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Dinner with the ancient
Romans
and the people of Magna Grecia
Magna Greece, the people before the Romans, the glorious people of
southern Italy; their food and habits, their splendid Grecian monuments.
The origin of the Romans.
Food and habits at the time of the republic, the great men and society;
Apicius and the book of his cuisine. The very cosmopolitan empire, the
capital, the provinces and their grandeur.
The roles of wine, bread and olive oil in Roman society.
Roman architecture, the powerful fleet and the army.
Medicine and surgery.
Sport and fun in the Roman Empire.
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