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Holistic insights on Roman diet and nutrition - P. Erdkamp, and C. Holleran, eds. 2019. The Routledge Handbook of Diet and Nutrition in the Roman World. London and New York: Routledge. Pp. 362, figs. ISBN 978-0-8153-64340-4.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 January 2021

Dimitri Van Limbergen
Dimitri Van Limbergen*
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Ghent University, Belgium
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Journal of Roman Archaeology , Volume 34 , Issue 1 , June 2021 , pp. 469 - 479
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