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A decorative vessel used to store this good that depicts an empress holding a gilded scroll was found as part of the Hoxne (“HOCKS-en”) Hoard. This was the primary good traded by graffitists in Hoq Cave, which was a stopping point en route to Myos Hormos (“MY-ohss HOR-mohss”). Contrary to claims made by Diodorus Siculus, Ramesses II’s noses were stuffed with this good. According to legend, Alaric I demanded 3,000 pounds of this good to halt his sack of Rome. This good, (-5[1])which names a warehouse, or horreum, that Domitian constructed near the Templum Pacis (“TEM-plum PAH-kiss”), appears in over 300 entries in a text by Caelus Apicius. This good, which was sought after by Yāvanas according to Tamil poems, was the primary export of the port of Muziris. For 10 points, Pliny the Elder complained about the pungency of what spice, a prized variety of which was named for the Malabar Coast? (10[1])■END■

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