Olives and olive trees in the ancient world and a recipe for a tapenade-like chopped olive dish

Cato the Elder’s campaigns against Carthage, the Greek influence, and women, and one of his recipes for an ancient Roman cheesecake

Professional fancy man Petronius and his literary work the Satyricon, which included the extravagant feasts of Trimalchio, and a Roman recipe for stuffed pig fit for any feast

The tumultuous Year of the Four Emperors and a recipe named after Emperor Number Three

How to feed a Roman army and two recipes for what they would have eaten

The ancient Roman December festival of Saturnalia, and a recipe for a sweet fried treat they might have celebrated with