Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup)
Attributed to the Euaichme Painter
Obverse, youth and seated teacher
Reverse, two youths
Students had to be able to recite from memory the works of the poets, especially the Iliad and the Odyssey of Homer, which were thought to give moral training. Performance in public competitions, whether literary, musical, or athletic, was a regular part of civic life; and recitation, such as this boy gives before his teacher, was an important preparation for adult life.
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