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The Enduring Legacy of the Panathenaic Festival and Its Prize Amphorae
This episode dives into the Panathenaic Festival, Athens' grandest civic and religious celebration, and the iconic Panathenaic prize amphorae filled with oil from the sacred olive trees of Athena. Lucas and Luna explore the festival's origins under Peisistratus in 566 BCE, the competitive events from chariot races to the apobates, and the symbolic meaning of the amphorae decorated with Athena Promachos and the specific contest. They discuss how these vessels served as propaganda, historical records, and how modern archaeology has uncovered their production in the Kerameikos…
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