Format:
1 online resource
,
illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white)
ISBN:
9780191766169
Content:
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.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on February 28, 2014)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780199684014
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780199684014
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Węcowski, Marek, 1969 - The rise of the Greek aristocratic banquet Oxford [u.a.] : Oxford Univ. Press, 2014 ISBN 9780199684014
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
Keywords:
Symposion
DOI:
10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199684014.001.0001