Figure 28.11 Alcoholic beverages. The cultural importance of wine is illustrated by this detail of a fourth-century vault mosaic from the Santa Costanza Mausoleum in Italy. The mausoleum was built by the Roman emperor Constantine as a burial site for his daughter Costanza. Putti, cupid-like creatures, are gathering grapes for wine-making while one of Constantine’s daughters, possibly Costanza, looks on from above.