Food in the ancient world
By: John M. Wilkins and Shaun Hill.
Contributors: Hill, Shaun, 1947-
Series: Ancient cultures; Ancient cultures (Malden, Mass.)
Publisher: Blackwell Pub.; Wiley-Interscience; Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Malden, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
ISBN-13: 9780631235507; 9780631235514
Subjects: Food habits -- History -- To 1500.; Food -- History.; Civilization, Ancient.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: An overview of food in antiquity; title: The social context of eating; title: Food and ancient religion; title: Staple foods : cereals and pulses; title: Meat and fish; title: Wine and drinking; title: Food in ancient thought; title: Medical approaches to food; title: Food in literature.