The Ancient City 22 The Public Repasts - Meals (Book 3 Ch 7a) Audiobook

Wed, 24 Dec 2025 02:14:45 +0000

"Neither interest, nor agreement, nor habit creates the social bond; it is this holy communion piously accomplished in the presence of the gods of the city."

Book 3 Ch 7 Part 1 of Fustel de Coulanges, The Ancient City (1864)

Ancient City playlist: • The Ancient City, by Fustel de Coulanges

0:00 Shared Meals
2:15 Ceremonial Elements
5:23 Italy and Rome
6:37 Origin of Social Bond