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Apicius

Writer on cookery who found a way of packing fresh oysters in the second century CE

  • Fame41.3
  • Momentum6.5
  • Chefs rank#218
  • Wikipedia182
Lived 100–200, aged 100
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  • Era
    100–200
    Aged 100
Summary
Updated 2026-06-20

According to the Deipnosophistae of Athenaeus, Apicius is the name of a cook who found a way of packing fresh oysters to send to the emperor Trajan while he was on campaign in Mesopotamia around 115 AD. The information comes by way of the Epitome or summary of the Deipnosophists, since the full text of this part of Athenaeus's work does not survive. If the information is correct, this is the third known Roman food specialist who was named Apicius, the earliest being the luxury-loving Apicius of the 1st century BC.

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Momentum6.5
Historical6.5
Now attention36.0
Source confidence40.0
Completeness45.0
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