Symposium

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title: Symposium
text: In Ancient Greece, the symposium was the part of a banquet that took place after the meal, when drinking for pleasure was accompanied by music, dancing, recitals, or conversation. Literary works that describe or take place at a symposium include two Socratic dialogues, Plato's Symposium and Xenophon's Symposium, as well as a number of Greek poems, such as the elegies of Theognis of Megara. Symposia are depicted in Greek and Etruscan art, that shows similar scenes. In modern usage, it has come to
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description: Part of a banquet in Greek and Etruscan art
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date created: 2004-10-10T04:10:16Z
date modified: 2024-08-28T09:40:28Z
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