Overview :This is the life story of the wine god Bacchus-seducer, magician, and merrymaker-as never told before. Tales of his bizarre birth from a wom... Read More
Overview :Empire of Pleasures presents an evocative survey of the sensory culture of the Roman Empire, showing how the Romans themselves depicted thei... Read More
Overview :You've heard it from doctors, nutritionists, and your mom: breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It's also one of the most divers... Read More
Overview :Southeast Asia needs to be dealt with as a whole, because, although the one national delegation from the region (Siam) took a minor part, na... Read More
Overview :Fifty recipes from the ancient world are presented in a fresh, new design alongside reproductions of ancient wall paintings, mosaics, vases,... Read More
Overview :Approximately how many languages compose the Bantu language group of central and southern Africa? What is the name of the language spoken in... Read More
Overview :What do we think about when we think about Greek food? For many, it is the meze and the traditional plates of a Greek island taverna at the ... Read More
Overview :Spices and aromatics--the powerful, pleasurable, sensual ingredients used in foods, drinks, scented oils, perfumes, cosmetics, and drugs--ha... Read More
Overview :Scholar Andrew Dalby delves into the world that first heard the Odyssey and the Iliad, asking new questions about the poet named Homer. Redi... Read More
Overview :Every two weeks the world loses another indigenous language. Evolving over hundreds or even thousands of years, distinct languages are highl... Read More
Overview :Cheese, wine, honey and olive oil - four of Greece's best known contributions to culinary culture - were already well known four thousand ye... Read More
Overview :For centuries the food and culinary delights of the Byzantine empire -- centred on Constantinople -- have captivated the west, although it a... Read More
Overview :The Greek Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos (1864a 1936) was one of the stars of the Paris Peace Conference, impressing many of the Weste... Read More