Classical Greek Dining and Symposia (c. 500–300 BCE)

1. Symposium culture documented in red-figure pottery

   Jan 1, 500 BCELabels: Red-figure pottery, Athenian symposium

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2. Tomb of the Diver depicts a symposium

   Jan 1, 470 BCELabels: Tomb of, Paestum

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3. Wine mixing in kraters becomes a key norm

   Jan 1, 460 BCELabels: Kraters, Symposiarch

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4. Kottabos drinking game spreads in elite circles

   Jan 1, 450 BCELabels: Kottabos, Elite symposia

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5. Aristophanes satirizes dining and drinking customs

   Jan 1, 422 BCELabels: Aristophanes, Wasps play

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6. Xenophon sets a symposium in 422 BCE Athens

   Jan 1, 422 BCELabels: Xenophon, Symposium dialogue

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7. Plato situates his Symposium at 416 BCE banquet

   Jan 1, 416 BCELabels: Plato, Symposium dialogue

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8. Plato composes the Symposium dialogue

   Jan 1, 385 BCELabels: Plato, Symposium composition

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9. Xenophon writes his Symposium in late 360s BCE

   Jan 1, 363 BCELabels: Xenophon, Symposium composition

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10. Archestratus writes a gastronomic guide in verse

    Jan 1, 350 BCELabels: Archestratus, H dypatheia

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11. Athenaeus preserves symposium lore in Deipnosophistae

    Jan 1, 200Labels: Athenaeus, Deipnosophistae

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12. Classical symposium becomes a standard reference point

    Jan 1, 300Labels: Classical symposium, Reception

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