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How Rome Fed a Million People The Annona and Grain Doles

Annona and Grain Doles: How Rome Fed a Million People

Sep 14, 2025-By Caiden Pannell

Annona and Grain Doles: how Rome fed a million—African and Egyptian wheat, Portus and horrea, tesserae tokens, and Aurelian’s bread politics.

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