Page 41 - SYTYGIB: Ancient Greece

Sadly there was always a danger of food shortages when not enough rain fell to water crops, so droughts and famine were not uncommon. Makes you realise how lucky you really are, doesn’t it?
Looks like we´ll be having dirt and water for dinner again.
Having said that, you might have preferred going without a meal or two in the city of Sparta. The tough old Spartans often ate a soup made from pIgS' lEgS and BlOoD.
Second helpings?
No thanks, we’ll pass . . .
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Doyoueverwish . . .
you could spend all day relaxing and never have to help out at home?
Well count yourself lucky you’re not an ancient Greek kid. Their chores might have included picking grapes if they lived in the country. They would then squish them with their bare feet to make wine and vinegar. Yeuch!
And it was even worse for girls. From a young age, they were taught household tasks like cooking and clothes-making. They had to work hard, although richer households had slaves to do a lot of the more difficult jobs.
In fact, children may not have been viewed all that differently from slaves. The ancient Greek word for child, "pais", can also mean slave!
Tidying your room isn’t exactly on the same level, OK?
Diet