John  Wilkins
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.
History,Food and Drink,Food,Nonfiction,History,Food History
Food in the Ancient World