THE PANATHENAIC GAMES Flashcards
1
Q
what happened on each of the four days of the City Dionysia
A
1, Pompe, komos and dithyrambic contest
2, opening ceremony with comedies
3, plays
4, plays
5, plays, judging and prize giving
2
Q
komos
A
drunken revelery
3
Q
DAY 1, musical contests, day 2 boys youths athletics, mens athletics 3, 4 equestrian, 5 tribal contest, 6 celebration procession and sacrifice, 7 boat race, 8 prize giving
A
4
Q
what is the agora
A
poltiical commericial and judiical centre of athens
5
Q
how mnay oxen were sacrificed in the hecatomb
A
100 oxen
6
Q
what were the tribal contests
A
phyrric dances, boat race, strength trials, torch race
7
Q
what was the panathenaic amphora
A
filled with oil showed athena and the event you won
