This virtual museum document outlines an exhibit on ancient Greek art and culture, including rooms on Greek wonders, life in Sparta for boys, Greek literature, and curator bios. The exhibit uses artifacts, text panels, and citations to portray how Greeks used art to depict battles and violence, as war was prevalent. The document provides background information and context and links the exhibits to sources for further information.

1. Welcome to
A Piece of Greece
Greek Literature that
Lucas’ Curator Room
displays violence
Greek Wonders
Growing Up
Jack’s Curator
Room
in Sparta
Museum Entrance
Curator
Jack’s
Jada’s Curator
Office

2. Jada’s Curator Room
Citations
Akrotiri, Thera. Boxing Boys. 1550-1500 BCE. Boxing Boys
in Athens. National Archaeological Museum, Athens.
CLEOPHRADES PAINTER. Attic Red-Figure Calyx Krater.
480 BC. Clay, red-figure technique. Lourve, Vulci.
House of the Faun. The Alexander mosaic. 80 B.C. National
Archaeologic Museum, Naples. macedonia. Web. 24 Jan.
2013.
<http://faq.macedonia.org/history/alexander.the.great.html>.
O’Neal, Michael J. “art in ancient Greece.” In Bogucki, Peter,
ed. Encyclopedia of Society and Culture in the Ancient World.
New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2008. Ancient and Medieval
History Online. Facts On File, Inc.
http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp? Jada West is an 8th grader at SOMS who
ItemID=WE49&iPin=ESCAW043&SingleRecord=True
(accessed January 16, 2013). loves time with her friends. She enjoys the
Prag, A. J. N. W. “art, Classical Greek.” In Gowing, Sir band One Direction and Ed Sheeran. Her life
Lawrence, gen. ed. Facts on File Encyclopedia of Art, vol. 1. is complete with music. linked email address]
Contact me at [Your
New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2005. Ancient and Medieval
History Online. Facts On File, Inc.
http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?
ItemID=WE49&iPin=EAI018&SingleRecord=True (accessed Return to
January 18, 2013). Entry
Price, Christine. Made in Ancient Greece. N.p.: Bodley Head,
1968. Print.
Unknown. Mycenaean Swords. N.d. Work of visual art.
National Archaeological Museum, Athens.
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3. Greek Wonders
Room 1
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4. Lucas’ Curator Room
Room 2
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5. Growing Up in Sparta
Room 3
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Artifact 10 12
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6. Greek Literature
Room 4
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7. Jack’s Curator Room
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8. Greeks used painting, sculptures, and
mosaics to portray battled and fights in
Athens and Sparta
In Athens boys often fought or were engaged
with some physical work. And it made the boys
have different hobbies. Some boys boxed each
other and boxing became a big thing. Painters
and artists used this as inspiration and started
painting young boys doing activities.
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9. Greeks used painting, sculptures, and
mosaics to portray battled and fights in
Athens and Sparta
In Ancient Greece the Mycenaean's produced
decorative art and painted weapons and vases.
They engraved different things in the weapons.
Wars were a very popular thing in that time
period. The artist used that as inspiration and
created art into what they saw. And they saw
weapons a lot. Bronze statues that were
created sometimes were melted down to make Linked citation goes here
weapons.
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10. Greeks used painting, sculptures, and
mosaics to portray battled and fights in
Athens and Sparta
Artist make art on historical events and
Alexander the Great in battle was always
important. Artist show every detail of what
going on. Art portrays a message you can see if
someone is hurt or happy. Someone is in battle
or sitting at home. Art shows different things 8th
century B.C people built statuettes of warriors
and men making army material such as
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helmets.
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11. Greeks used painting, sculptures, and
mosaics to portray battled and fights in Athens
and Sparta
In Ancient Times battles happened everywhere
Sparta was very important for fighting and war.
The artist in the area realized this and creating
new things. Greeks had many battles including
the one against the Amazon. They battle was
so important it had to be put into artwork. So
people in the future can see what happened.
Art creates history.
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12. Greeks used painting, sculptures, and mosaics to
portray battled and fights in Athens and Sparta
•The Mycenaean's put a lot
of their art on everyday
objects. The art they made
portrayed different things. At
the time the pieces they made
portrayed battles. Many
sculptures created
represented human form. In
the Bronze Age craftsmen
started decorating pottery,
jewelry, and marble.
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13. Bibliography
Akrotiri, Thera. Boxing Boys. N.d. paint.
Blackwell, Amy Hackney. "Children in Ancient Greece." Encyclopedia of
Society
and Culture in the Ancient World. N.p.: n.p., n.d. N. pag. Ancient and
Medieval History Online. Web. 15 Jan. 2013. <http://www.fofweb.com/
NuHistory/default.asp?ItemID=WE49>.
The British Museum. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2013.
<http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/sparta/home_set.html>.
The British Museum. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2013.
<http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/sparta/story/sto_set.html>.
Unknown. Breatsplate of an Anatomical Cuirass. N.d. a ancient greek
breastplate.
The Louvre, Paris.
--. Brinze Warior. N.d. Bronze.
-- - -. Discus Thrower. N.d. Stone.
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-- -. Illyrian-style Helmet. N.d. Metal. The Louvre, Paris.
Williams, Jean Kinney. "Every Day Life in Ancient Greece." Empire of
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Greece, Great Empires of the Past. N.p.: n.p., n.d. N. pag. Ancient and Exhibit
Medieval History Online. Web. 17 Jan. 2013. <http://www.fofweb.com/
NuHistory/default.asp?ItemID=WE49>

14. Lucas Peterson
Lucas Peterson is the genius
behind the “Growing Up in Sparta”
exhibit. Aside from curating
museums, he likes to play sports
and hang out with his friends.
Some of his greatest achievement
were curating part of this museum,
and getting a 100% on Ms. Karis
Museum project. Linked citation goes here
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15. Boys had to train and become high ranking military officers, also the more
prestigious gym they were a member of the higher social class they were
in.
Boys in Sparta are considered property of the
state at the age of 7. They were sent to schools
to train and become soldiers. They were given
small portions of food to teach them to be
resourceful and survive with little. They were
given reeds to sleep on to teach them to be
resilient. They were also given a thin tunic to
wear year round, no matter what the weather to
tech them to be strong and immune to bad
conditions. Finally, the boys were beaten
regularly to teach them to be immune from
pain. Linked citation goes here
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16. Boys had to train and become high ranking military officers, also the more
prestigious gym they were a member of the higher social class they were
in.
Men trained at gyms to stay strong and practice
fighting. They would gather around with other
men and talk about politics. What gym you
were a member of was a factor in your social
class. If you were a member of a very low class
gym, you were probably not very important. If
you were a member to a very high class gym,
you were probably a very highly ranked person.
A father could pass down his gym membership
to his son, so prestigious gym memberships
would be passed down through families.
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17. Boys had to train and become high ranking military officers, also the more
prestigious gym they were a member of the higher social class they were
in.
When boys finished their school training, they
would be sent to live with an older man who
would become their mentor, and in some most
cases their lover. The mentor would teach the
pupil how to be a man, and the ways of life. He
would also teach them school subjects such as
math, and history. When the boy reached his
late teens, he would leave his mentor and
marry, but sometimes the child and mentor
would continue their relationship.
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18. Boys had to train and become high ranking military officers, also the more
prestigious gym they were a member of the higher social class they were
in.
Eligible men were not permitted to work
anywhere but in the military. To reach higher
social and economic classes men had to be
strong and work their way up in the military over
the course of a lifetime. You would also assume
a higher social class if you were born into a
high ranking family such as a king or general.
Your military status was the biggest factor in
your social and economic success.
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19. Ancient Greek literature displayed violence because there were many
wars at the time.
The Trojan Women was produced during the
Peloponnesian War, and was written by
Euripides in 415BC. It talks about the slaughter
that was occurring on the Aegean Island of
Melos and the main characters were the four
Trojan Women, Hecuba, Cassandra,
Andromache, and Helen. The story was defined
as a tragedy, and was written as a play. It was
the third book of a trilogy, however these books
were not connected.
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1486.The_Trojan
_Women_and_Hippolytus
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20. Ancient Greek literature displayed violence because there were many
wars at the time.
One of the earliest works in western literature,
( the other being the Iliad) were written by
Homer. The Odyssey was believed to be made
somewhere around the 8th century BC. The
Odyssey is centered around Odysseus, and his
journey home from the ten year long Trojan
War. His journey home would take him ten more
years to get back to Ithaca after the Trojan War.
Since he didn’t arrive back home for twenty
years, it was assumed he was dead. His wife
Penelope and his son Telemachus are very
worried about where he could be. During his http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/h/homer/odyssey.htm
journey he encounters many hardships like a
Cyclops, but overcomes them all to return to his Return to
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21. Ancient Greek literature displayed violence because there were many
wars at the time.
The Iliad also known as the song of Ilion or
Ilium is in the group of the oldest works of
western literature created by Homer
somewhere around the 8th century BC. The
poem is about the ten year long Trojan War, but
only covers the last few weeks. It mostly talks
about the weeks where fighting was going on
between King Agammemon and Achilles and
later on Achilles death. However, it touches
upon the cause of the war and legends of the
seige. In the poem there is an astounding
15,693 lines. http://detroiaaitaca.wordpress.com/category/invocacio-
de-la-iliada/
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22. Ancient Greek literature displayed violence because there were many
wars at the time.
Homer is the author who created the two epic
poems known as the Iliad and the Odyssey. He
lived somewhere around 850 BC, and has been
described as the teacher of Greece. Homer has
been found on nearly half of Greek papyrus
finds, and is referred to as one of the Greatest
Greek poets.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Homer_British_M
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23. Ancient Greek literature displayed violence because there were many
wars at the time.
Aristophanes was born in 446BC, he was
known as the father of comedy, however some
of his works such as the clouds dealt with
violence. In the clouds, it talks about Socrates’
trial and execution. 11 of the 40 plays he wrote
managed to survive. Something unique about
Aristophanes was his quality to make a serious
matter sound funny.
http://www.imagi-nation.com/moonstruck/aristo2.GIF
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24. Jack Kelly
Citations.
“Homer.” Facts on File. N.p., 2013. Web. 5 Feb. 2013.
<http://www.fofweb.com/NuHistory/default.asp?
ItemID=WE49>.
“Literature in Ancient Greece.” Facts on File. N.p., 2013.
Web. 24 Jan. 2013.
<http://www.fofweb.com/NuHistory/default.asp?
ItemID=WE49>.
The Odyssey. 850 BCE. Work of visual art. SOMS Library,
South Orange. Jack Kelly is an 8th grader at
onlineliterature.com. Jallic Inc., 2013. Web. 25 Jan. 2013. soms who loves to play
<http://www.online-literature.com/aristophanes/>. ultimate frisbee, and enjoys
Salisbury, Joyce E., and Gregory S. Aldrete. “Language and
Literature in Ancient Greece.” ABC CLIO. N.p., Feb. 2013. hanging out with his friends
Web. 3 Feb. 2013. <http://dailylife.abc- and going to the movies.
clio.com/Topics/Display/1425727?
sid=1425731&cid=98&useConcept=False>.
“The Trojan Women: Overview.” Gale Literary Resource
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Center. N.p., 2013. Web. 18 Jan. 2013. http://dailylife.abc-
Exhibit
clio.com/Topics/Display/1425727?
sid=1425731&cid=98&useConcept=False.

25. Artifact 19
Text goes here.
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26. Artifact 20
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27. Boys had to train and become high ranking military officers, also the more
prestigious gym they were a member of the higher social class they were
in.
Sparta was not always so military minded.
Before the 5th century B.C. Spartan sculptures
made beautiful, bronze and ivory sculptures. So
then, men could have professions that weren’t
military related, but then the Helots attacked,
Sparta put all their energy into the military so
they could conquer any attackers. So before
the 5th century man could be in high economic
and social classes without being high ranking
military officers.
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28. Artifact 22
Text goes here.
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29. Artifact 23
Text goes here.
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30. Jack’s Curator Room
Citations.
“Homer.” Facts on File. N.p., 2013. Web. 5 Feb. 2013.
<http://www.fofweb.com/NuHistory/default.asp?ItemID=WE49>.
“Literature in Ancient Greece.” Facts on File. N.p., 2013. Web. 24
Jan. 2013. <http://www.fofweb.com/NuHistory/default.asp?
ItemID=WE49>.
The Odyssey. 850 BCE. Work of visual art. SOMS Library, South
Orange. Jack Kelly is an 8th grader at soms
onlineliterature.com. Jallic Inc., 2013. Web. 25 Jan. 2013. who loves to play ultimate frisbee,
<http://www.online-literature.com/aristophanes/>. and enjoys hanging out with his
Salisbury, Joyce E., and Gregory S. Aldrete. “Language and friends and going to the movies.
Literature in Ancient Greece.” ABC CLIO. N.p., Feb. 2013. Web. 3
Feb. 2013. <http://dailylife.abc-clio.com/Topics/Display/1425727?
sid=1425731&cid=98&useConcept=False>.
“The Trojan Women: Overview.” Gale Literary Resource Center.
N.p., 2013. Web. 18 Jan. 2013. <http://dailylife.abc- Return to
clio.com/Topics/Display/1425727? Exhibit
sid=1425731&cid=98&useConcept=False>.