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Did Ancient Greek Women Have Parties?

Did Ancient Greek Women Have Parties?27 sep48 min

Hello my curious archaeogastronomers!

New episode is out!

Did women in the ancient Greek world had parties? Dinner gatherings? Symposia? Alone or with their men? And what did they do on their own? Especially in those famous festivals?

So many questions to answer! Enjoy!

Links for this episode:

https://www.hellenic.org.au/post/the-thesmophoria-women-s-ritual-in-the-ancient-world

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ares_Gynaecothoenas

Hipparchia of Maroneia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hipparchia_of_Maroneia

https://thestoicmom.substack.com/p/a-role-model-for-saying-no-and-doing

https://www.worldhistory.org/Hipparchia_of_Maroneia/

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