{"id":205418,"date":"2022-03-31T20:43:10","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T00:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/institute-for-the-humanities\/?p=205418"},"modified":"2022-03-31T20:43:10","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T00:43:10","slug":"how-to-nourish-your-body-status-and-social-conflict-in-ancient-foods-april-4-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/institute-for-the-humanities\/2022\/03\/31\/how-to-nourish-your-body-status-and-social-conflict-in-ancient-foods-april-4-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;How to Nourish your Body: Status and Social Conflict in Ancient Foods,&#8221; April 4, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span id=\"page3R_mcid52\" class=\"markedContent\"><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Food<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">choices<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">for<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Romans<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">of<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">modest<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">means<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">were <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">relatively easy: they ate what was available to them. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">For the elite Roman<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">who espoused traditional values, <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">what to eat was a more complicated matter. Imported <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">delicacies at a dinner party could indicate wealth, but <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">also risked being seen as a socially unacceptable <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">level<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">of<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">extravagance.<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">A<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">simple<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">menu,<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">however, <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">might<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">fail<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">to<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">impr<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">ess<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">one&#8217;s<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">guests.<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">What<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">was<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">a <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">wealthy Roman to do<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Charles Feldman, Department of Nutrition and Food Studies, MSU, 11.00 a.m. &#8211; 1.00 p.m, Monday, April 4, 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Food choices for Romans of modest means were relatively easy: they ate what was available to them. For the elite Roman who espoused traditional values, what to eat was a more complicated matter. Imported delicacies at a dinner party could indicate wealth, but also risked being seen as a socially unacceptable level of extravagance. 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