Peopling the Past

Rolling in the Dough: Bread-Making and Roman Bakeries with Jared Benton


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The sights, smells, and sounds of an ancient Roman bakery might surprise you...in this episode, historian and archaeologist Dr. Jared Benton joins the show to tell us all about the economics of ancient Roman bread-baking, from the household level to industrial-scale production. Come break bread with us as we talk about capitalism, social classes, Ostia, Djemila, and...donkeys!

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Peopling the PastBy Chelsea Gardner, Melissa Funke

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