Drawing from Greek and Roman primary sources, Intoxication in the Ancient Greek and Roman World considers the psychotropic plants used in the ancient world-such as hellebore, mandrake, deadly nightshade, thorn apple, opium poppy, cannabis, and wine-and examines ancient attitudes towards intoxication.
Drawing from Greek and Roman primary sources, Intoxication in the Ancient Greek and Roman World considers the psychotropic plants used in the ancient world-such as hellebore, mandrake, deadly nightshade, thorn apple, opium poppy, cannabis, and wine-and examines ancient attitudes towards intoxication.