Spartan art before and after the time of the '300'

Join leading academics for a discussion about Spartan art before and after the time of the ‘300’

In this week’s Sparta Live! event Professor Emerita Olga Palagia (University of Athens) and Professor Tyler Jo Smith (University of Virginia) discuss the artistic achievements in Sparta and Laconia just before and around the time of the ‘300’, with a focus on Laconian black-figure vase-painting, lead and bronze figurines, terracotta masks and reliefs, and sculpture.

Discussants:

• Professor Olga Palagia (University of Athens)
• Professor Tyler Jo Smith (University of Virginia)
• Dr Petros Doukas (Mayor of Sparti)
• Professor William Cavanagh (University of Nottingham; Honorary Citizen of Sparti)

Join the event here (Microsoft Teams)

Marble statue of a helmed hoplite (5th c. BC), thought to be king Leonidas I. Archaeological Museum of Sparti, Greece. ©Wikimedia Commons

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