The Roman banquet : images of conviviality / Katherine M.D. Dunbabin.
The Roman banquet : images of conviviality / Katherine M.D. Dunbabin.
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New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Date
2003.
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N641.01309/2
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English
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xvii, 291 p., [16] p. of plates ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Contents
Ch. 1. Romans, Greeks, and Others on the Banqueting Couch -- Ch. 2. Place Settings -- Ch. 3. Public Dining -- Ch. 4. Drinking in the Tomb -- Ch. 5. Banqueting in Late Antiquity -- Ch. 6. The Last Banqueters.
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New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
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New York (State)
Date Published
2003.
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"Dining was an important social occasion in the classical world. Scenes of drinking and dining decorate the wall paintings and mosaic pavements of many Roman houses. They are also painted in tombs and carved in relief on sarcophagi and on innumerable smaller grave monuments. Drawing frequently upon ancient literature and inscriptions as well as arc...
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The Roman banquet : images of conviviality / Katherine M.D. Dunbabin.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N641.01309/2
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74VK2zeml2ll
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK2zeml2ll
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0521822521
9780521822527
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641.0130937
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991018017569702626
