Ancient Greek homes doubled as pubs, brothels

Discovery Channel ^ | Jan. 21, 2009 | Rossella Lorenzi

[decimon]

A new analysis of archaeological remains might have solved the mystery of the elusive kapeleia, lively Greek taverns that have long puzzled archaeologists.

Despite the kapeleia being featured prominently in classical plays, no tangible evidence of the drinking dens has ever been found.

[decimon]

Chris Matthews had the lamb.

[Lurker]

Party hearty ping!

[decimon]

Eat, drink and be merry for tomorrow you...ping.

[ex91B10]

Ancient Greek homes doubled as pubs, brothels

So didn't my dorm room...

[decimon]

Pretty quick on the draw there, Ringo. ;-)

[decimon]

So didn't my dorm room...

Unlike college students, they ate before and bathed after.

[Lurker]

L

[MeanWestTexan]

I kinda figured Chris Matthews played the part of the ewe, given his homsexual yearnings for Obama.

[xcamel]

Probably just like today, there were so many bureaucrats, stupid rules and taxes, one would have to take the party scene “underground” to make any money at it...

[ClearCase_guy]

“Times were bad back then. To make ends meet, you had to turn your home into a pub or a brothel. We called it a kapeleia. Personally, I couldn’t even afford a drink in my own home, and the only way I could spend time with my wife was if we went dutch. But then we elected an archon named Obama, and he turned things around and got us out of the depression. Only took him 4 terms, too.” [/old Greek guy]

[decimon]

‘Lurker McGraw’ has a ring to it.

[texmexis best]

That’s what you get when you don’t a Zoning Board...

[Billthedrill]

Indeed, drinking, eating and sex seemed to have gone hand in hand in the homes of ancient Greece.

Hey, mine too. Except for the sex part.

[decimon]

Indeed, drinking, eating and sex seemed to have gone hand in hand in the homes of ancient Greece.

Hey, mine too. Except for the sex part.

Hey, I didn't make you get married.

[TaxRelief]

Suspecting that archaeologists were missing something, Blazeby reviewed artifacts unearthed at several private houses across the Greek mainland, dating from 475 to 323 B.C.

She was struck by the fact that some houses had yielded hundreds of drinking cups — far too many even for well-off families hosting lavish parties.

The most likely explanation, according to Blazeby, is that Greek homes doubled as pubs.

So basically, no control-freak, government land zoning.

[TaxRelief]

Indeed, drinking, eating and sex seemed to have gone hand in hand in the homes of ancient Greece.

Classic psychological projection: The author equates drinking and eating with sex and so makes an assumption that this was regular behaviour for all Ancient Greeks.

[Safetgiver]

Sounds like Ashland, PA.

[freeandfreezing]

So that is where Barney Frank got the idea.

[decimon]

Classic psychological projection: The author equates drinking and eating with sex and so makes an assumption that this was regular behaviour for all Ancient Greeks.

On its own that would be an errant statement but she does distinguish between the porneia and ordinary homes. It could be that people reduced to earning money that way were the white trash of that time.

[decimon]

So that is where Barney Frank got the idea.

He's obviously gnawed a bone or two.