“Before the discovery of flour, ancient people just ate acorns and tree-fruits.”
οἱ γὰρ ἀρχαῖοι πρὸ τοῦ τὸν σῖτον εὑρεῖν βαλάνους ἤσθιον καὶ ὀπώρας
Humble Fare: Scholion to Lycophron, Alexandra 83
“Before the discovery of flour, ancient people just ate acorns and tree-fruits.”
οἱ γὰρ ἀρχαῖοι πρὸ τοῦ τὸν σῖτον εὑρεῖν βαλάνους ἤσθιον καὶ ὀπώρας