DIET OF THE POOR IN ROMAN ITALY: AN EXPLORATION OF WILD AND CULTIVATED PLANTS AS AN ESSENTIAL DIETARY COMPONENT

Diet of the Poor in Roman Italy: An Exploration of Wild and Cultivated Plants as an Essential Dietary Component

Most of the population of Roman Italy was poor, whether they were the poor who were constantly in search for food and shelter, or the temporarily poor who were artisans or shopkeepers but could fall into poverty at times (Garnsey, 1998, pp.226-227).In classical literature, pleasures of the mind were favoured over pleasures of the body (Gowers, 1993

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Bone cancer pain

In 2012, the International Agency for Research on Cancer reported 14.1 million new cancer cases, 8.2 million cancer deaths, and 32.6 million people living with cancer.Cancer pain not only causes significant suffering but also contributes to a decreased quality of life, functional status, and greatly increases health-care costs.The bones are Milksha

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