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Empire of Pleasures

Contributor(s): Dalby, Andrew (Author)

ISBN: 9780415186247

Publisher: Routledge

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Pub Date: September 19, 2000

Dewey: 871.0109355

LCCN: 00035317

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Index, Maps, Table of Contents

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.81" H x 9.21" L x 6.14" W ( 1.45 lbs) 346 pages

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Description: An evocative survey of the sensory culture of the Roman Empire, showing how the Romans themselves depicted their food, wine and entertainments in literature and in art.

Review Quotes:

'[A] scholarly and entertaining book about food, sex, and the fizz of social life' - Humphrey Carpenter, Sunday Times

'This book is the ideal companion for the armchair tourist.' - Classical Review

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