The rise of the Greek aristocratic banquet

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Tác giả: Marek Węcowski

Ngôn ngữ: eng

ISBN-10: 0199684014

ISBN-13: 978-0199684014

Ký hiệu phân loại: 930 History of ancient world to ca. 499

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Mô tả vật lý: xxv, 400 pages : , illustrations, maps ; , 23 c

Bộ sưu tập: Lịch sử, Địa lý

ID: 348641

In this book Wecowski offers a comprehensive account of the origins of the symposion and its close relationship with the rise of the Greek city-state or polis. Broadly defined as a culture-oriented aristocratic banquet, the symposion - which literally means 'drinking together' - was a nocturnal wine party held by Greek aristocrats from Homer to Alexander the Great. Its distinctive feature was the crucial importance of diverse cultural competitions, including improvising convivial poetry, among the guests. Cultural skills and abilities were a prerequisite in order for one to be included in elite drinking circles, and, as such, the symposion served as a forum for the natural selection of Greek aristocracy
Includes bibliographical references and index
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