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Food in the ancient world
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Food in the ancient world

Author: Joan P Alcock
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2006.
Series: Food through history
Edition/Format: Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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The ways of life of four great ancient civilizations--Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and Celtic--are illuminated here through their foodways. As these cultures moved toward settled agriculture, a time of experimentation and learning began. Cities emerged, and with them consumer societies that needed to be supplied. The book draws on writings of classical authors such as Petronius, Galen, and Cato as well as archeological fi Read more...

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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Joan P Alcock
ISBN: 0313330034 9780313330032
OCLC Number: 61520327
Description: xxxii, 276 p. : ill., 1 map ; 25 cm.
Contents: Historical overview -- Foodstuffs -- Food preparation and the food professions -- Food by civilization -- Eating habits -- Concepts of diet and nutrition.
Series Title: Food through history
Responsibility: Joan P. Alcock.
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Abstract:

The ways of life of four great ancient civilizations--Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and Celtic--are illuminated here through their foodways. As these cultures moved toward settled agriculture, a time of experimentation and learning began. Cities emerged, and with them consumer societies that needed to be supplied. The book draws on writings of classical authors such as Petronius, Galen, and Cato as well as archeological findings to present insight into ancient peoples.--From publisher description.

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