From Rome To The Renaissance 1. How packaging changed as social structures changed - Many societal changes leading to the corresponding changes in packaging: mostly the quality and quantity of existing packaging practices. 2. The invention of the glass blowpipe, wood barrels - The Romans in about 50 B.C., the glass blowpipe; - The blowpipe’s invention brought glass out of noble households and temples; - The first wooden barrel appeared possibly in the Alpine regions of Europe,one of the most common packaging forms for many centuries.From Rome To The Renaissance 1. How packaging changed as social structures changed - Many societal changes leading to the corresponding changes in packaging: mostly the quality and quantity of existing packaging practices. 2. The invention of the glass blowpipe, wood barrels - The Romans in about 50 B.C., the glass blowpipe; - The blowpipe’s invention brought glass out of noble households and temples; - The first wooden barrel appeared possibly in the Alpine regions of Europe,one of the most common packaging forms for many centuries