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Description

A Companion to Food in the Ancient World presents a comprehensive overview of the cultural aspects relating to the production, preparation, and consumption of food and drink in antiquity. • Provides an up-to-date overview of the study of food in the ancient world • Addresses all aspects of food production, distribution, preparation, and consumption during antiquity • Features original scholarship from some of the most influential North American and European specialists in Classical history, ancient history, and archaeology • Covers a wide geographical range from Britain to ancient Asia, including Egypt and Mesopotamia, Asia Minor, regions surrounding the Black Sea, and China • Considers the relationships of food in relation to ancient diet, nutrition, philosophy, gender, class, religion, and more

Author Biography:

John Wilkins is Professor of Greek Culture at theUniversity of Exeter. His books include Food in Antiquity(1995), Food in the Ancient World (Wiley-Blackwell 2006) andGalien: Sur les facultes des aliments (2013). Robin Nadeau is Assistant Professor of Classical Studies atThorneloe University College (Laurentian University), Canada, andan Honorary University Fellow at the University of Exeter, UK. Heis the author of Les manieres de table dans le mondegreco-romain (2010).
Release date NZ
August 21st, 2015
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Contributors
  • Edited by John Wilkins
  • Edited by Robin Nadeau
Pages
480
Dimensions
180x252x28
ISBN-13
9781405179409
Product ID
22524471

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