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[[File:ACOd-KassWheat.jpg|thumb|250px|Kassandra walking through a field of wheat]] | |||
'''Wheat''' is one of the cultivated grasses grown for their grain, and has been the staple of many diets throughout [[human]] history. | '''Wheat''' is one of the cultivated grasses grown for their grain, and has been the staple of many diets throughout [[human]] history. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
In 5th century BCE [[Greece]] wheat was one of the main exports of [[Arkadia]], known for its [[Golden Fields|golden fields]] of the grain. The grain was valued enough for the ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] to comment about how wheat "was the most precious resource in the Greek world."<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | In 5th century BCE [[Greece]] wheat was one of the main exports of [[Arkadia]], known for its [[Golden Fields|golden fields]] of the grain. The grain was valued enough for the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] to comment about how wheat "was the most precious resource in the Greek world."<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | ||
The [[Krete|Kretans]] believed that the Greek goddess of fertility and agriculture, [[Demeter]], had taught | The [[Krete|Kretans]] believed that the Greek goddess of fertility and agriculture, [[Demeter]], had taught men how to grow wheat.<ref name="ACOd" /> | ||
By the time of the 18th century, the growing of wheat had spread to the [[Americas]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref> | By the time of the 18th century, the growing of wheat had spread to the [[Americas]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The | *The Spartan heavy [[trireme]] ''[[Lakonia (ship)|Lakonia]]'' was adorned with stylized images of an ear of wheat. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
Revision as of 16:00, 13 May 2019
Wheat is one of the cultivated grasses grown for their grain, and has been the staple of many diets throughout human history.
History
In 5th century BCE Greece wheat was one of the main exports of Arkadia, known for its golden fields of the grain. The grain was valued enough for the Spartan misthios Kassandra to comment about how wheat "was the most precious resource in the Greek world."[1]
The Kretans believed that the Greek goddess of fertility and agriculture, Demeter, had taught men how to grow wheat.[1]
By the time of the 18th century, the growing of wheat had spread to the Americas.[2]
Trivia
Gallery
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The Lakonia
