Monday, June 26, 2017

The Ancient History of Salt

From Vintage News:
Salt was of high value to the Hebrews, Greeks, the Chinese, Hittites and other peoples of antiquity. Aside from being a contributing factor in the development of civilization, salt was also used in the military practice of salting the earth by various peoples, beginning with the Assyrians. In the early years of the Roman Republic, with the growth of the city of Rome, roads were built to make transportation of salt to the capital city easier. An example was the Via Salaria (originally a Sabine trail), leading from Rome to the Adriatic Sea. The Adriatic, having a higher salinity due to its shallow depth, had more productive solar ponds compared with those of the Tyrrhenian Sea, much closer to Rome. (Read more.)
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2 comments:

Nancy Reyes said...

Mark Kurlansky's excellent book on salt can be found on youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krPOye1p6Fo

elena maria vidal said...

Yes, that's an excellent book. My review of it here: https://teaattrianon.blogspot.com/2012/05/salt-world-history.html