The Learned Banqueters Vol. VII

Volume VII of the Loeb Classical Library edition of *The Learned Banqueters* (*Deipnosophistae*) continues Athenaeus of Naucratis's encyclopedic ancient Greek work, in which a cast of scholars converse across a series of elaborate dinner parties on topics ranging from food and wine to literature, philosophy, and culture. Covering Books 13.594b through 14, this volume functions as a scholarly reference rather than a recipe collection, preserving quotations from numerous lost ancient texts and offering detailed testimony on Greek and Roman culinary practices, ingredients, and dining customs. It is a primary source of considerable importance to researchers in classical antiquity, the history of gastronomy, and ancient Mediterranean culture.