{"product_id":"food-in-the-ancient-world-john-wilkins-9780631235514","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 0631235515\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780631235514\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 Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.08w x 0.74d\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":"Paperback","offer_id":43981066305791,"sku":"9780631235514","price":51.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_66ca6c2c-06c6-4b3f-9af9-07faf61ba1db.jpg?v=1683253473","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/food-in-the-ancient-world-john-wilkins-9780631235514","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}