Acroama ( Greek Ακρόαμα , Acroāma ), or “pleasing the ear” [1] - in antiquity , among the ancient Greeks and Romans, that delighted the ear : recitation, singing, music, as well as their performers.
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Akroama was called recitation, singing, music, and similar entertainment, especially during a feast , in a word - all that enjoyed hearing; sometimes found in conjunction with θεώρημα (pleasure for sight) [2] . It is found in Xenophon [1] .
This term often among the Greeks and constantly among the Romans was called the persons who delivered such entertainment, that is, readers (anognost), reciters, acrobats and magicians , buffoons and jesters [2] .
See also
- Acromatic
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Akroam // Encyclopedic Dictionary
- ↑ 1 2 Real Dictionary of Classical Antiquities. Edited by J. Geffken, E. Tsibart. - Teubner. F. Lubker. 1914.
Literature
- Akroam // Encyclopedic dictionary compiled by Russian scholars and writers. - SPb. 1861.