How the Greco-Persian Wars changed the way Athenians drank their wine | Curator’s Corner S8 Ep4

The Greco-Persian wars are some of the most famous battles in history. The 300 Spartans at Thermopylae. The Greek phalanx at Marathon. The naval victory at Salamis. The end result? Athenian domination of the eastern Mediterranean, and the end of Persian aspirations to control Greece. But the failed invasion attempt by Persia wasn’t entirely unsuccessful. While they didn’t politically conquer Greece, culturally they were far more successful.

Join curator Jamie Fraser as he walks you through the Persian way of drinking wine with an Achaemenid rhyton, and how this _very_ eastern way of drinking made it’s way into the Athenian symposium (albeit in a different physical form).

Luxury and power: Persia to Greece
4 May 2023 – 13 Aug 2023
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CONTENT WARNING:
Contains one _most_ verile, manly, strapping, young servant.

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