HOD 2021: Eat, pray, love in Antiquity at the Ure Museum

The Ure Museum and our colleagues at the Dept of Classics (University of Reading) will post a short video every day to explore food in Antiquity: ancient diet, depiction of food in our collection, cook-along recipes, and much more!

Commensality – the practice of eating and drinking together – was a key aspect of Antiquity: it was not only associated with quenching your hunger or thirst, it was about sharing a moment with family, friends, benefactors, work colleagues – and even with gods! By addressing trading routes, written sources, ancient ingredients and recipes while exploring the Ure Museum collection, we will learn how eating was turned into a ritual that celebrated all your senses!

https://youtu.be/xWTJfNTSSsQ" title="HOD 1: At the Egyptian table – Dr Hana Navratilova

https://youtu.be/djlpWhyUU3M" title="HOD 2: Spartan food – Dr James Lloyd

https://youtu.be/d9qIZstmj9s" title="HOD 3: Sacred cakes in Ancient Greece – Dr Nathalie Choubineh

https://youtu.be/Oq9FDG7q1y8" title="HOD 4: Fish plates in Ancient Greece – Dr Claudina Romero Mayorga

https://youtu.be/AN2VT0UsjYM" title="HOD 5: Feasting with the gods – Prof. Amy C. Smith

https://youtu.be/ptwVKOCMHEA" title="HOD 6: Ancient Egyptian offering tray – Jayne Holly

https://youtu.be/sKMptpN3LGk" title="HOD 7: Food for gods and humans – Prof. Emma Aston

https://youtu.be/Q_iktrfHNvk" title="HOD 8: Symposion – Prof Amy C. Smith

https://youtu.be/jbK6Z4T5wIU" title="HOD 9: Cooking pasteli – Prof Amy C. Smith

https://youtu.be/roZh72wiO24" title="HOD 10: Pannis focacis – Dr Edward A. S. Ross