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The Untold Stories of Ancient Greek Daily Life
Fascinating Facts You Didn’t Know About Ancient Greece
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It could be elementary facts about Athens and its pleasures, such as Socrates, Pericles, drama, and sciences. Your knowledge may go further and include such myths as that of gods and heroes of the ancient world.
However, how much do you know about the handling details of the Ancient Greeks’ everyday life?
Below are some facts that would shock your conscience about the great civilization that was once in the world.
Adding Water to Wine
Referring to the subject of wine in ancient Greek culture, one must agree that wine was a prominent element of the culture.
They even had a God of wine, or should I say, a God of wine was the god Dionysus.
Nevertheless, the mortal was arrogating to himself the right of getting drunk; a practice that suits barbarians only. Hence, it was believed that only the god Dionysus could consume…
