A UC Toast to History: 500 Years of Wine Drinking Cups (VIDEO)

University of Cincinnati

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University of Cincinnati researcher Kathleen Lynch, associate professor of classics, examines a time line of wine-drinking cups in ancient Athens. Changes in these cups, which were used in symposia (think of symposia as the ancient world's ultimate cocktail party), point to political, social and economic shifts. Read more: http://tiny.cc/bp3qd

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