Alcohol in Antiquity

The use of alcohol was always controversial in antiquity. On the one hand, intoxication with alcohol was considered to be an experience of the power of the god of wine, Dionysus, on the other hand, even great men in world history such as Alexander the Great sometimes became so addicted to wine that they got completely out of control, which their contemporaries already resented. In a relaxed discussion situation, central aspects of ancient drinking culture are conveyed, which can also be of importance for today's critical approach to the drug alcohol. In a workshop, pupils are offered various traditions on the topic - texts, pictures, artefacts - in order to then work out to what extent they themselves can learn from history.