Classical Civilisation
AS level Classical Civilisation is studied according to the AQA Specification. There is no expectation that students have studied any classical subject prior to beginning the AS level course.
The AS course features two modules:
Students will critically analyse Homer’s Iliad in English, investigating the great epic and the context of its oral delivery which gives such a valuable insight into the Mycenaean age of heroes and gods.
They will also study either the decline of the Roman Republic and the role of Cicero in the political machinations of the first century BCE. Alternatively they might investigate the role of women in Athens and Rome using a wide range of literary sources including Aristophanes’ comedies to explore the public and private role (as well as treatment) of women in these ancient societies.
The AS exams are taken together in the summer of the Lower Sixth.
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