Proof that part of the Roman Empire smelled of patchouli
Place where the ointment where found. Credit: University of Córdoba
A research team at the University of Cordoba has identified, for the first time, the composition of a Roman perfume more than 2,000 years old thanks to the discovery of a small vessel of ointment in Carmona.
Two thousand years ago, in the Roman city of Carmo…