The Symposion: Drinking Greek Style: Essays on Greek Pleasure 1983-2017 by Oswyn Murray

The Symposion: Drinking Greek Style: Essays on Greek Pleasure 1983-2017

Oswyn Murray

480 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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Symposion is the Greek word for 'drinking together'the social institution of reclining on couches and enjoying the pleasures of wine, sex, and song. Although the Greeks learned the rituals of communal drinking from the Near East, they turned them ...

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