#sicyon

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Fragment of a pebble mosaic floor from the ancient Greek polis of Sicyon, depicting Centaurs and various animals.  Artist unknown; 4th cent. BCE.  Now in the Archaeological Museum of Sicyon.  Photo credit: Carole Raddato.

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Ancient Greek Theaters of Sicyon and Messene are Treasures of the Peloponnese

With the Greek authorities’ recent announcement that they were making these sites more accessible to the public, increased attention has been drawn to the Peloponnese’s ancient theaters at Messene and Sicyon, which were centers for drama and culture in both ancient times and during the Roman period of Greek history.

The Hellenistic theatre at Sicyon (present-day Kiato) was built between 303 and 251 BC, but was renovated and altered at least twice by the Romans. The scene building was expanded in the first century and the stage was altered in the late Roman period. With a seating area estimated at 122 meters (400 feet) wide and 58 meters (190 feet) deep, it is one of the largest theaters in the Peloponnese.

The present day ruins at Sicyon are a faint reminder of the Romanized theatre the historian Pausanias visited in the second century AD.

However, in February, 2013, the monument underwent a restoration program so that it could be protected once and for all and could once more be recognized for the cultural landmark that it is.

[didoofcarthage]

Votive statuette of Hermes Kriophoros (ram-bearer)

Greek (probably manufactured at Sicyon in the Peloponnesus), Late Archaic Period, c. 500-490 B.C.

bronze

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

[athenstango]

Athens Tango Project recently filmed for the new documentary film, SICYON: Celebrating the Creative Class in the Classic City. We’re very proud to be working with James Preston and Pity Party to realize his vision for his documentary on the arts in Athens, GA. Filmed a few songs including a piano piece by Jay Gonzalez and a cover of REM.

[theancientwayoflife]

~ Hermes Kriophoros (Ram-bearer). Culture: Greek Period: Late Archaic Period Date: ca. 500–490 B.C. Place of origin: Sicyon (possibly), Peloponnesus, Greece

[aboutanancientenquiry]

”Herodotus’ Tragic Choruses

Matthew C. Wellenbach

From the journal Trends in Classics

https://doi.org/10.1515/tc-2016-0002

Abstract:

A well-known passage in Herodotus’ Histories – about “tragic choruses” that took place in sixth-century Sicyon – contains the only explicit reference to tragedy in the historian’s work and also one of the earliest references to tragedy in the surviving literary record from ancient Greece. The reference and its surrounding context, often analyzed for what they reveal about the early history of tragedy and sixth-century Sicyonian musical culture, also provide insights into contemporary attitudes to tragedy in the fifth century. Herodotus offers here a particular conceptualization of fifth-century tragedy as a performance that was conducted in honor of Dionysus and whose content consisted of stories of suffering, or pathos.”

https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/tc-2016-0002/html?lang=en

Dr. Matthew Wellenbach Brown University - PhD

Storage jar with chorus of stilt-walkers. Source: https://kosmossociety.chs.harvard.edu/fan-of-ancient-greek-tragedy-chorus/

[lucianopodes]

Tellis de Sicyon A cidade de Sicyon foi fundada pelo lendário Aegialeus. Filho de Inachus e da Oceanide Melia, de quem uma parte do Peloponeso era chamada Achaia, derivou seu nome de Aegialeia (Apollod. Ii. 1.1). De acordo com uma tradição Sicyoniana, ele era irmão de Phoroneus e primeiro rei de Sicyon (Paus. Ii. 5.5, vii. 1.1). Tellis, foi artista do teatro, também foi soldado de Sicyon e havia lutado ao lado dos Messênios na guerra contra os espartanos, mas seu maior feito foi ser o primeiro vencedor da corrida do Stádium de Olímpia, oriundo da cidade costeira, em 708 a.C. Após sua vitória, em sua homenagem, jogos começaram a ser realizados em honra a Poseidon, e futuramente substituiriam os jogos Ístmicos de Corinto. Nesta edição dos jogos olímpicos, uma competição de luta livre e outra de Pentatlo foram adicionadas, e os vencedores foram, respectivamente, Eurybatus e Lampis, ambos da Lacônia. #jogosolimpicosantigos #sicyon #campeoesolimpicos @prof.lucianodornelles (em Olimpia, Grecia, Katacolon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CYRPD3gLRmc/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Building a Picture of a City

This post is the first in a two part series about Survey Archaeology. Sikyon was a polis in the North of the Peloponnese. It was city famed for the Archaic and Hellenistic figures associated with i…