Regulation of Alcohol in Greco-Roman Antiquity

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ID12970835
AuthorsMax Nelson (0009-0005-4542-6253, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume38
Issue1
Pages4-32
Publication date2023-11-15
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Social History of Alcohol Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0887-2783 • E-ISSN: 2640-7329
PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1086/728772
OpenAlexW4388688306
LanguageEN
References cited24

A careful analysis of Greco-Roman sources reveals the various types of regulations involving alcohol that existed in antiquity. The primary concern was with consumption, including the appropriate way alcohol should be drunk (without leading to improper behavior such as impudence or violence), where it should or should not be drunk (such as in bars or at locations of religious importance), how much money should be allocated to it (for a proper convivial atmosphere at house parties, in mess halls, or where private associations met, while controlling overspending), and who should or should not do the drinking (including women, slaves, and the underaged). To some extent regulations also extended to controlling the wine trade, specifically in terms of how the product was manufactured and distributed

Aesthetics · Alcohol · Alcohol consumption · Art · Business · Consumption (sociology · Political science · Product (mathematics · Chemistry · Classical Antiquity Studies · Law

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