Apicius was such an over-the-top foodie, even by the grand standards of the Roman Empire, that his name not only became synonymous with the culinary high life but, so scholars believe, also the ...

A man has been recreating ancient Roman recipes using a 4th century cookbook, including one which compares to modern-day "French fries and ketchup." Andrew Coletti, a food historian, delves into the ...

So begins the tale of Thrasius, the fictional narrator of Feast of Sorrow. Released this week, the novel is based on the real life of ancient Roman noble Marcus Gavius Apicius, who is thought to have ...

The world's oldest surviving cookbook is a collection of Imperial Roman recipes, compiled around the 1st century AD. In the intervening millennia the book, "Apicius De Re Coquinaria," has attracted ...