Heyo! They had something like pancakes in Ancient Greece, right? It's a very easy recipe and in other countries it is a pretty old concept. Do you know what they were called and what they were eaten with? (Bit of a specific question, I know).
Heyy! No worries :D I am here for the specifics! This will probably help, since it also mentions some very fitting toppings that could be easily the toppings of choice of the ancients. Some other toppings I found was powdered sugar, cinnamon, either with jam or cheese, such as cream cheese or Gruyere. Ι doubt that the ancients had powdered sugar and cream cheese (idk about Gruyere xD), although they could have cinnamon. It was imported from Egypt - but it was also very precious, so I guess the average person couldn’t have easy access to it.
Other recipes I found is this and is this one !
As you probably know, we still do them and I think they have the same name (”tiganites”, τηγανίτες, while the ancient was tiganite (with ai for e). τηγανίται would be the ancient version of the word). In North Greece (Thrace and Macedonia) they can have the alternative name “laggites” (λαγγίτες). It sounds a bit ancient, ngl xD At least in the north, I know laggites are given traditionally to women who have just given birth, or taken as offerings to the dead at the Soul Sabbath.
You can eat them with whatever, really xD As the articles and recipes say, they can be accompanied by salty or fruity and sweet stuff. (I have put merenda on them because why not??? 👀) I have eaten tiganites with feta and I imagine, since feta is very available in Greece, the ancients might have liked that combination, too.
For Greeks better count the foods NOT accompanied with feta, because feta for us goes with almost everything xD If you are wondering “did Greeks eat feta with this?” the answer is always YES. Even in dishes that are not traditionally accompanied by feta, most people always add it, and there are at least some Greeks who eat feta with everything.
As you can see on the photo above, depending on how you cook the dough, they can also be really flat. Sometimes laggites are stuffed with minced meat and spices on the inside, or with feta and spinach or leek. Dill and onion are also a good combination (and of course, it would be nice to have it accompanied by grated feta). The stuffed ones are a bit thicker and round. But they can also have that shape and be empty.
I don’t know what happens south of the department of Macedonia, though, because I never had to discuss it xD If anyone wants to give more info, feel free to!