Athenaeus
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The work itself has vanished, but 62 fragments remain, quoted in a Roman text by Athenaeus of Naucratis.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 12, 2011
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
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 quotes an author who said: "You will be choked like those who waste after eating mushrooms."
From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas
In one passage Athenaeus speaks of him as an Athenian, but this must be a mistake.
From On the Sublime by Havell, H. L. (Herbert Lord)
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