Beer in Greco-Roman antiquity

Beer in Greco-Roman antiquity

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This thesis is an attempt to collect all the evidence for beer found in ancient Greek and Latin authors, from 700 B.C. to A.D. 900, and to provide analysis of and commentary on this material. The thesis is divided into three parts, one on the philology of beer, dealing with the various words and exp...

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Main Author: Nelson, Max
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/13776
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spelling ndltd-LACETR-oai-collectionscanada.gc.ca-BVAU.2429-137762014-03-14T15:47:15Z Beer in Greco-Roman antiquity Nelson, Max This thesis is an attempt to collect all the evidence for beer found in ancient Greek and Latin authors, from 700 B.C. to A.D. 900, and to provide analysis of and commentary on this material. The thesis is divided into three parts, one on the philology of beer, dealing with the various words and expressions for the beverage in Greek and Latin, one on the technology of beer, dealing with the methods of beer production in antiquity and the characteristics of the final product, and finally, one on the ideology of beer, dealing with Greek and Roman views concerning the drink and their subsequent influence on others. 2009-10-08T21:23:06Z 2009-10-08T21:23:06Z 2001 2009-10-08T21:23:06Z 2001-05 Electronic Thesis or Dissertation http://hdl.handle.net/2429/13776 eng UBC Retrospective Theses Digitization Project [http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/retro_theses/]
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description This thesis is an attempt to collect all the evidence for beer found in ancient Greek and Latin authors, from 700 B.C. to A.D. 900, and to provide analysis of and commentary on this material. The thesis is divided into three parts, one on the philology of beer, dealing with the various words and expressions for the beverage in Greek and Latin, one on the technology of beer, dealing with the methods of beer production in antiquity and the characteristics of the final product, and finally, one on the ideology of beer, dealing with Greek and Roman views concerning the drink and their subsequent influence on others.
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