Ancient Greeks built special arenas for flinging wine dregs at targets

At Greek drinking parties in the 6th and 5th centuries BC, guests reclined on couches and competed at kottabos — flicking the sediment from the bottom of their wine cups at a bronze target across the room. The standard rig was a small disc balanced on top of a lamp stand; a direct hit knocked it down onto a larger disc below with a bell-like clang. — Read the rest

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