Title: Banquet des savans
Description: In Deipnosophistae Athenaeus of Naucratis describes a series of banquets held in Rome by Publius Livius Larensis during which the guests quote extensively from various Greek literary works some of which have been lost. The topics include food and foodstuffs, wine, luxury, music, etc. The work also provides an important source of ancient Greek recipes.
Subjects: Aphorisms and apothegms, Gastronomy, Early works to 1800, Anecdotes