The Barbarian's Beverage

A History of Beer in Ancient Europe

Max Nelson (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

224 Seiten

2008
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-48692-7 (ISBN)

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Comprehensive and detailed, this is the first ever study of ancient beer and its distilling, consumption and characteristics. Examining evidence from Greek and Latin authors, the book demonstrates the contributions the Europeans made to beer throughout the ages.

Comprehensive and detailed, this is the first ever study of ancient beer and its distilling, consumption and characteristics

Examining evidence from Greek and Latin authors from 700 BC to AD 900, the book demonstrates the important technological as well as ideological contributions the Europeans made to beer throughout the ages.

The study is supported by textual and archaeological evidence and gives a fresh and fascinating insight into an aspect of ancient life that has fed through to modern society and which stands today as one of the world’s most popular beverages.

Students of ancient history, classical studies and the history of food and drink will find this an useful and enjoyable read.

Max Nelson is assistant professor of Classics at the University of Windsor in Canada.

List of illustrations Preface 1. Introduction 2. Beer in the East and West 3. The Greek Prejudice against Beer 4. The Two Drinking Ideologies of Ancient Europe 5. The Celts and the Great Beer Decline 6. The Roman Empire and the Rule of Wine 7. Germanic Europe and the Great Beer Revival 8. Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	11.8.2008
Zusatzinfo	8 Line drawings, black and white; 16 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	410 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Essen / Trinken ► Getränke
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike
ISBN-10	0-415-48692-0 / 0415486920
ISBN-13	978-0-415-48692-7 / 9780415486927
Zustand	Neuware