response: In both instances the diet was closely connected with the idea of nonviolence toward animals
history: I'm vegetarian and I feel that being vegetarian has gotten more and more common over my lifetime so far Vegetarianism has its roots in the civilizations of ancient India and Greece I knew about ancient India - that's how my family came into the practice. But I didn't know that ancient Greek people were vegetarian too! I guess they have a good climate for fruits and vegetables and grains to grow.
knowledge: In both instances the diet was closely connected with the idea of nonviolence toward animals (called ''ahimsa'' in India), and was promoted by religious groups and philosophers.