Food in the ancient world / John M. Wilkins and Shaun Hill.

Malden, MA ; Oxford : Blackwell, 2006.

xiii, 300 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-289) and index.

An overview of food in antiquity -- The social context of eating -- Food and ancient religion -- Staple foods : cereals and pulses -- Meat and fish -- Wine and drinking -- Food in ancient thought -- Medical approaches to food -- Food in literature.