Arion and the dolphins – Greek mythology
Arion and the dolphins: a lyre player and his helper (probably enslaved) (Greece, about 680 BC, now in the Getty Museum) Arion was a great singer Herodotus tells us that in [...]
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Listen to ancient Greek music
Ancient Greek music: an enslaved woman plays a lyre Some people have been trying to figure out what ancient Greek music might have sounded like. But most of what we [...]
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Musicians in ancient Greece
Ancient Greek musicians: A teacher shows a boy how to play pipes; a lyre hangs on the wall Who played music in ancient Greece? Both women and men played musical [...]
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Were there slaves in Ancient Egypt?
Egyptian slavery: an Egyptian man beating a slave while another begs for mercy Where did Egyptian slaves come from? Just like in other parts of Africa, some people in Ancient [...]
