{"product_id":"food-in-the-ancient-world-9780631235507","title":"Food in the Ancient World","description":"In \u003ci\u003eFood in the Ancient World\u003c\/i\u003e, a respected classicist and a practising world-class chef explore a millennium of eating and drinking.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores a millennium of food consumption, from c.750 BC to 200 AD.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows the pivotal role food had in a world where it was linked with morality and the social order.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConcerns people from all walks of life - impoverished citizens subsisting on cereals to the meat-eating elites.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDescribes religious sacrifices, ancient dinner parties and drinking bouts, as well as exotic foods and recipes.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders the role of food in ancient literature from Homer to Juvenal and Petronius.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Wilkins, Shaun Hill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/03\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.26h x 6.34w x 0.88d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780631235507\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2006 pg. 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn M. Wilkins\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Greek Culture at the University of Exeter. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eEuripides: Heraclidae\u003c\/i\u003e (1993) and \u003ci\u003eThe Boastful Chef: The Discourse of Food in Ancient Greek Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e (2000) and has edited several books on Greek literature and food in the ancient world. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShaun Hill\u003c\/b\u003e is Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Exeter. He is chef and former owner of the Michelin-starred Merchant House and works as an independent food writer. His books include \u003ci\u003eCooking at the Merchant House\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), \u003ci\u003eHow to Cook Better\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), and \u003ci\u003eCook\u003c\/i\u003e (with others, 2005).\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJohn Wilkins and Shaun Hill have co-written several books and articles including \u003ci\u003eArchestratus: The Life of Luxury\u003c\/i\u003e (1994)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40080992206963,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":125.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_ed9e913f-a3de-4987-8258-b734561e6881.jpg?v=1652278127","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/food-in-the-ancient-world-9780631235507","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}