Much of the discussion centers on what each guest is most proud of. Their feats of skill thrill the attendants and serve as points of conversation throughout the dialogue. The dramatic date for the Symposium is 422 B.C.Įntertainment at the dinner is provided by the Syracusan and his three performers. Xenophon claims that he was present at the symposium, although this is disputed because he would have been too young to attend. In it, Socrates and a few of his companions attend a symposium (a lighthearted dinner party at which Greek aristocrats could have discussions and enjoy entertainment) hosted by Kallias for the young man Autolykos. The Symposium ( Greek: Συμπόσιον) is a Socratic dialogue written by Xenophon in the late 360s B.C. A female aulos-player entertains men at a symposium on this Attic red-figure
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