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Published 7 years ago by CatLady with 2 Comments
by CatLady
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The mystery of the lost Roman herb

Julius Caesar kept a cache of it in the government treasury and the Greeks even put it on their money. It was worth its weight in gold – but no one knows if it still exists.

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  • kxh
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    I love this story. I had no idea.

    7 years ago
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    • Gozzin
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      Same here. What a good read.

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