Empire of pleasures

This text envelops the reader in a world devoted to the fulfilment of the senses, recapturing the Roman Empire as it was sensed and imaged by those who lived in it. It presents a survey of how the Romans depicted and visualised their food.

First sentence: The link made at the end of the previous chapter between Assyrian and Roman triumphal art belongs with a more general observation.

Year

2000

Language

English

Publisher

Routledge

Editions

1

Pages

352

ISBN

9780415280730

Data source: Wikidata