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Muhammed A. Dandamaev (A Political History of the Achaemenid Empire [Leiden: 1989]) noted that this was true throughout most of the ancient world: “Meat was a luxury in most countries with the exception of Persia… Even in rich Babylonia, meat was accessible only to the wealthy, while the rest ate it only five to six times a year (mainly on temple holidays).”
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