Courtesans and Fishcakes: The Consuming Passions of Classical Athens by James Davidson

Courtesans and Fishcakes: The Consuming Passions of Classical Athens

James Davidson

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nonfiction history challenging informative slow-paced
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As any reader of the Symposium knows, the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates conversed over lavish banquets, kept watch on who was eating too much fish, and imbibed liberally without ever getting drunk. In other words, James Davidson writes, he re...

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