Food in the Ancient World
Author | : John Wilkins |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2009-02-09 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781405154703 |
ISBN-13 | : 1405154705 |
Rating | : 4/5 (705 Downloads) |
Download or read book Food in the Ancient World written by John Wilkins and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-02-09 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Food in the Ancient World, a respected classicist and apractising world-class chef explore a millennium of eating anddrinking. Explores a millennium of food consumption, from c.750 BC to 200AD. Shows the pivotal role food had in a world where it was linkedwith morality and the social order. Concerns people from all walks of life – impoverishedcitizens subsisting on cereals to the meat-eating elites. Describes religious sacrifices, ancient dinner parties anddrinking bouts, as well as exotic foods and recipes. Considers the role of food in ancient literature from Homer toJuvenal and Petronius.