{"product_id":"food-in-the-ancient-world-john-wilkins-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\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0631235507\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780631235507\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/03\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2006 pg. 352","brand":"John Wilkins","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43946868179199,"sku":"9780631235507","price":124.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_1d2ea7d4-ea82-40e2-8b58-4dcad603a6c2.jpg?v=1681515533","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/food-in-the-ancient-world-john-wilkins-9780631235507","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}