Ἀθήναιος
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Ἀθήναιος is an ancient Greek author best known for his work "Deipnosophistae," a rich compilation of literary, historical, and gastronomic lore framed as conversations at banquets.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek author
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grammatian ⓘ rhetorician ⓘ |
| approximateDate | around 200 CE ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Naucratis in Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cultural history
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gastronomy ⓘ literature ⓘ philology ⓘ |
| floruit |
early 3rd century CE
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late 2nd century CE ⓘ |
| genre |
literary compilation
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miscellany ⓘ symposium literature ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Byzantine scholarship
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Renaissance humanists ⓘ history of gastronomy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
compiling extensive quotations from earlier Greek authors
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depicting learned banquets in Deipnosophistae ⓘ preserving fragments of lost Greek literature ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryFormOfNotableWork | prose ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Suda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameInEnglish | Athenaeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameInLatin | Athenaeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Deipnosophistae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfBooksInNotableWork | 15 ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin |
Egypt
NERFINISHED
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Naucratis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceFor |
fragments of Hellenistic poetry
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fragments of Middle Comedy ⓘ fragments of Old Comedy ⓘ information on ancient food and dining ⓘ information on ancient luxury and symposia ⓘ |
| structureOfNotableWork | dialogue framed as conversations at banquets ⓘ |
| subjectOfNotableWork |
banquet customs
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courtesans ⓘ drama ⓘ erudition ⓘ literary history ⓘ music and song at symposia ⓘ wine and food ⓘ |
| subjectOfNotableWork |
gastronomy
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music ⓘ |
| workPreservationStatus | Deipnosophistae largely preserved ⓘ |
| workTitleInGreek | Δειπνοσοφισταί NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workTitleInLatin | Deipnosophistae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
erudite and digressive
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heavily allusive and quotation-based ⓘ |
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