title: Drinkers and alcoholics in ancient Rome.
abstract: The history of wine making and wine drinking by the ancient Romans from earliest times to the fall of the Empire is reviewed. The drinking patterns as reflected in the works of contemporary authors indicate five periods of wine use and attitudes toward drinking.
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture / Q000266:history; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000266:history*; D001290:Attitude; D003132:Commerce; D004467:Economics; D005197:Famous Persons; D006666:History of Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008091:Literature; D012384:Rome; D014920:Wine / Q000266:history*