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Food and society in classical antiquity

Author: Peter Garnsey
Publisher: Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Series: Key themes in ancient history.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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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.
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Peter Garnsey
ISBN: 0521641829 9780521641821 0521645883 9780521645881
OCLC Number: 39654799
Description: xiv, 175 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Series Title: Key themes in ancient history.
Responsibility: Peter Garnsey.
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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.

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