Primary Documents: Wine in Greece and Rome Around the time 870 BCE King AShurnasirpal II of Assyria gave one of the greatest feasts in history marking the inauguration of his new capital at Nimrud. ... Timeline: Spirits in the Colonial Period 1300 (France)- Arnald of Villanova, a professor at the French medical school of Montpellier, who made the instructions for wine distillation. 1386 (France)- Charles II was struck with fever and paralysis, so they used distillation of wine as a medicine. 1405 (Ireland)- Richard MacRagh died after drinking the water of life to excess. 1478 (Germany)- F...

• Word Count: 2292
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School