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The Dinner Party: Heritage Floor: Pamphile




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Judy Chicago (American, b. 1939). The Dinner Party (Heritage Floor; detail), 1974–79. Porcelain with rainbow and gold luster, 48 x 48 x 48 ft. (14.6 x 14.6 x 14.6 m). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Elizabeth A. Sackler Foundation, 2002.10. © Judy Chicago. Photograph by Jook Leung Photography

Pamphile
Flourished circa A.D. 50, Epidaurus, Greece

Pamphile (Pamphila), a historian from Epidaurus, wrote the Historical Commentaries, a comprehensive history of Greece comprising thirty-three books. Only fragments of the work survive, but Pamphila is cited or quoted by many ancient authors, including Photios, Diogenes Laertius, and Suidas.

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Last updated March 10, 2007.
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