Ancient Mediterranean Cuisine: The History of Food and Drink across the Region in Antiquity

Despite the strides made in understanding ancient history, there are obvious difficulties in assessing what ancient societies ate and drank, even as advances in technology continue to open up new methods of analysis for food deposits in human remains and archaeological sites. In general, the majority of what ancient individuals ate did not last long, but it's clear that the fundamental necessity to secure basic food requirements colored all aspects of life, including politics, and only soci...