A large earthenware jar or barrel used in ancient times, especially by Romans, for storing wine, oil, or other liquids.
From Latin cadus, borrowed from Greek kada. The Romans adopted this term for their large storage vessels used throughout their empire.
Archaeologists love finding caduses because they're basically ancient shipping containers—stamped with dates and origin marks, they tell us which wines came from which Roman provinces and when.
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