Toward a Typology of Roman Public Feasting

Abstract

The categories associated with modern French commensality help to illuminate various forms of Roman public dining, most notably, meals linked to events of the life cycle and religious festivals, as well as those sponsored by collegia and by the emperor himself. A comparative approach of this sort brings into sharper focus the nature of this social practice by underscoring the propensity of meals in the ancient world both to unite and to separate diners by social rank.

Resident Aliens And Translocal Merchant Collegia In The Roman Empire

“…The calendar for banquets was mostly based on life cycle events of outsiders (emperors, benefactors, patrons …) and public festivals -in the case of foreigners" collegia both of the host city and the members" homeland. 44 Thus, they served to integrate foreigners" collegia symbolically in their host cities and to express the members" lasting relation with their patria. Collegia in general were closely connected with public festivals.…”

Baco, o simpósio e o poeta

“…Para os banquetes romanos e gregos, cf. :Dosi e Schnell (1984),Donahue (2003),Dunbabin (2003),(1996) (1993); Jori (2016),Murray (1991Murray ( ), (1990Murray ( ), (1985; Murray e Tecusan (1995), D'Arms (1991),Slater (1991),Corner (2005).…”