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    Parthenon Symposia Series: Children in Wartime by John Oakley

    Parthenon Symposia Series: Children in Wartime by John Oakley

    Presented by Conservancy for The Parthenon and Centennial Park at The Parthenon

    April 13, 2010

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    Do children receive more attention from artists during times of war? Evidence in Athenian funerary art during the Peloponnesian War (431 – 404 BC) seems to suggest yes.

    Dr. John Oakley, of the College of William and Mary, will examine the art of grave reliefs and white-ground lekythoi (vessels containing oil for the use of the deceased) from this period which reveals an increased interest in depicting children. Oakley suggests that this new interest is a result of the war, when the life of each child became more important for the continuation of the city-state.

    John Oakley is Chancellor Professor and Forrest D. Murden Jr. Professor in the Department of Classical Studies, College of William and Mary. He received his degrees from Rutgers University, and his interests are in Greek art and archaeology, Greek vase-painting, and Roman sarcophagi. He has conducted fieldwork in England, Rome, and Greece.

    The lecture, which is jointly sponsored by the Archaeological Institute of America and the Conservancy for the Parthenon and Centennial Park, will take place at the Parthenon at 7:00 p.m., with a reception following. Admission is free, but reservations are required.


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        The Parthenon

        2600 West End Avenue
        Nashville, TN 37203

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        April 13, 2010

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        Tuesday 7:00pm

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