Food as a cultural symbol was as important in antiquity as in our
own times and Food in Antiquity investigates some of the ways in
which food and eating shaped the lives and thoughts of the
indigenous peoples of the ancient Mediterranean. In this volume
thirty contributors consider aspects of food and eating in the
Greco-Roman world. This is the most comprehensive exploration of
questions relating to food in antiquity in this country. The
authors, some specialists in this field, others with expertise in
other areas, use a range of approaches to investigate the
production and distribution of food, social, religious and
political factors, medicine and diet, cultural identity and
contrasts with neighbouring cultures, and food in literature. The
volume is designed for both Classicists and those interested in the
history of food. The aim is both to illuminate and to entertain,
and at the same time to remind the reader that the Greeks and
Romans were not only philosophers and rulers of empires, they were
also peasant farmers, traders and consumers of foods who considered
that what and how they ate defined who they were.
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