The Deipnosophists; or, Banquet of the Learned of Athenæus, Vol. 1 (of 3)
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"The Deipnosophists; or, Banquet of the Learned of Athenæus, Vol. 1 (of 3)" by Athenaeus of Naucratis is a work written around 200 AD. Set at elaborate Roman banquets, this sprawling dialogue features grammarians, musicians, and scholars discussing food, wine, literature, and culture. Through their conversations, the work preserves invaluable fragments from approximately 700 earlier Greek authors and 2,500 writings—many now lost to history. The text includes ancient recipes, literary gossip, philosophical
debates, and colorful details about the Hellenistic leisured class during the Roman Empire. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Athenaeus, of Naucratis |
|---|---|
| Translator | Yonge, Charles Duke, 1812-1891 |
| Title | The Deipnosophists; or, Banquet of the Learned of Athenæus, Vol. 1 (of 3) |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deipnosophistae |
| Credits |
Produced by David Gil, Lisa Reigel, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This produced from images hosted by the University of Wisconsin's Digital Collections.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 67.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PA: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature |
| Subject | Greece -- Social life and customs |
| Subject | Civilization, Greco-Roman |
| Subject | Dinners and dining -- Greece |
| Subject | Homosexuality -- Greece |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 36921 |
| Release Date | Jul 31, 2011 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1672 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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