Food in the Ancient World (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2005
First published:	February 2006
Authors:	JM Wilkins
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	320
ISBN-13:	978-0-631-23551-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Customs Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
LSN:	0-631-23551-5
Barcode:	9780631235514

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