An entertaining and enlightening guide for students and general readers interested in the late Roman and Byzantine worlds.

Introduces readers to a wide array of ancient texts and factoids, many of which have never before been translated or collected.

Contents

Animals
Byzantine emperors
Disasters
Erotics epigrams
Eunuchs
Food and dining
Foreigners, minorities, and others
Heretics, theology, and scandal
Latins, Franks, and Germans
Marriage, family, and divorce
Medical practice
Punishments
Rogues
Science and technology
Southerners, Easterners, and Northerners
Unorthodox sex
War