Athenaei Navcratitae Dipnosophistarvm libri 15 recensvit Georgivs Kaibel

<p><i>Athenaei Naucratitae Dipnosophistarvm libri 15</i> edited by Georgius Kaibel is a scholarly edition of Athenaeus of Naucratis's celebrated work Deipnosophistae (The Philosophers' Banquet). This Volume 1 presents the initial portion of Athenaeus's extensive compilation of anecdotes quotations and observations on a vast range of topics including food wine music literature and philosophy all framed within the setting of a lavish banquet. Written in Latin this edition offers valuable insights into the cultural and intellectual life of the ancient world. Kaibel's meticulous work provides a critical resource for scholars and students interested in classical literature and history preserving Athenaeus's unique contribution to our understanding of ancient Greek society.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>