DID BOYS REALLY TELL JOKES IN ANCIENT PHAESTUS?
<p>In a preserved fragment, the historian Sosicrates records a custom which was practiced among the ancient Phaestians in Crete: the boys were trained to tell witty jests from early childhood. The author of this paper proposes the educational purpose of the custom for the boys’ future military...
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| Main Author: | Anna J. Strataridaki |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Mega Publishing House
2022-09-01
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| Series: | Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology |
| Online Access: | https://jaha.org.ro/index.php/JAHA/article/view/692 |
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