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The Spice Wars: How Pepper Shaped the Modern World
Before the internet or even the steam engine, black pepper was the currency of empire. In this episode, we trace the violent, lucrative journey of Piper nigrum from the rainforests of Kerala to the dining tables of Rome and the boardrooms of Amsterdam. We explore how the Roman demand for spice triggered early globalization, how the fall of Constantinople forced European powers to sail west, and how the Dutch East India Company weaponized botany and violence to monopolize a single crop. From Pliny the Elder’s complaints about national ruin to the bloody Amboina massacre, discover how a tiny…
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