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A good night out began at home in ancient Greece

By Emma Young

7 January 2009

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This red-figure ceramic dish depicts an old man and a young man drinking. It can be seen in the Museum Schloss Hohentubingen, Tubingen, Germany

(Image: The Bridgeman Art Library / Getty)

IT’S a wonder the Greeks accomplished as much as they did, as many of their homes seem to have doubled as pubs and brothels. This finding, from new analyses of archaeological remains, could explain why previous hunts for evidence of ancient Greek taverns have been fruitless.

Plays from classical Greece describe lively taverns, but no one has ever unearthed their real-life versions. at the University…

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