Diets and dietary recommendations in ancient Greece and Rome and the School of Salerno
1979
Fidanza, F (Flaminio)
Foods and eating habits of ancient Greece and Rome are known through written texts and archeological finds. For the Mycenean culture, little is known, but Homer contributed vivid descriptions of dietary habits of the people of his day. Economics influenced the meals of Greeks during the classical period. Typical foods of the time were bread, barley cakes, cheese, vegetables and fruit, with some meat, and lots of wine. The importance of diet was first recognized by Hippocrates who explored the nature of nutrition and wrote about the "human regimen", which covered eating, hygiene, exercise, cooking, use of liquids, treating diseases. The Romans gradually developed a very luxurious cuisine as their empire grew. Celsus was one of the dieticians of the time, either writing or translating volumes on health and diet. Galen wrote books based on Hippocrates' ideas, but supported more scientifically. Salerno was the home of one of the first medical schools, where the medical knowledge of Greece and Rome was collected, interpreted, published and taught.
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