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dmix ◴[16 Jan 25 17:44 UTC] No.42728384[source]▶

>>42717393 (OP) #

The bakers stamp on the bread is interesting branding

https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_...

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1. int_19h ◴[17 Jan 25 21:26 UTC] No.42743442[source]▶

>>42728384 #

While we're on the subject of ancient bread, ACOUP had a nice and extensive series of posts detailing how it was made and distributed, with a lot of info on Romans specifically:

https://acoup.blog/2020/07/24/collections-bread-how-did-they...

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