At a royal feast, King Ashurnasirpal II of Assyria is said to have sipped wine from a gold bowl and served 10,000 skins of wine and 10,000 jars of beer to his guests.
Source: Reist, D. et al. (2011). Ancient Peoples and Psychoactive Plants. C. for Addictions Research of BC.
| Drugs: | Alcohol |
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| Regions: | Iraq, Syria |
| Topics: | Cultural factors (social, religious, ritual) |
