barbiton
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14 sectionsContents
- Error in the use of names
- Descriptions of the Ancient Greek barbiton
- String count
- Pitch
- Popularity
- Summary
- Barbat<span class="anchor" id="Barbat_anchor"></span>
- The real barbat
- The barbat is not a Greek barbiton
- Modern sound reconstruction
- Mysterious third, unnamed, mixed lyre / rebab
- See also
- Footnotes
- References
thumb|200px|Greece 460-450 B.C. A woman holds a barbiton.
The barbiton, or barbitos (Gr: wikt:βάρβιτον| or wikt:βάρβιτος|; Lat. barbitus), is an ancient stringed instrument related to the lyre known from Greek and Roman classics.