Wine in the Ancient World

Wine in the Ancient World (1957) examines wine in all its forms in, primarily, ancient Greece and Rome. It looks at the origins of wine, its production, transportation and consumption, and its changing status through the centuries.

Autorentext

Charles Seltman

Klappentext

Wine in the Ancient World (1957) examines wine in all its forms in, primarily, ancient Greece and Rome. It looks at the origins of wine, its production, transportation and consumption, and its changing status through the centuries.

Inhalt

1. Symposium: A Party in Athens 2. Origins of Wine 3. Wine in the Heroic Age 4. The Thirteenth God 5. Vintage 6. Bottles, Beakers and Cups 7. Wine, Women 8. and Song 9. The Trade 10. De Bacchanalibus 11. Roman Banquet 12. Continuity