HIST-1107EL Quiz: Tomb of the Diver
15 Dec 2020
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30-31: auxerre goddess, c. 640-630 bce: prayer; egyptian hairstyle; archaic smile; traces of colour, these were painted. Symposiums: dark ages/homeric times: the warrior feast around a camp fire, perhaps listening to rhapsodoi, the symposium is a different occasion, typically archaic (cf. Caused a civil war twice: deipnon dinner (before the symposium) eat for a while. So that alcohol will reside nicely: symposion drinking together" do not drink without eating. Have to eat a lot before you drink don"t want to get drunk. Drinking parties lasted for days: symposiarch basileus organiser of the party didn"t necessarily have to be the owner of the house, decided order of seating, talking, topics for discussion, strength of wine, further entertainment. For every measure of wine, you had to have 4 measures of water. (because they lasted for days). According to greeks, if you don"t mix a bottle of wine with water, you are not a human being: a cleansing ritual religious aspect.
