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Tom Standage: "Kebiasaan Yunani seperti minum anggur dianggap layak un...

"Kebiasaan Yunani seperti minum anggur dianggap layak untuk ditiru oleh budaya lain. Jadi kapal-kapal yang membawa anggur Yunani membawa peradaban Yunani, mendistribusikannya di sekitar Mediterania dan seterusnya, satu amphora pada suatu waktu. Anggur menggantikan anggur untuk menjadi minuman yang paling beradab dan canggih — status yang telah dipertahankan sejak saat itu, berkat hubungannya dengan pencapaian intelektual Yunani Kuno."

--- Tom Standage

Versi Bahasa Inggris

Greek customs such as wine drinking were regarded as worthy of imitation by other cultures. So the ships that carried Greek wine were carrying Greek civilization, distributing it around the Mediterranean and beyond, one amphora at a time. Wine displaced beer to become the most civilized and sophisticated of drinks—a status it has maintained ever since, thanks to its association with the intellectual achievements of Ancient Greece.