Food in the ancient world/

Main Author: Wilkins, John, 1954-
Other Authors: Hill, Shaun,
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Malden, MA Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, c2006
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Figures
  • Preface
  • Timeline
  • Map of the Mediterranean
  • 1. An overview of food in antiquity
  • 2. The social context of eating
  • 3. Food and ancient religion
  • 4. Staple foods: cereals and pulses
  • 5. Meat and fish
  • 6. Wine and drinking
  • 7. Food in ancient thought
  • 8. Medical Approaches to food
  • 9. Food in Literature
  • Recipes
  • Bibliography
  • Index