The Rise of the Greek Aristocratic Banquet

ISBN: 9780199684014 出版年：2014 页码：427 Wecowski, Marek Oxford University Press

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.