This animation shows ancient Greeks at a drinks-party, or symposium (‘symposion’ in Greek).
It was developed for the University of Oxford Faculty of Classics, can be found as a learning resource on the Ashmolean Museum website: https://www.ashmolean.org/learning-resource-ancient-greece
The vase is an Athenian black-figure footed cup (kylix) made c. 500 BCE, ref AN1974.344.
The vase is an Athenian black-figure footed cup (kylix) made c. 500 BCE, ref AN1974.344.
Original image © Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford.
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