Greek diet, health and medicine in the Roman world conference (360G-Wellcome-200067_Z_15_Z)

The conference, entitled Greek diet, health and medicine in the Roman world, will be held at the University of Exeter from September 9-11, 2015. The study of diet, health and medicine in the Roman world, from an archaeological perspective, has grown exponentially in the last few decades with the increased study of archaeobotanical and zooarchaeological remains as well as advances in isotopic analysis. Nevertheless, the impact of Greek concepts on Roman beliefs and practices has never been fully explored, and at present, there has been no amalgamation of the literary and archaeological evidence. Speakers from the UK, Italy, Germany, Greece, Israel and the United States will be presenting papers that examine the impact of Greek thought on Roman notions of diet, health and medicine from both the literary and archaeological perspectives with the key goal of forming a more holistic understanding of the activities taking place to maintain good health amongst both the elite and non-elite members of Roman society. After a strict selection process, the proceedings of the conference will be published by the conference organizing committee in an edited volume.