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There are 5 posts tagged wheat (this is page 1 of 1).

Biodiversity at Liberty The EU casts off the chains of uniformity

How farmers in Belgium and the south of France are taking advantage of new a EU regulation to become more sustainable

January 9, 2023 | 12 Webmentions | 3 Comments

Empire and grain From prehistory to today, empires grew on their ability to tax grains

The ability to tax wheat moving through choke points gives empires their power, even today.

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in Podcasts | July 4, 2022 | 21 Webmentions | 2 Comments

Grain and finance The need to buy and sell wheat created modern commerce

Wheat was money, when a store was no more than a store of goods to be exchanged for wheat.

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in Podcasts | June 27, 2022 | 15 Webmentions | Comment

Grain and transport As wheat travelled, it created the modern world

Moving wheat from where it grows to where it is eaten shaped the world

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in Podcasts | June 20, 2022 | 7 Webmentions | Comment

Persephone’s secret The Eleusinian Mysteries and the making of the modern economy

Why did the participants in the Eleusinian Mysteries leave no trace of what it was about?

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in Podcasts | June 13, 2022 | 14 Webmentions | Comment
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Why did the participants in the Eleusinian Mysteries leave no trace of what it was about?