The Routledge handbook of diet and nutrition in the Roman world. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Handbook of diet and nutrition in the Roman world; Diet and nutrition in the Roman world
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Paul Erdkamp and Claire Holleran.
• Editors: Erdkamp, Paul; Holleran, Claire, 1979-
• Contents: Contents List of Figures and Tables Note on Contributors Introduction Paul Erdkamp and Claire Holleran Section 1: Evidence and Methodology Textual Evidence: Roman Reflections of Realities Kim Beerden Visual Evidence Shana O’Connell Material Evidence on Diet, Cooking and Techniques L. M. Banducci Investigating Roman Diet through Archaeobotanical Evidence Alexandra Livarda The Contribution of Zooarchaeology Paul Halstead The Bioarchaeology of Roman Diet Chryssi Bourbou Section 2: Food and Drink Roman Meals in their Domestic and Wider Settings John Donahue Cereals and Bread F. B. J. Heinrich Pulses A. M. Hansen and F. B. J. Heinrich Olives and Olive Oil Erica Rowan Wine and other Beverages Wim Broekaert Meat and other Animal Products Michael MacKinnon Fish and Seafood Annalisa Marzano Section 3: Peoples and Identities Women, Children and Food Christian Laes Central and Northern Europe Tünde Kaszab-Olschewski Jews in Palestine David Kraemer Egypt Willy Clarysse The Impact of Christianity on Diet, Health, and Nutrition in Late Antiquity Emmanuelle Raga Section 4: A Forum on Energy, Malnutrition, and Stature Using Skeletal Remains as a Proxy for Roman Lifestyles: the Potential and Problems with Osteological Reconstructions of Health, Diet, and Stature in Imperial Rome Kristina Killgrove Comparative Perspectives on Nutrition and Social Inequality in the Roman World Geoffrey Kron Skeletons in the Cupboard: Femurs and Food Regimes in the Roman World Miko Flohr Section 5: Food on the Market and in Politics Market Regulation and Intervention in the Urban Food Supply Claire Holleran Famine and Hunger in the Roman World Paul Erdkamp Bibliography Index
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 641.30093; Diet -- Rome; Nutrition -- Rome; Food habits -- Rome; Civilization, Ancient
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781351107310; 9781351107327; 9781351107303; 9781351107334
• Related ISBNs: 9780815364344
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