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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ocatarinetabellatchitchix, post: 4798280, member: 99554&quot;]I would call it the <b><i>Probus</i></b>. Why ? Edward Gibbon wrote in his Decline and Fall : &quot; <i>Probus exercised his legions in covering with rich vineyards the hills of Gaul and Pannonia, and two considerable spots are described which were entirely dug and planted by military labour&quot;</i>. It is not far from the Burgundy region, where the grape variety has its origins. There is a mention in some sources of Probus authorizing the planting of vines in Britain too but this is debated.Quite why he was such an enthusiastic propagator of vineyards is hard to say.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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