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SUMMARY:GCSE Classical Civilisation and Ancient History Day\, Cambridge University
DESCRIPTION:Get more out of your GCSEs\n\n\n\n\n\n24 September 2016 – 10:30am\n\n\n\nExpand your knowledge of your Classical Civilization or Ancient History GCSE. more… \nJoin 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. \nThe 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. \nClick here to book your place.\nProgramme for 2015 \n10.30 – 11.00 : Registration \n11.00 – 11.30 : Introduction with the Classics Outreach Team \n11.45 – 12.30 : Workshop 1 \n12.30 – 1.30 : Lunch \n13.30 – 14.15 : Workshop 2 \n14.15 – 15.00 : Workshop 3 \n15.00 – 15.15 : Break \n15.15 – 16.00 : Conclusions \nWorkshops \nA \nExploring Epic \nWhat 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. \nRelevant for \nClas Civ AQA: Homer\, Odyssey (1A); Virgil\, Aeneid (3B); Homer\, Iliad (4A); Ovid\, Metamorphoses (4E) \nClas Civ OCR: Homer\, Odyssey (2.2.1); Ovid\, Metamorphoses (2.2.2); Virgil\, Aeneid (2.4.4) \n  \nB \nAthenian Drama in Context \nExplore war on the stage and in contemporary Athens\, men and women in tragedy\, and the City Dionysia. \nRelevant for \nClas Civ AQA: Greek Tragedy and Drama Festivals (2A); Greek Comedy (4B) \nClas Civ OCR: Athens (2.1.1); Sophocles\, Antigone (2.4.1); Aristophanes\, Lysistrata (2.4.2) \n  \nC \nLife in a Roman Town \nHow did the Romans spend their time in Rome or Pompeii? Discover more about the everyday life of a Roman. \nRelevant for \nClas Civ AQA: Social Life in Rome (2D); Pompeii and Herculaneum (3D) \nClas Civ OCR: Rome (2.1.2); Pompeii (2.3.2) \n  \nD \nThe Ancient Olympic Games \nHow 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.  \nRelevant for \nClas Civ AQA: The Ancient Olympic Games (3C) \nClas Civ OCR: The Olympic Games (2.4.3) \n  \nE \nTaking on the Persians \nWhat do we know about the Persian war and how do we know it? \nRelevant for \nClas Civ AQA: Herodotus\, The Persian Wars (3A); Athens and Sparta (1C) \nClas Civ OCR: Athens (2.1.1); Sparta (2.3.1) \nAnc Hist: The Greeks at War; Use of Sources \n  \nF \nAncient Women in Politics and Literature \nHow were women perceived in the ancient world? How did Cleopatra and Agrippina interact with the political world? How do real and fictional women relate? \nRelevant for \nClas Civ AQA: Homer\, The Odyssey (1A); Greek Tragedy and Drama Festivals (2A); Athens and Sparta (1C); Social Life in Rome (2D); Virgil\, Aeneid (3B) \nClas 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) \nAnc Hist: Women in Politics \n  \nG \nFounding a city in History and Epic \nRome 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. \nRelevant for \nClas Civ AQA: Livy\, Stories of Rome (1B); Virgil\, Aeneid (3B) \nClas Civ OCR: Rome (2.1.2); Virgil\, Aeneid (2.4.4) \nAnc Hist: The Rise of Rome \n  \nH \nAlexander the Great \nHow did Alexander conquer the world and how do we know? \nRelevant for \nAnc Hist: Alexander the Great; Use of Sources \n  \nX \nAncient Greek Taster Session \nGet a taste of the language of the Greeks and discover for yourself the excitement of decoding this ancient language.
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