Athenaeus
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The best swordfish came from Byzantium and the finest wine from Lesbos, according to this Greek gourmet who, said Athenaeus, "sailed round the inhabited world for the sake of his belly".
From The Guardian ● Aug. 12, 2011
The work itself has vanished, but 62 fragments remain, quoted in a Roman text by Athenaeus of Naucratis.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 12, 2011
Athenaeus of Naucratis, writing in the late second or early third century ce, preserved a contemporary description of the coronation festivities for Ptolemy II Philadelphus in 285.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
He had given his life to Athenaeus, and now Athenaeus was a monster that one man's life and knowledge would not suffice for.
From The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
“The Ancients” were by no means unskilful in horticulture—witness that astonishing report of the display at the coronation of Ptolemy Philadelphus, given by Athenaeus.
From The Woodlands Orchids by Boyle, Frederick
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