Athens

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Competing for olive oil

Competing for olive oil

A Panathenaic prize amphora

4 min read

Drink, talk, and praise the gods!

Drink, talk, and praise the gods!

Cultural aspects of the Athenian symposium

8 min read

Exekias and the Aithiopis

Exekias and the Aithiopis

Scenes from a lost epic on two black-figure amphoras

12 min read

Phrasikleia and the boy

Phrasikleia and the boy

Two sixth-century Attic funerary statues

11 min read

In it for the booty?

In it for the booty?

A Geometric battle scene from Athens

9 min read

From Solon to Socrates

From Solon to Socrates

Aristotle’s model of correct and deviant government

Eugenia Russell

11 min read

Debauchery in ancient Athens

Debauchery in ancient Athens

Why would someone want to go to a symposium?

9 min read

Trial of Socrates

Trial of Socrates

Lauren E. Dorsey

9 min read

A rich Athenian woman and child

A rich Athenian woman and child

20 min read

Satyrs, sileni, and fauns

Satyrs, sileni, and fauns

Lustful Graeco-Roman spirits of nature

3 min read

Partying with death?

Partying with death?

A cup in the British Museum

3 min read

Enhancing the gods

Enhancing the gods

Pheidias and the Siphnian Frieze

Gareth Williams

6 min read