinosa)". gernot-katzers-spice-pages...

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Cinnamon

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Cinnamon is a spice obtained from the inner bark of several tree species from the genus Cinnamomum. Cinnamon is used mainly as an aromatic condiment and...

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Herb

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that are used for flavoring and garnishing food, for medicinal purposes, or for fragrances. Culinary use typically distinguishes herbs from spices. Herbs...

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Religious use of incense

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Religious use of incense has its origins in antiquity. The burned incense may be intended as a symbolic or sacrificial offering to various deities or...

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Horseradish

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cabbage, and radish). It is a root vegetable, cultivated and used worldwide as a spice and as a condiment. The species is probably native to Southeastern...

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Long pepper

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pippali, is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning. Long pepper has...

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Ancient Africa

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the Mediterranean Iron Age and classical antiquity. Sub-Saharan Africa developed more or less independently in those times.[citation needed] After the...

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Mince pie

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mincemeat, being a mixture of fruit, spices and suet. The pies are traditionally served during the Christmas season in much of the English-speaking world...

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Lytta vesicatoria

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in US, in the form of collodion, is used in the treatment of warts and molluscum.[citation needed] In Morocco and other parts of North Africa, spice blends...

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Celery

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has a long fibrous stalk tapering into leaves. Celery seed powder is used as a spice. Celeriac and leaf celery are different groups of cultivars of Apium...

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Saffron trade

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Saffron is one of the world's most expensive spices by weight due to its difficulty to harvest. Saffron consists of stigmas plucked from the vegetatively...

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Cape Route

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founded, displays the oceans as separated from each other. In the late Middle Ages, the spice trade from India and the Silk Road from China were of economic...

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Molcajete

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texolotl), is made of the same basalt material. Molcajetes are used to crush and grind spices, and to prepare salsas and guacamole. The rough surface of the...

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List of mercenaries

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(2016) The Gunpowder Age, China, Military Innovation, and the Rise of the West in World History. New Jersey, USA & Oxshireford, UK. Princeton University Press...

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Invasion of the Spice Islands

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around the Dutch owned Maluku Islands (or Moluccas) also known as the Spice Islands in the Dutch East Indies during the Napoleonic wars. By 1810 the Kingdom...

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