The Deipnosophists; or, Banquet of the Learned of Athenæus, Vol. 1 (of 3)

Name: The Deipnosophists; or, Banquet of the Learned of Athenæus, Vol. 1 (of 3)
Author: of Naucratis Athenaeus

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Project Gutenberg

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Produced by David Gil, Lisa Reigel, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This produced from images hosted by the University of Wisconsin's Digital Collections.)

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2011-07-31

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Public domain in the USA.

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Greece -- Social life and customs Civilization, Greco-Roman Dinners and dining -- Greece Homosexuality -- Greece

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of Naucratis Athenaeus

Best known for a lively banquet dialogue that preserves a treasure trove of ancient gossip, literary quotations, and food lore, this Greek writer offers one of the richest surviving windows into everyday culture in the Roman Empire.

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