The Routledge Handbook of Diet and Nutrition in the Roman World presents a comprehensive overview of the sources, issues and methodologies involved in the study of the Roman diet. It takes a multi-disciplinary approach in which all kinds of sources and disciplines are combined to study diet and nutrition.

Contents;List of Figures and Tables ;Note on Contributors; Introduction Paul Erdkamp and Claire Holleran;Section 1: Evidence and Methodology Textual Evidence: Roman Reflections of Realities Kim Beerden;Visual Evidence Shana O'Connell;Material Evidence on Diet, Cooking and Techniques L. M. Banducci;Investigating Roman Diet through Archaeobotanical Evidence Alexandra Livarda;The Contribution of Zooarchaeology Paul Halstead;The Bioarchaeology of Roman Diet Chryssi Bourbou;Section 2: Food and Drink Roman Meals in their Domestic and Wider Settings John Donahue;Cereals and Bread F. B. J. Heinrich;Pulses. M. Hansen and F. B. J. Heinrich;Olives and Olive Oil Erica Rowan ;Wine and other Beverages Wim Broekaert;Meat and other Animal Products Michael MacKinnon;Fish and Seafood Annalisa Marzano;Section 3: Peoples and Identities Women, Children and Food Christian Laes;Central and Northern Europe Tünde Kaszab-Olschewski;Jews in Palestine David Kraemer;Egypt Willy Clarysse;The Impact of Christianity on Diet, Health, and Nutrition in Late Antiquity Emmanuelle Raga;Section 4: A Forum on Energy, Malnutrition, and Stature Using Skeletal Remains as a Proxy for Roman Lifestyles: the Potential and Problems with Osteological Reconstructions of Health, Diet, and Stature in Imperial Rome Kristina Killgrove;Comparative Perspectives on Nutrition and Social Inequality in the Roman World Geoffrey Kron;Skeletons in the Cupboard: Femurs and Food Regimes in the Roman World Miko Flohr;Section 5: Food on the Market and in Politics;Market Regulation and Intervention in the Urban Food Supply Claire Holleran ;Famine and Hunger in the Roman World Paul Erdkamp;Bibliography ;Index