Accompanies an exhibition held 25 July 2019 -12 January 2020, at the Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Catalog of objects and organic samples / Alison Pollard. Dining and the Etruscans / Judith Toms -- Food for the living and the dead in Etruscan Italy / Angela Trentacoste -- Paestum and its food / Francesco Uliano Scelza -- The sanctuary of Fondo Iozzino at Pompeii / Massimo Osanna -- Rood and drink for the city / Paul Roberts and Mark Robinson -- A commercial complex in the Pompeian suburbium / Giuseppe Scarpati -- Shops and bars / Paul Roberts -- The bronze vessels form the House of the Lararium of Hercules / Maria Laura Iadanza -- Atrium / Paul Roberts -- Garden / Paul Roberts -- Dining / Paul Roberts -- The triclinium of the House of the Golden Bracelet / Grete Stefani -- Kitchens and toilets / Paul Roberts -- Britannia / Lisa Lodwick and Mark Robinson -- The Bloomberg London writing tablets / R. S. O. Tomlin -- Death and dining / Paul Roberts -- Death and Oplontis / Paul Roberts -- The 'Resin Lady' from Oplontis in context / Giuseppe Scarpati -- Houses, gardens and feeding the household gods / Mark Robinson -- The archaeology of food remains form latrines / Mark Robinson -- Catalog of objects and organic samples / Alison Pollard.
Summary:
Last Supper in Pompeii' looks at the traditions of Roman dining - including its political and religious role, and the ever-present link between feasting and death. Pompeii has always been one of our most valuable sources of information because of the sudden preservation in the midst of life. The catalogue covers where the Romans got their ideas from; the influence of Etruscans and Italics (who had themselves been influenced by the Greeks); the production and distribution of food around Pompeii; a look at the role of food and feasting in the Roman house; the arrival of the Romans in Britain, and the impact on dining there.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.