{"product_id":"food-and-drink-in-antiquity-a-sourcebook-paperback","title":"Food and Drink in Antiquity: A Sourcebook - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn F. Donahue\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmid growing interest in food and drink as an academic discipline in recent years, this volume is the first to provide insight into eating and drinking by focusing on what the ancients themselves actually had to say about this important topic. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA thorough and varied sourcebook, it is structured thematically and is a unique asset to any course on food and foodways. The chronological scope of the material extends from Greece of the 8th century BCE to the Late Roman Empire of the 4th century CE. Each chapter consists of an introduction along with a concluding bibliography of suggested readings. The excerpts themselves, rendered in clear and readable English that remains faithful to the original Latin or Greek, are set in their proper social and historical context, with the author of each passage fully identified. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn unparalleled compilation of essential source material for Classics courses and with a wide range of evidence, drawing upon literary, inscriptional, legal and religious testimony, \u003ci\u003eFood and Drink in Antiquity\u003c\/i\u003e will also be particularly well suited to the interdisciplinary focus of modern food studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn F. Donahue\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor in the Department of Classical Studies at the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Roman Community at Table during the Principate\u003c\/i\u003e (2004) and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eRoman Dining, A Special Issue of the American Journal of Philology\u003c\/i\u003e (2005).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 15, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52624295526707,"sku":"9781441133458","price":100.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/TDBZRlBmd3ZUcHZ6MVlIR0w4Sk0yQT09.webp?v=1762001859","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/food-and-drink-in-antiquity-a-sourcebook-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}