Coming of Age in Ancient Greece
Images
of Childhood from the Classical Past
video lecture by
Prof.
Jenifer Neils, Case Western Reserve University
Prof. John H. Oakley,The College
of William & Mary in Virginia
Coming of Age in Ancient Greece Exhibition originated at the
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College
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Dr. Michael Norris, Education Department, Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Did children have pets? Did girls go to school? What do the myths tell us about parents’ hopes and fears?
Prof. Neils and Prof. Oakley answer these questions and present many other fascinating aspects of the stages from infanthood
to adulthood.
Dolls,
yo-yos, hoops and dice are only some of the surprisingly familiar objects that appear in this lecture on ancient Greek
childhood. Statues and vase paintings are used to illustrate the lives of children in ancient Greece at home and at
school, at work and at play, participating in ritual and, finally, coming of age as adults.
There are vivid re-enactments of children at play, observing religious rites and having formal schooling.
The curators are shown in museums speaking about many of the artifacts on display and in open air scenes speaking
of ancient ritual.
It is a unique story that brings life in the Classical past vividly to the present.
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