School presentation
An introduction to the Parthenon sculptures
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Focusing on the Parthenon sculptures, this presentation will introduce students to the ancient Greek cultural, social and historic context in which they were created and consider the impact the ancient Greeks had on western culture over the next two millennia.
Themes include buildings as symbols of power and ideas, representations in art of the 'civilised' and 'barbarian', material culture as evidence and religion.
Depending on group size, your students may be joined by students from other schools.
- Ages: 11–14 (KS3)
- This session may also be suitable for some Year 10 students starting their Classical Civilisation or Ancient History GCSE and students building their cultural knowledge and understanding of the ancient Greek or Roman world.
- Curriculum links: History, Classical Civilisation
- Maximum group size: 130
- Session time: 45 minutes
- This session takes place in the Stevenson Lecture Theatre.
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