Kottabos
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kottabos-277-546580
title:
Kottabos
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Kottabos was a game of skill played at Ancient Greek and Etruscan symposia, especially in the 6th and 5th centuries BC. It involved flinging wine-lees (sediment) at a target in the middle of the room. The winner would receive a prize, comprising cakes, sweetmeats, or kisses. Ancient writers, including Dionysius Chalcus, Alcaeus, Anacreon, Pindar, Bacchylides, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, and Antiphanes, make frequent and familiar allusion to the practice; and it is depicted on
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Target game played by ancient Greeks and Etruscans
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kottabos
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2024-03-07T12:20:35Z
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