Food and society in classical antiquity
By: Peter Garnsey.
Series: Key themes in ancient history
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Cambridge, U.K; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 175
Subjects: Food habits -- Greece -- History -- To 1500.; Food habits -- Rome.; Food supply -- Greece -- History -- To 1500.; Food supply -- Rome.; Civilization, Classical.
Description: Based upon a wide range of source material and evidence, the author examines food, the taboos surrounding it, its allocation within the family and its social and cultural significance within Greek, Roman and Jewish societies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-168) and index.