Foreword --
The research project "2000 years of the history of glass" --
Introduction --
Blown glass: a product between two eras --
The reasons for success --
From the eastern Mediterranean to the heart of the Empire --
More occasions for enjoying life --
At work in a seemingly antique glassworks --
An unguent bottle which is still sealed --
Many small unguent bottles which tell many small stories --
Throwaway containers --
An extraordinary burial treasure --
Perfumed earnings --
Cosmetics or medicines? And the progress in illustrative documentation --
Containers and contents: who and what --
Packaging packets --
To delight the taste buds --
Fidelia --
Large and small jars: for this life and the next --
Small barrels by Frontinus --
A container: the synthesis of ancient and new values --
The amphora with spraying contraption --
Reflections and considerations.