Why Peacocking in Ancient Athens might get you ostracised (ostrichsized?) | Curator’s Corner S8 Ep8 @britishmuseum
Why Peacocking in Ancient Athens might get you ostracised (ostrichsized?) | Curator’s Corner S8 Ep8 @britishmuseum
Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Luxury and power: Persia to Greece
4 May 2023 - 13 Aug 2023
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CONTENT WARNING:
Most depictions of peacocks in this video are to scale, although the main depiction of a peacock is only 2 cms. No depictions of peacocks are in any way ostrich sized.

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