1st Edition
The Barbarian's Beverage A History of Beer in Ancient Europe
By Max Nelson
Copyright 2005
224 Pages
16 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
224 Pages
16 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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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 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... Read more
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
Biography
Max Nelson is assistant professor of Classics at the University of Windsor in Canada.
'Thoroughly researched ... readable ... a very useful addition to the growing library of works.' - Journal of Classics Teaching
