Written by After a hiatus of a few years, the Sussex Classical Reading Competition is back.
This year we are trialling some passages written in English for our Classical Civilisation pupils, and theming much of the event around the Trojan Cycle.
Below are the chosen passages:
Passages for the 2025 Sussex Classical Reading Competition
The Trojan Cycle
Junior section
Years 5-6
Passage in Latin Minimus – page 21-22 A writing lesson (this could be a pair or trio of pupils)
Passage in English – Greek Legends by Peter Connolly page 12 Perseus kills Medusa (That evening…..the desert.)
Years 7-8
Passage in Latin Latin to GCSE Part One page 47 Judgement of Paris
Passage in English Death of Hector page 74 from Black Ships before Troy by Rosemary Sutcliff
Intermediate Section
Years 9 and 10
Passage in Greek Greek to GCSE Part 1 John Taylor page 75 The Cyclops 1 (Ex 5.3)
Passage in Latin Virgil’s Aeneid Book I Lines 90 – 112
Passage in English Aeschylus’s Agamemnon Lines 216-257 (Death of Iphigenia)
Senior Section
Years 11, 12-13
Passage in Latin Virgil’s Aeneid Book II Lines 369-390 (Pyrrhus arrives at the palace)
Passage in Greek Aeschylus’s Agamemnon Lines 40 –59
Passages for the 2025 Sussex Classical Reading Competition
The Trojan Cycle
Junior section
Years 5-6
Passage in Latin Minimus – page 21-22 A writing lesson (this could be a pair or trio of pupils)
Passage in English – Greek Legends by Peter Connolly page 12 Perseus kills Medusa (That evening…..the desert.)
Years 7-8
Passage in Latin Latin to GCSE Part One page 47 Judgement of Paris
Passage in English Death of Hector page 74 from Black Ships before Troy by Rosemary Sutcliff
Intermediate Section
Years 9 and 10
Passage in Greek Greek to GCSE Part 1 John Taylor page 75 The Cyclops 1 (Ex 5.3)
Passage in Latin Virgil’s Aeneid Book I Lines 90 – 112
Passage in English Aeschylus’s Agamemnon Lines 216-257 (Death of Iphigenia)
Senior Section
Years 11, 12-13
Passage in Latin Virgil’s Aeneid Book II Lines 369-390 (Pyrrhus arrives at the palace)
Passage in Greek Aeschylus’s Agamemnon Lines 40 –59 ‘δέκατον μὲν ἔτος τόδ᾽ ἐπεὶ Πριάμου…….. πέμπει παραβᾶσιν Ἐρινύν.’
Passage in English Virgil’s Aeneid Book XII Lines 930-952 (The death of Turnus)
Passage in English Virgil’s Aeneid Book XII Lines 930-952 (The death of Turnus)
We encourage entries from Year 5 upwards. There are three separate categories and opportunities to read Latin, Greek or English.
Date Tuesday 11 March
Place Lancing College
Time 4-6pm
Entry is free and you’re welcome from any part of the UK.
There will be prizes.
Please contact in order to enter your pupils or for more details/clarification.
