Food has always been the great unifier. We gather around the table and work things out by breaking bread.  For the students in Colorado State University archaeology/anthropology instructor Emily Wilson’s class, Archaeology of Ancient Roman Food, food is teaching them a lot about what has – and hasn’t – changed in the past 2,700 years.

Ancient Romans – they’re just like us
“As a teacher, I’m always trying to bring the ancient world into the classroom in a way that’s not just talking about what separates us from them,” Wilson said. “When many people think about the ancient world, they don’t tend to consider the people as being really real because of the vast chronological gap. And the truth is they were exactly like us. They had the same hopes and concerns. My primary goal is to make this world real to my students.”