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:: 1a) of the party itself, the guests | :: 1a) of the party itself, the guests | ||
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:"The symposium (or symposion) was an important part of ancient Greek culture from the 7th century BCE and was a party held in a private home where Greek males gathered to drink, eat and sing together. Various topics were also discussed such as philosophy, politics, poetry and the issues of the day." | |||
: " The equivalent of a Greek symposium in Roman society is the Latin ''convivium''." | |||
: A Roman ''convivium'' according to [[Marcus Tullius Cicero]] for the republican period and Seneca suggest that ten to twelve was the maximum number. | |||
: [[Plato]] in his "Laws" endorses the benefits of the symposium as a means to test and promote virtue in citizens. | |||
Latest revision as of 00:33, 20 August 2022
4849 ~συμπόσιον~ sumposion \@soom-pos’-ee-on\@ from a derivative of the alternate of 4844; ; n n AV-company 1, not tr. 1; Repeated twice in Mark 6:39
- 1) a drinking party, entertainment
- 1a) of the party itself, the guests
- 1b) rows of guests
- "The symposium (or symposion) was an important part of ancient Greek culture from the 7th century BCE and was a party held in a private home where Greek males gathered to drink, eat and sing together. Various topics were also discussed such as philosophy, politics, poetry and the issues of the day."
- " The equivalent of a Greek symposium in Roman society is the Latin convivium."
- A Roman convivium according to Marcus Tullius Cicero for the republican period and Seneca suggest that ten to twelve was the maximum number.
- Plato in his "Laws" endorses the benefits of the symposium as a means to test and promote virtue in citizens.