Food in the Ancient World

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By John Wilkins

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ebook

ISBN

9780631235507

Series

Ancient Cultures

Author

John Wilkins

Publisher

Wiley

Release

09 February 2009

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History Multi-Cultural Research Nonfiction
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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.

    • Format

    ebook

    ISBN

    9780631235507

    Series

    Ancient Cultures

    Author

    John Wilkins

    Publisher

    Wiley

    Release

    09 February 2009

    Share

    Subjects

    History Multi-Cultural Research Nonfiction
    Food in the Ancient World