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Acratisma

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Mosaic of Round Basket with Bread

Mosaic of Round Basket with Bread. Unknown Roman Artist place found: Tunis Tunisia, Mosaic of Round Basket with Bread 3rd century-5th century A.D. Mosaic 27 9/16 x 23 1/4in. (70 x 59cm)

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Definition: Acratisma is the very early breakfast of the Greeks that was eaten just upon rising. Typically, it would consist of bread.

Source:A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities (1890) (ed. William Smith, LLD, William Wayte, G. E. Marindin.

Also Known As: the early breakfast
Alternate Spellings: ἀκράτισμα,μρωϊνὸν ἄριστον
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