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Posca Posted by on Apr 29, 2009

Posca was a popular drink among the lower classes of Ancient Rome. Posca comes from the Latin word potor (to drink). It’s basically sour wine mixed with water and herbs. In Ancient Rome, it was dangerous to drink water. Today we have all sorts of filtration devices to clean the water. Unfortunately in Ancient Rome…

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