Food in the Ancient World (e-bog) af Hill, Shaun
Hill, Shaun (forfatter)

Food in the Ancient World e-bog

948,41 DKK (inkl. moms 1185,51 DKK)
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 th...
E-bog 948,41 DKK
Forfattere Hill, Shaun (forfatter)
Udgivet 9 februar 2009
Genrer 1QDA
Sprog English
Format pdf
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9781405154703
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.