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nigelaxis

Posted on: August 30th, 2006, 12:19pm

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Hi,
I have just finished reading 'The Tyrant' which is all about Dyonisis and Sicillian Greeks.
From my other readings it seems that the south of Italy was historically Greek and they brought the olive trees.

Is this history correct?

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Posted on: September 5th, 2006, 9:33pm

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It sure is.
Read more here: http://www.tricolore.net/cgi-bin/display_article.html?a=13&s=3
and here: http://www.tricolore.net/cgi-bin/display_article.html?a=13&s=3

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nigelaxis

Posted on: October 10th, 2006, 11:21am

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Thanks for that! Now I just have to prove that the chinese invented pasta!!!

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Posted on: October 10th, 2006, 6:48pm

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I doubt you'll ever prove that one

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Lingua21

Posted on: December 5th, 2009, 3:38pm

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Hi,

I wasn't there at the time of course but it is firmly believed that the Chinese did invent pasta, only they used rice to make it with.

It is also widely accepted that Marco Polo introduced pasta into Italy where the inhabitants began to make it with wheat.

Regards - Lucia

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Posted on: January 7th, 2010, 9:01pm

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http://inventors.about.com/od/foodrelatedinventions/a/Pasta.htm

You may be right. Seems that the Chinese did invent pasta!

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