Communal Dining in the Roman West : : Private Munificence Towards Cities and Associations in the First Three Centuries AD.

"Communal Dining in the Roman West explores why the practice of privately sponsored communal dining gained popularity in certain parts of the Western Roman Empire for almost 300 years. This book brings together 350 Latin inscriptions to examine the benefactors and beneficiaries, the geographica...

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Superior document:Mnemosyne, Supplements
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Place / Publishing House:Boston : : BRILL,, 2022.
©2022.
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Series:Mnemosyne, Supplements
Physical Description:1 online resource (335 pages)
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