Deipnosophistae
right|thumb|Frontispiece to the 1657 edition of the Deipnosophists, edited by Isaac Casaubon, in Greek and [[Jacques Daléchamps' Latin translation]]
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- Author
- Athenaeus of Naucratis
- First published
- 1535
- Editions
- 25
- Subjects
- Ana, Anecdotes, Aphorisms and apothegms, Early works to 1800, Gastronomy, History, Slavery, Aphorisms and Proverbs
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Article
13 sectionsContents
- Title
- Contents
- Characters
- Food and cookery
- Drink
- First patents
- Survival and reception
- Modern editions
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
right|thumb|Frontispiece to the 1657 edition of the Deipnosophists, edited by Isaac Casaubon, in Greek and [[Jacques Daléchamps' Latin translation]]
The Deipnosophistae (, Deipnosophistaí, lit. , where sophists may be translated more loosely as ) is a work written in Ancient Greek by Athenaeus of Naucratis. It is a long work of literary, historical, and antiquarian references set in Rome at a series of banquets held by the protagonist for an assembly of grammarians, lexicographers, jurists, musicians, and hangers-on.