Classical Civilisation A Level and AS Level Courses
Classical Civilisation
Classical Civilisation focusses on the ancient civilisations of Greece and Rome, involving the study of their literature, art and history. Our students develop a keen interest in the ancient world and its cultures and gain a fresh perspective on the modern world. The study of Classical Civilisation not only provides specific Classical knowledge, but also skills relating to critical analysis and formulating arguments.
Course Outline
Unit CC1
Archaeology: Mycenae and the classical world
- Mycenaean archaeology, art and architecture
- Principles and practices of archaeological methodology
Unit CC2
Homer’s Odyssey and Society
- Homer’s Odyssey and the society and values it represents
Unit CC3
Roman Society and Thought
- Roman society and history through a study of Roman literature (Pliny’s Letters and examples of satire from Horace, Petronius and Juvenal)
Unit CC4
Greek Tragedy in its context
- The works of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, as works of literature and as social documents
Unit CC5
Greek Historians
- Historical texts by Thucydides, Herodotus and Plutarch
Unit CC6
City Life in Roman Italy
- The cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Ostia in their social, cultural, political and historical contexts
Unit CC7
Roman Britain: life in the outpost of the Empire
- Romano-British society and history as depicted in the literary and archaeological record
Unit CC8
Art and Architecture in the Greek World
- The sculpture, vase painting and architecture of the Classical Greek world
Unit CC9
Comic Drama in the Ancient World
- The works of Aristophanes, Menander and Plautus in their historical, literary and cultural contexts
Unit CC10
Virgil and the world of the hero
- Virgil’s Epic, the Aeneid, in its literary and cultural context
- Parts of Homer’s Iliad
Assesment
Unit 1
- Any unit CC1-CC6
- 100 marks
- 1 hour 30 minutes written paper
- 50% of total AS
- 25% of total A level
Unit 2
- Any unit CC1-CC6
- 100 marks
- 1 hour 30 minutes written paper
- 50% of total AS
- 25% of total A level
Unit 3
- Any unit CC7-CC10
- 100 marks
- 2 hours written paper
- 25% of total A level
Unit 4
- Any unit CC7-CC10
- 100 marks
- 2 hours written paper
- 25% of total A level