Expand your knowledge of your Classical Civilization or Ancient History GCSE. more…
Join experts who teach and study the ancient world at the University of Cambridge for an inspiring day of talks, tours, and taster sessions which will help you get more out of your Classical Civilization or Ancient History GCSE.
The talks and workshops are tailor-made for your GCSE syllabus and will help you to understand your topics in greater depth and to see how what you study fits into the big picture of the ancient world. Everybody attends the Introduction session. We all meet again for the Conclusions session, which will be based on your responses to the day and will bring together all the different topics you have been exploring. You can pick which workshops you want to attend from the list below. Within each workshop there will be specific questions tailored to the particular options that you are studying for GCSE. So you can get a sense of what will be on offer, last year’s programme is below.
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Programme for 2015
10.30 – 11.00 : Registration
11.00 – 11.30 : Introduction with the Classics Outreach Team
11.45 – 12.30 : Workshop 1
12.30 – 1.30 : Lunch
13.30 – 14.15 : Workshop 2
14.15 – 15.00 : Workshop 3
15.00 – 15.15 : Break
15.15 – 16.00 : Conclusions
Workshops
A
Exploring Epic
What does it mean to be an epic hero? Investigate the Aeneid, Odyssey, Iliad, or Metamorphoses to find out how different epic poets saw their main characters.
Relevant for
Clas Civ AQA: Homer, Odyssey (1A); Virgil, Aeneid (3B); Homer, Iliad (4A); Ovid, Metamorphoses (4E)
Clas Civ OCR: Homer, Odyssey (2.2.1); Ovid, Metamorphoses (2.2.2); Virgil, Aeneid (2.4.4)
B
Athenian Drama in Context
Explore war on the stage and in contemporary Athens, men and women in tragedy, and the City Dionysia.
Relevant for
Clas Civ AQA: Greek Tragedy and Drama Festivals (2A); Greek Comedy (4B)
Clas Civ OCR: Athens (2.1.1); Sophocles, Antigone (2.4.1); Aristophanes, Lysistrata (2.4.2)
C
Life in a Roman Town
How did the Romans spend their time in Rome or Pompeii? Discover more about the everyday life of a Roman.
Relevant for
Clas Civ AQA: Social Life in Rome (2D); Pompeii and Herculaneum (3D)
Clas Civ OCR: Rome (2.1.2); Pompeii (2.3.2)
D
The Ancient Olympic Games
How was the Temple of Zeus at Olympia decorated, and why was this so appropriate for the home of the ancient Olympic Games? Take a closer look at the Museum of Classical Archaeology’s casts of the sculptures to find out more.
Relevant for
Clas Civ AQA: The Ancient Olympic Games (3C)
Clas Civ OCR: The Olympic Games (2.4.3)
E
Taking on the Persians
What do we know about the Persian war and how do we know it?
Relevant for
Clas Civ AQA: Herodotus, The Persian Wars (3A); Athens and Sparta (1C)
Clas Civ OCR: Athens (2.1.1); Sparta (2.3.1)
Anc Hist: The Greeks at War; Use of Sources
F
Ancient Women in Politics and Literature
How were women perceived in the ancient world? How did Cleopatra and Agrippina interact with the political world? How do real and fictional women relate?
Relevant for
Clas Civ AQA: Homer, The Odyssey (1A); Greek Tragedy and Drama Festivals (2A); Athens and Sparta (1C); Social Life in Rome (2D); Virgil, Aeneid (3B)
Clas Civ OCR: Athens (2.1.1); Rome (2.1.2); Homer, The Odyssey (2.2.1); Sparta (2.3.1); Sophocles, Antigone (2.4.1); Aristophanes, Lysistrata (2.4.2); Virgil, Aeneid (2.4.4)
Anc Hist: Women in Politics
G
Founding a city in History and Epic
Rome was the greatest city in the ancient world, but how did it all begin? Discover how myth and history intertwine to tell the story of Rome’s origins.
Relevant for
Clas Civ AQA: Livy, Stories of Rome (1B); Virgil, Aeneid (3B)
Clas Civ OCR: Rome (2.1.2); Virgil, Aeneid (2.4.4)
Anc Hist: The Rise of Rome
H
Alexander the Great
How did Alexander conquer the world and how do we know?
Relevant for
Anc Hist: Alexander the Great; Use of Sources
X
Ancient Greek Taster Session
Get a taste of the language of the Greeks and discover for yourself the excitement of decoding this ancient language.