Food: A Cultural Culinary History

Classical Greece—Wine, Olive Oil, and Trade (1x5)

Yayınlanma tarihi: May 05, 2013

Grasp how the ancient Greeks’ need for arable land led to their imperial and mercantile system, and consider what we learn about their food culture from Homer, Hesiod, Pythagoras, and Plato. Observe the role of food in the rituals of festivals, religious cults, and symposia, and study simple components of the classical Greek diet that later influenced the rest of the world.