Learning Outcomes:
On completion of this module, students should be able to:
• understand the contexts of Classical food and drink production and consumption
• critically assess primary archaeological, literary, and iconographic data and modern scholarly interpretations
• recognise how consumption choices are linked to wider social patterns
• discuss contemporary and personal consumption habits and how they differ from those of the Classical past
Indicative Module Content:
Feasting
Sacrifice
Funerary food
Food taboos
Cereals
Wine
Olive oil
Honey
Fish and fish sauce
Spices
Recipes
NB - this list is indicative and some topics may change