The Roman Banquet
Subtitle: Images of Conviviality
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: February 16, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9780521822527
Subjects: Customs; History of art: BCE to c 500 CE, ancient & classical world; Social history; History - General History; Gastronomy; History: World; Ancient Rome; Ancient - Rome; Customs & Traditions; History / General; Dinners and dining; General; History; Rome
First sentence: In the ancient world, to lie down to eat and drink while others stood to serve you was a sign of power, of privilege, of prestige.