Food in the ancient world / 6
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John M. Wilkins and Shaun Hill.
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- xiii, 300 pages : illustrations, maps 24 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-289) and index.
An overview of food in antiquity -- The social context of eating -- Food and ancient religion -- Staple foods : cereals and pulses -- Meat and fish -- Wine and drinking -- Food in ancient thought -- Medical approaches to food -- Food in literature.