On its initial publication, The Roman Community at Table during the Principate broke new ground with its approach to the integral place of feasting in ancient R

This book offers a novel and unconventional approach to Roman culture, through food - or rather, food as it is represented in literature. Food is not generally

Revised version of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Universit'at Bern, 2001.

The city of Rome is built not only of bricks and marble but also of the words of its writers. For the ancient inhabitant or visitor, the buildings of Rome, the

With contributions by Barbara Banks, Sheila Bock, Susan Eleuterio, Jillian Gould, Phillis Humphries, Michael Owen Jones, Alicia Kristen, William G. Lockwood, Yv