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Syssitia logo #10101) Ancient Greek cuisine
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Syssitia logo #21000 The syssitia (Classical Greek: τὰ συσσίτια ta syssítia) was, in Ancient Greece, a common meal for men and youths in social or religious groups, especially in Crete and Sparta, though also in Megara in the time of Theognis (6th century BC) and Corinth in the time of Periander (7th century BC). The banquets spoken of by Homer relate to t...
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syssitia logo #22641ancient Greek custom of eating chief meal together in public
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syssitia logo #21003(from the article `ancient Greek civilization`) ...so permanently entrenched. In other respects the Sparta that emerged from the Dark Age had many standard features, such as a warrior assembly ...
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