Dining with the Dead in Imperial Rome




The Feast show

Summary: We’re back with a whole new season of feasting! Join us for a very special Halloween episode that takes us back to February in ancient Rome. Tag along with a Roman family as they prepare for the annual festival of Parentalia, where the best parties in town are happening down at the graveyard. Find out how to appease an angry Roman ghost with a lovely bouquet of roses and some…black beans? See how the Romans engineered their tombs to be homes away from home, complete with dining tables, bars, even kitchens. Grab a seat at an epic feast, held in the finest tomb money could buy. All this and more, on this week’s episode of The Feast. More information can be found at www.thefeastpodcast.org Written & Produced by Laura Carlson Technical Direction by Mike Portt Featuring music by Chris Zabriskie, Axletree, and Kai Engel.