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The Rise of the Greek Aristocratic Banquet Wecowski, Marek (Assistant Professor, Department of Ancient History, Institute of History, University of Warsaw)
The Rise of the Greek Aristocratic Banquet
Wecowski, Marek (Assistant Professor, Department of Ancient History, Institute of History, University of Warsaw)
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. Held by Greek aristocrats from Homer to Alexander the Great, its distinctive feature was the importance of diverse cultural competitions among the guests.
432 pages, 28 in-text illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | February 20, 2014 |
| ISBN13 | 9780199684014 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 432 |
| Dimensions | 139 × 224 × 26 mm · 662 g |
| Language | English |