Athenaeus

American  

[ath-uh-nee-uhs, -ney-] / ˌæθ əˈni əs, -ˈneɪ- /

noun

1. late 2nd century a.d., Greek philosopher and rhetorician at Naucratis in Egypt.

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Example Sentences

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

Athenaeus also mentions one Apion who wrote a book on luxurious living.

From Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome by Vehling, Joseph Dommers

In 1598 we find Casaubon at Lyons, superintending the passage of his Athenaeus through the press, for which he had been unable to find facilities at Montpellier.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various