A unique and comprehensive account of attitudes to slavery in ancient Greece and Rome.
Peter Garnsey Books
October 22, 1938
Peter Garnsey is an Emeritus Professor of Classical Antiquity history. His research interests focus on political theory, intellectual history, social and economic history, food, famine, and nutrition, and physical anthropology. He delves into a deeper understanding of these historical aspects.
Key Themes in Ancient History: Food and Society in Classical Antiquity
- 192 pages
- 7 hours of reading
This is a broad-based, comprehensive general study of food in antiquity. The book deals with food as food or nutrition, the discussion revolving around the concrete issues of food availability and the nutritional status of the population. It also treats the nonfood uses of food, focusing on the role of food in forming and marking the social hierarchy. Food defines the group, whether social, religious, philosophical or political.