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        <title><![CDATA[That is a good question. The people in that area spoke Attic Greek. We...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[That is a good question. The people in that area spoke Attic Greek. We are lucky to have many authors who have preserved Attic Greek. In fact, you can learn it at almost any college. It is usually called classical Greek as opposed to Hellenistic Greek, which was used after the death of Alexander, and Koine Greek, which is the Greek of the Bible (New Testament). Some authors that wrote in Classical or Attic Greek are: Sophocles, Plato, and...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[I'd like to answer the question from the point of view of the Romans....]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I'd like to answer the question from the point of view of the Romans. In 186 BC, one of the most interesting things happened in Roman history. Rome persecuted the devotees of Bacchus. Like lightning, the consuls of Rome acted to stop this religious group. Altars were broken down (with the few exception of those altars that were ancient), many devotees were killed and many more were imprisioned. We can read about this event in Livy (book...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Dionysus was a complex god.  Because he was the god of wine, he...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Dionysus was a complex god.  Because he was the god of wine, he epitomized the the two sides of wine.  He could be kind and generous to mankind, just as wine can have good effects on man, but he could also be cruel and drive men to evil and uncontrolled deeds, just as wine and its inebriation could bring out the dark side of men's natures.  Thus his friends and companions reflected both sides of himself.  His father was Zeus who...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Friends of Dionysus included Silenus, an elderly man who encountered...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Friends of Dionysus included Silenus, an elderly man who encountered King Midas, which led to the wish to turn things to gold.  Icarius was also a friend of the god, and Dionysus taught this man to make wine.  Unfortunately, the first Athenians that Icarius offered the wine to were inexperienced with alcohol, and believed Icarius had poisoned them.  They beat Icarius to death.  Dionysus retaliated by causing a madness to overcome all the...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Everyone knows Dionysus, the god of wine (among other things). Some knew...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Everyone knows Dionysus, the god of wine (among other things). Some knew him especially well, though. Who were his main friends?]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Athenians spoke what was called Attic Greek. This dialect was spoken...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The Athenians spoke what was called Attic Greek. This dialect was spoken in the entire region around Athens.&#160;]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Which dialect of ancient Greek was spoken in the region surrounding Athens?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Which dialect of ancient Greek was spoken in the region surrounding Athens?]]></description>
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