The Deipnosophists; or, Banquet of the Learned of Athenæus, Vol. 3 (of 3)

A work written around 200 AD. Set at a series of Roman banquets, it presents conversations among scholars, grammarians, and experts discussing literature, food, wine, music, and ancient culture. Through their dialogue, the work quotes from approximately 700 earlier Greek authors and 2,500 writings, preserving invaluable fragments of lost literature. This sprawling compendium offers