Lowell Lecture

Curated Conversations: Feasting in the Ancient World

Date & Time

Aug. 2, 2019 at 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Location

Museum of Fine Arts
465 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02115
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Speaker(s)

Laura Ziman, Food Historian

Presenting Organization

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Topics

The Arts

How did ancient Greeks and Romans really feast? Join food historian Laura Ziman to look at objects that help us understand what they ate and what feasting ceremonies entailed. Learn how Rome “borrowed” from Greece and what was unique to each culture as well as ancient recipes from the cookbook of Apicius.