Food in the Ancient World (Ancient Cultures)
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Food in the Ancient World (Ancient Cultures)
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In Food in the Ancient World, a respected classicist and a practising world-class chef explore a millennium of eating and drinking.
- Explores a millennium of food consumption, from c.750 BC to 200 AD.
- Shows the pivotal role food had in a world where it was linked with morality and the social order.
- Concerns people from all walks of life – impoverished citizens subsisting on cereals to the meat-eating elites.
- Describes religious sacrifices, ancient dinner parties and drinking bouts, as well as exotic foods and recipes.
- Considers the role of food in ancient literature from Homer to Juvenal and Petronius.
Technical Specifications
Country
USA
Brand
Wiley-Blackwell
Manufacturer
Wiley-Blackwell
Binding
Paperback
IsAdultProduct
Height
9.019667
Length
6.051169
Weight
1.00089866948
Width
0.700786
ReleaseDate
2006-01-27T00:00:01Z
NumberOfItems
1
Author
Wilkins, John, Hill, Shaun
