[Books 1-8] In the "Feast of the Sages" in the form of a dialogue, a lot of things are described regarding the morals, public and private life of the ancient Greeks, as well as the ancient Greek sciences and arts. And although all this information is presented for the purpose of entertainment and demonstration of one's own erudition, this collection serves as an important source of knowledge about ancient Greek life, replacing in this regard part of the lost works of other poets and writers. The rich Roman Larencius gathers in his house the best connoisseurs of all kinds of scholarship. Nothing remarkable has remained unmentioned in their speeches. [Books 9-15] This edition completes the publication of the first complete translation into Russian of the famous ancient treatise. During the millennium, it was from Athenaeus that Western Europe drew information about the smallest details of ancient life, musical culture, funny historical facts, and philosophical disputes. The book quotes over eight hundred ancient authors. For specialists and a wide range of readers.