Explores the afterlife of the classical Greek symposium in the Greco-Roman and early Christian culture of the Roman Empire. Argues that writing about consumptio

Explores the afterlife of the classical Greek symposium in the Greco-Roman and early Christian culture of the Roman Empire.

This handbook situates early Christian meals in their broader context, with a focus on the core topics that aid understanding of Greco-Roman meal practice, and

This book provides insights into the symposion's importance in Greek culture by tracing the discursive power of its representations.

Focusing on the period known as the Second Sophistic (an era roughly co-extensive with the second century AD), this Handbook serves the need for a broad and acc