William Sterling

Head of one of the four horses of the moon goddess Selene from the northern end of the East Pediment of the Parthenon in Athens c. 420 BC, currently in the British Museum. One of the most popular of the so-called Elgin Marbles which Lord Elgin rescued from Athens in the early nineteenth century. The East Pediment showed the birth of Athena as she burst out of the head of her father, Zeus, and the reaction of those who were present. Although all the central figures are long gone at either end are depictions of the sun god Helios rising from the sea with his four horse chariot and the moon goddess Selene returning to the sea with hers showing that Athena was born at dawn. Image © Trustees of the British Museum

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Greek and Roman Entertainment

April 23, 2016 @ 10:30 am - 4:30 pm

How did the Romans and Ancient Greeks entertain themselves?

This course will look at the ways in which Greeks and Romans found entertainment: through theatre and Music, Sports and Games, and Drinking Parties.

The Contrasting attitudes of the Greeks and Romans to the theatre as well as some of the plots of surviving plays. Although no music survives many depictions of musical instruments and some actual instruments survive which allow some reconstruction of music. Many depictions of sport survive on Athenian pottery and other objects allowing for detailed analysis of the Ancient Olympics and other sporting contest to be examined. Drinking parties were important social gatherings for both Greeks and Romans and descriptions survive in poetry and on pottery.

Details

Date:
April 23, 2016
Time:
10:30 am - 4:30 pm

Organizer

City Lit

Venue

City Lit and British Museum
Keeley Street and Great Russell Street
London, United Kingdom + Google Map

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