A unique and comprehensive account of attitudes to slavery in ancient Greece and Rome.
Peter Garnsey Knihy
22. október 1938
Peter Garnsey je emeritným profesorom histórie klasickej antiky. Jeho výskumné záujmy sa zameriavajú na politickú teóriu, intelektuálne dejiny, sociálne a ekonomické dejiny, potraviny, hlad a výživu a fyzickú antropológiu. Skúma hlbšie pochopenie týchto historických aspektov.
Key Themes in Ancient History: Food and Society in Classical Antiquity
- 192 stránok
- 7 hodin čítania
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.