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FOOD HISTORY TIMELINE
10,000 BC to 1 BC - Next
10,000 BC Goats were domesticated in the Near East by this time.
9,000 BC Sheep were domesticated by this time.
8,000 BC Pigs were domesticated in China by this time.
6,500 BC Cattle were domesticated by this time.
6,000 BC Lima Beans were being cultivated in Peru.
5,000 BC Aniseed elixir is mentioned as a remedy for plague and cholera in the Book of Genesis.
5,000 BC Rice is being cultivated in China.
3,000 BC Potatoes were being cultivated in the Andes Mountains in South America.
776 BC The first Olympic champion listed in the records was a cook, Coroebus of Elis, who won the sprint race in 776 BC.
4th Century BC Sushi originated in Southeast Asia in the 4th century B.C. as a method for preserving fish. The fermentation of the rice prevented the fish from spoiling.
372 BC Theophrastus was born. He was an important Greek naturalist philosopher who had studied with Aristotle. He wrote many treatises on plants, only two of which survive.
350 BC Archestratus writes 'Hedypatheia' (Pleasant Living).One of the earliest cookbooks, mentioned by Athenaeus.
287 BC Theophrastus died. He was an important Greek naturalist philosopher who had studied with Aristotle. He wrote many treatises on plants, only two of which survive.
255 BC The term 'don't upset the apple cart' was first used by Roman playwright Plautus in 255 B.C. in his play 'Epiducus'.
100 BC Romans begin cultivating oysters in beds.
2nd Century BC Athenaeus, a Greek gourmet, writes 'Deipnosophistai' (The Learned Banquet).A dialogue between two banqueters who discuss food and recipes over a period of several days.
45 BC New Year's Day was celebrated for the first time on January 1 when the Julian calendar took effect.
10 B.C. Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus was born. (Emperor of Rome A.D. 41-54). Known as Claudius I, supposedly he was poisoned with mushrooms by his wife Agrippina, after her son Nero was named as his heir.
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