The Deipnosophists; or, Banquet of the Learned of Athenæus, Vol. 2 (of 3)
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"The Deipnosophists; or, Banquet of the Learned of Athenæus, Vol. 2 (of 3)" by Athenaeus of Naucratis is a work written around 200 AD. This elaborate dialogue recounts banquets hosted by wealthy patron Publius Livius Larensis, where scholars, musicians, and jurists gather for refined conversation. Through their discussions, the work preserves invaluable quotations from approximately 700 earlier Greek authors and 2,500 writings, many otherwise lost to history. Topics range from food and
wine to literary gossip, sexual mores, and philology, offering a rich window into Hellenistic culture during the Roman Empire. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Athenaeus, of Naucratis |
|---|---|
| Translator | Yonge, Charles Duke, 1812-1891 |
| Title | The Deipnosophists; or, Banquet of the Learned of Athenæus, Vol. 2 (of 3) |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deipnosophistae |
| Credits | Brian Wilsden, Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 67.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PA: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature |
| Subject | Greece -- Social life and customs |
| Subject | Civilization, Greco-Roman |
| Subject | Dinners and dining -- Greece |
| Subject | Homosexuality -- Greece |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 65023 |
| Release Date | Apr 7, 2021 |
| Last Update | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 888 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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