“…oriental banquets must be compared and contrasted with Greek symposia, and the latter in turn with Roman convivia”
Common consumption of food, and of alcoholic beverages in particular, is one effective way...
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“Ben Sira’s comments attest to the gap between the way he wanted guests to behave at banquets and reality”
Ben Sira, too, recognized that banquets were likely places for conflicts to be born,...