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Athens Living Museum Blog: What were the marriage traditions in Ancient Greece?

Athens Living Museum28/01/2023
Marriage traditions in ancient Greece differed depending on the city-state, and majority of the sources, both literary and material, are about the upper classes. In upper-class families, marriage was seen as ... Read More
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Athens Living Museum Blog: Ancient Greek Music

Athens Living Museum18/01/2023
Music was almost universally present in ancient Greek society, from marriages, funerals, and religious ceremonies to theatre, folk music, and the ballad-like reciting of epic poetry. It thus played an integral role in the lives ... Read More
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Athens Living Museum Blog: What was the education system in Ancient Greece?

Athens Living Museum06/01/2023
There is no clear evidence of any schools in the ancient Greek world before the fifth century B.C. It is believed that prior to this, education in Greece was provided ... Read More
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Athens Living Museum Blog: What was the role of Oracles in Ancient Greece?

Athens Living Museum27/12/2022
Oracles were known institutional centers committed to vatic practice, as opposed to individual practitioners for hire. The most generally known and commonly used ones were located at Delphi and Dodona. ... Read More
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Athens Living Museum Blog: What is an Ancient Greek Symposium?

Athens Living Museum27/11/2022
In ancient Greece, the symposium was a part of a banquet that took place after the meal, when drinking for pleasure was accompanied by music, dancing, recitals, or conversation. The ... Read More
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Athens Living Museum Blog: What was the role of police in Ancient Greece?

Athens Living Museum21/11/2022
In Ancient Greece, the constitution of the police was unknown until the 5th century BC. Historical evidence shows that from that time on, police authorities began to form and excel ... Read More
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Athens Living Museum Blog: Ancient Greek Theatre pt.2

Athens Living Museum25/10/2022
After the Achaemenid destruction of Athens in 480 BC, the town and acropolis were rebuilt, and theatre became formalized and an even greater part of Athenian culture and civic pride. ... Read More
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Athens Living Museum Blog: Ancient Greek Theatre pt1.

Athens Living Museum17/10/2022
Greek theatre began in the 6th century BCE in Athens with the performance of tragedy plays at religious festivals. These, in turn, inspired the genre of Greek comedy plays. The ... Read More

Athens Living Museum Blog: Skyrian horses, an ancient breed

Athens Living Museum07/10/2022
Skyrian Horses are believed to have been brought to Skyros by Athenian settlers in the 5th century BC, as a Greek native pony that ranged freely over the country. However, ... Read More
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Athens Living Museum Blog: How was Magic practiced in Ancient Greece?

Athens Living Museum02/10/2022
For the Greeks magic  was a wide-ranging topic which involved spells and evil prayers, curse tablets, enhancing drugs and deadly poisons (pharmaka), amulets and powerful love potions (philtra). The modern ... Read More

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