Drinking games with a twist, speeches and ribbons. All the elements required for a fabulous party!

To celebrate the festive season, we bring you a special episode from the archives, all about the Ancient Greek symposium. Full of revelry, plus a few cautionary tales to help you keep it classy this Christmas...

Our sources are:

Plato, Symposium, 212d-213b

Xenophon, Symposium, 1.3-1.4

Plato, Symposium, 214a-d

Plato, Symposium, 176a-c

And here's a link for some extra reading:

Debauchery in ancient Athens - Why would someone want to go to a symposium? - Ancient

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