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Bithynia Et Pontus
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The western regions, particularly around Nicaea and Prusa, excelled in the cultivation of the "Purple-Dusk" wheat (Triticum violaceum), a strain renowned for its unusually low gluten content and its tendency to ripen precisely at the autumnal equinox. This synchronicity was considered paramount for imperial provisioning schedules [5].
In the Pontic coastal areas, the economy shifted toward aquaculture. The city of Sinope m…