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Classical Civilisation


ClassicsClassical Civilisation at Invicta Grammar focuses primarily upon the civilisations of ancient Greece and Rome, and provides students with a broad, coherent and rewarding study of the culture of the classical world. 

It is a wide-ranging and multi-disciplinary subject involving the study of literature, art, artefacts, archaeological sites, and the ancient historical context.  Students study elements of the literature and visual/material culture of Greece and Rome and develop an understanding of their social, historical and cultural contexts.

From women in the Ancient World, to the study of religious beliefs and ancient ideas about war, Classical Civilisation involves interesting examination of things that are still important today: 

‘... men grappled with exactly the same issues that we do: life, death, gods, sex, love, family, children, education, the nature of the world, our origins and development, the past, money, health, status, other cultures, friendship, power, patriotism, politics, law, crime, justice, empire, war’. Peter Jones, advisor to Classics for All, 'Taking the Long View'

Year 9 - Foundation Year

The Year 9 course of study is a Foundation to GCSE Year which offers an insight into to the ancient past which is both fascinating and eye-opening. The learning journey delves into the Classical World as students study the myths and history of the ancient Greeks. The knowledge learnt acts as a solid foundation on which students will build their GCSE learning in Year 10 and 11.

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The content covered, whilst captivating in its own right, also serves to underpin the concepts that students will explore when studying the GCSE topics. Depth of knowledge of the ancient past is gained through introductory studies of: Women in Greek Mythology; The Idea of the Hero and Ancient Religion.

Such breadth of learning throughout Year 9 ensures that students have a comprehensive understanding of a wide range of ancient civilisations, enabling them to fully equipped and prepared future GCSE learning.
 

Topics Covered

Foundation To The Classical World

Journeying to the Underworld: Study of the myth of Demeter and Persephone.
Greek Gods and Goddesses: Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Apollo, Artemis, Athena, Aphrodite, Ares, Dionysus, Demeter, Hermes and the rest.

Ancient Greek Religion: Sanctuaries, Temples, Festivals and Animal Sacrifice.

Mythology: Theseus and the Minotaur: an introduction to the concept of “myth”.

Women in the Ancient World:

  • Women to be Feared: A Greek Tragedy: Medea
  • Warrior Women: a fascinating journey alongside the fearsome Amazons of Greek mythology.
  • Women of Legend: Helen of Troy and Cleopatra

The Universal Hero: Heracles/Hercules: an investigation into one of more incredible careers in history: a rollercoaster ride through the myths and adventures attached to the hero who was so important to both Greek and Roman cultures.

The Trojan War: an epic conflict featuring gods, heroes and a beautiful woman.

Timetable​

Over a fortnightly timetable, students receive:

  • 4 hours of guided classroom learning
  • 2 x 30 minutes of guided independent homework

  • Enrichment and Extra Curricular

  • To Read

  • Mythos by Stephen Fry
  • Heroes by Stephen Fry
  • SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard Or Historical Fiction
  • On the Seas to Troy by Caroline B Coney
  • The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker
  • For the Most Beautiful by Emily Hauser
  • Circe by Madeline Miller
  • Women in Classical Athens by Blundell, S. (1998) Blundell’s account of the lives of women in Classical Athens is engaging and accessible. Women of various social classes are considered, and some ancient sources are included and discussed to support conclusions. This book is an excellent source of information and also models a good way of writing about ancient sources and experiences. 
  • Civilisation section.
  • Omnibus journals available in A26

  • To Watch/Listen

  • Recommended Websites
  • http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk
  • http://www.livius.org
  • http://www.womenintheancientworld.com
  • http://www.britishmuseum.org

  • To Do/Visit

  • Visit the British Museum. Their website has many tips on trails and routes to follow around the museum
  • Go to the theatre

Key Stage 4

War and Warfare: This component covers both Greek and Roman civilisation, focusing on Athens and Sparta in the 5th century BC, and on Rome in the Imperial period. In the “historical” section we examine the military systems of these distinct societies and concentrate of a small number of world famous battles, such as the Greeks at Marathon and the great Roman/Egyptian sea battle of Actium, where Antony and Cleopatra were finally defeated. The literature section of this unit will give us opportunity to study Homer’s epic poem, The Iliad, the story of Achilles, Hector and the Trojan War and Virgil’s Aeneid, the story of how the defeated Trojan refugees went on the found the Roman race.


Myth and Religion: This study of mythology and religious beliefs and practice in the ancient world has been designed to enable you to explore the lives of the ancient Greeks and Romans as broadly as possible. We will examine the portrayals of famous heroes such as Heracles/Hercules and Theseus and beliefs about the Underworld and afterlife and death and burial. The course is arranged thematically so that we look at myth and religion grouped under such categories as: Journeying to the Underworld, Foundation myths, the Universal Hero and Festivals to name but four. You will examine the realities of life in the ancient world, from the purpose and practice of blood sacrifice to the giving of birthday presents to the gods. You will study both literary and visual/materials sources and will study the literature, religion, art and architecture of the ancients.


Examination Board/Qualification:    OCR  GCSE Classical Civilisation

  • 100% examination - There is no Coursework
  • There will be two externally assessed written examinations both 90 minutes in length.
  • Each examination is worth 50% of the course.

Topics Covered

Year 10 (War and Warfare) Year 11 (Myth and Religion)

The concept of the ancient hero: Jason, Heracles, Perseus, Theseus, Odysseus.

Homer’s Iliad: an introduction to one of the world’s most exciting stories. Also an opportunity to discover what literature can tell us about the horror and glory of war.


Ancient Sparta: an exploration of one the most extreme societies ever to exist, the original Warrior state. We will stand side by side with the famous 300 at Thermopylae as they face the most fearsome military force ever assembled.


Athens at War: We travel across Greece to Athens and study the great battles of Marathon and Salamis.


Virgil’s Aeneid: We will look in detail at Book 2 of this the greatest of all epic poems as it recounts with moving and terrible vividness the destruction of Troy and the flight of the survivors.


The Romans: an extensive study of what made the Romans such a formidable and successful force in the world. Focus will be on how the army and navy were used in famous battles and campaigns. We will examine the Battle of Actium, which was the culmination of the conflict between Antony and Cleopatra and the soon to be first Emperor of Rome, Augustus Caesar. We will also look at the later Emperor, Trajan’s campaign to conquer modern day Romania (you can tell by the name that he succeeded).

We return to the Myth and Religion unit to study the Roman part of this component in detail.


Myths and Symbols of Power: a fascinating and demanding study of how myths are used in art to demonstrate power and identity.


Ancient Roman Religion: Sanctuaries, Temples, Festivals and Animal Sacrifice.


Journeying to the Underworld: Study of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice.


Death and Burial in Greece: an exploration of practices and beliefs surrounding death and burial.
Myth and Religion: Synoptic element: We complete our exploration of the myths and religious beliefs and practises of ancient Rome and Greece and make comparisons between those civilisations and our own.


Revision.

Timetable

Over a fortnightly timetable, students receive:

  • 5 hours of classroom guided learning
  • 2 hours of guided independent homework

Enrichment and Extra Curricular

To Read

Year 10

  • Range of fiction and non-fiction texts in the Reading Room in the Classical Civilisation section. (see Mr Giles for recommendations according to interests of student.)
  • ​Omnibus journals available in A26
    • Culture:
    • Breeze, David (2016) The Roman Army. London: Bloomsbury A detailed analysis of the Roman army for the newcomer.
    • Cartledge, Paul (2013) Thermopylae, the Battle that Changed the World. London: Pan  An exciting and scholarly account of the battle from a leading Greek historian.
    • Connolly, Peter (2016) Greece and Rome at War. Barnsley: Frontline  An excellent book for students, with superb images to back up the text
    • Lepper, Frank and Sheppard Frere (1988) Trajan’s Column. Stroud: Sutton  A scholarly masterpiece, the definitive academic work on Trajan’s Column. 
    • Strauss, Barry (2005) The Battle of Salamis. London: Simon & Schuster  An exciting account of the battle for the general reader.
  • Literature
    • Camps, W. A. (1979) An Introduction to Virgil’s Aeneid. Oxford: Oxford University Press  The classic introduction to the poem.
    • Owen, E. T. (1994) The Story of the Iliad. London: Bloomsbury  A book which gives an accessible running commentary on each book of the poem.
    • Powell, Barry B. (2007) Homer. London: Blackwell Introductions to the Ancient World  A very accessible introduction to reading Homer, using key passages from both poems.
    • West, M. L. (2008) Greek Lyric Poetry. Oxford: Oxford University Press  The classic translation of Greek lyric poetry, including Tyrtaeus, with a helpful introduction and notes.
    • Williams, R. D. (2009) The Aeneid. London: Bloomsbury  An excellent work on the poem for newcomers.

Year 11

  • Chrystal, P. (2015) Roman Women: The Women Who Influenced the History of Rome. Stroud: Fonthill Media   This book provides biographical accounts of some famous and infamous Roman women. Ancient sources are used as the basis of the accounts, but they contain their fair share of scandalous anecdotes. A particular strength of this book is that it considers the role that particular women (for example Lucretia) played in Roman culture and values.
  • Haward, A. (2006) Penelope to Poppaea. Bristol: Bristol Classical Press  This excellent and accessible book takes a chronological look at the lives of women in the ancient world, starting with the Homeric epics and finishing with Imperial Rome. Literary as well as visual/material sources are included as subjects for discussion, and the commentary draws-out some key differences between Greek and Roman cultures.
  • MacLachlan, B. (2012) Women in Ancient Rome: A Sourcebook. London: Bloomsbury  An excellent repository of ancient Roman sources with some commentary.
  • Range of fiction and non-fiction texts in the Reading Room in the Classical Civilisation section. (see Mr Giles for recommendations according to interests of student.)
  • Omnibus journals available in A26

To Watch/Listen

To Research/To Do/Visit

Key Stage 5

The A Level course has three discrete units of study which involves the study of both ancient Greece and Rome.  Over the two-year course we explore some of the most influential societies of all time. We examine and engage with some of the most fascinating thoughts, texts and works of Art ever produced. Students develop an eagerness to explore societies far removed but in many ways similar to our own.

Examination Board/Qualification:      OCR   A Level

  • 100% examination
  • Unit 1 – The World of the Hero 40% of total A Level: 2 hours 30 mins
  • Unit 2 – Greek Theatre 30% of total A Level: 1 hour 45 mins
  • Unit 3 – Love and Relationships in the Greek and Roman World 30% of total A Level: 1 hour 45 mins

Topics Covered/Enrichment and Extra Curricular

World of the Hero – Homer’s Odyssey

Components

Composites

Literary techniques and composition

 
  • structure and plot of the epic
  • language of the epic including narrative and descriptive techniques and their effects; such as speeches, formulae, flashback, and similes
  • literary context in which the Odyssey was created and handed down including
  • oral tradition and context
  • transmission of the text
  • whether it was the work of one or more poets

The heroic world: characterisation and themes

 
  • concept, values and behaviour of a hero, including the ideas of timē (honour) and kleos (reputation)
  • how the different societies depicted in the Odyssey are characterised and portrayed
  • characterisation of major and minor characters
  • nostos (homecoming)
  • disguise
  • recognition
  • fantasy and the supernatural

The social, cultural and religious context

 
  • power of fate
  • role of the immortals
  • relationship between immortals and mortals
  • justice and revenge
  • hospitality and guest friendship (xenia)
  • family
  • relationships between men and women, parents and children
  • part played by women in the epic and their position in society
  • role of slaves

To Watch/Listen
  • The film Troy (2004) gives a Hollywood take on the whole Trojan War or The Odyssey (1997) gives the whole story of the Odyssey - perhaps on a slightly lower budget though!
  • Netflix/BBC did and adaption of part of the Trojan War story as it appears in the Iliad in Troy: Fall of a City https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/80175352
  • Stand up comedian Natalie Haynes gives a funny and informative introduction to the Iliad https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000d7p2 

To Read
  • Callen King, K. (2012) Ancient Epic, Wiley-Blackwell.
  • Ahl, F. and Roisman, H. (1996) The Odyssey Re-formed, Cornell University Press.
  • Camps, W. A. (1980) An Introduction to Homer, OUP.
  • Fowler, R. (ed) (2004) The Cambridge Companion to Homer, CUP.
  • Graziosi, B. (2016) Homer, OUP.
  • Griffin, J. (2010) Homer: The Odyssey, CUP.
  • Griffin, J. (2013) Homer, Bloomsbury.
  • Jenkyns, R. (1992) Classical Epic Homer and Virgil. Bristol Classical Press.
  • Kahane, A. (2012) Homer for the Perplexed, Bloomsbury.
  • Lane Fox, R. (2008) Travelling Heroes, Greeks and their Myths in the Epic Age of Homer, Penguin.

World of the Hero – Virgil’s Aeneid

Components

Composites

The heroic world: characterisation and themes

 
  • concepts, values and behaviour of a Greek and Roman hero
  • characterisation of major and minor characters
  • role of Aeneas in Rome’s Imperial destiny
  • portrayal of war
  • the portrayal of different nations; Trojans, Greeks, Carthaginians, Italians

The social, cultural and religious context

 
  • moral values implicit in the Aeneid including pietas (duty to gods, state and family) and its contrast with furor
  • importance of fate and destiny
  • role of the immortals and the relationship between mortals and immortals
  • family and friendship
  • relationships between men and women, parents and children
  • part played by women in the epic and their position in society

Historical and political background

 
  • Augustan context in which the Aeneid was produced including: i) the political and historical background of the civil war  ii)Augustus’ rise to power and consolidation of his rule
  • Virgil’s relationship to Augustus and his regime and the extent to which they are promoted within the epic
  • promotion of the Roman Empire

To Watch/Listen

To Read
  • Callen King, K. (2012) Ancient Epic, Wiley-Blackwell.
  • Camps, W. A. (1969) An Introduction to Virgil’s Aeneid, OUP.
  • Deryk Williams, R. (2013) Aeneas and the Roman Hero, Bloomsbury.
  • Gransden, K. W. (2004) Virgil: The Aeneid, CUP.
  • Griffin, J. (2013) Virgil, Bloomsbury.
  • Martindale, C. (ed) (1997)The Cambridge Companion to Virgil, CUP.
  • Wallace Hadrill, A. (1993) Augustan Rome, BCP.
  • Williams, R. D. (2013) The Aeneid of Virgil: A Commentary Based on the Translation of C. Day Lewis, Bloomsbury

Greek Theatre

Components

Composites

Drama and the theatre in ancient Athenian society.

 

 

 
  • role and significance of drama and the theatre in ancient Athenian society, including, the religious context of the dramatic festivals
  • the organisation of the City Dionysia, including the make up and involvement of the theatre audience
  • structure of the theatre space, and how this developed during the 5th and 4th centuries BC including:
    • machinery associated with the theatre; the crane and the wheel platform, and how they contributed to the staging of Greek drama
  • the representation in visual and material culture of theatrical and dramatic scenes

Nature of tragedy.

 
  • the origins of tragedy and how it developed during the 5th century BC, including its relationship to satyr-plays
  • the contributions of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides
  • use of actors and the Chorus
  • use of masks, costumes and props
  • common themes of tragedy
  • the relationship between the cultural context and subject matter of the plays
  • Aristotle’s theories about tragedy, including peripeteia (reversal of fortune), hamartia (tragic mistake), catharsis (purging of emotions)

Nature of (old) comedy.

 
  • the origins of comedy and how it developed during the 5th century BC, including the contribution of Aristophanes
  • use of actors and the Chorus
  • use of masks, costumes and props
  • types of humour, comic techniques and effects
  • the common themes of comedy
  • the relationship between the cultural context and subject matter of the plays

Social, political and religious themes in tragedy with reference to Oedipus the King and Bacchae.

 

With reference to Oedipus the King and Bacchae:

  • ancient religious concepts, beliefs and practices, including:
    • the role of the gods
    • fate and free will
    • prophecy and prophets
    • religious rituals and acts
  • importance of the polis (city), including:
    • position and role of men, women and slaves in society
    • political ideas and ideals
  • importance of family relationships
  • tragic heroism, including:
    • the nature of heroes and heroism
    • justice and revenge
  • possible interpretation of these themes and motifs by both ancient and modern audiences
  • the representation of such themes and motifs in the visual/material record

Social, political and religious themes in comedy with reference to Frogs.

 

With reference to Frogs:

  • the representation and satire of tragedy
  • ancient religious concepts, beliefs and practices, including:
    • the role of the gods
    • death and the afterlife
  • importance of the polis (city), including:
    • position and role of men, women and slaves in society
    • political ideas and ideals
  • possible interpretation of these themes and motifs by both ancient and modern audiences
  • the representation of such themes and motifs in the visual/material record

To Watch/Listen

Intro to Greek Theatre: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSRLK7SogvE
Intro to Greek Tragedy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSr6mP-zxUc
Intro to Greek Comedy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-BvMbfkxcc
The Open University Open Learn Course: https://www.open.edu/openlearn/history-the-arts/history/greek-theatre
The National Theatre resources https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/backstage/greek-theatre
Ancient Greek Theatre http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/Theatre/

To Read
  • Bowie, A. (1996) Aristophanes: Myth, Ritual and Comedy, CUP.
  • Dover, K. (1974) Aristophanic Comedy, University of California Press.
  • Cartledge, P. (1990) Aristophanes and his Theatre of the Absurd, Bloomsbury Academic.
  • Csapo, E. and W.J. Slater, (1994) The Context of Ancient Drama, University of Michigan.
  • Dugdale, E. (2008) Greek Theatre in Context, CUP.
  • Easterling, P.E. (ed) (1997) The Cambridge Companion to Greek Tragedy, CUP.
  • Foley, H. (2001) Female acts in Greek Tragedy, Princeton University Press.
  • Garvie, A. (2016) The Plays of Sophocles, Bloomsbury.
  • Gregory, J. (2005) A Companion to Greek Tragedy, Blackwell.
  • Konstan, D. (1995) Greek Comedy and Ideology, OUP.
  • MacDowell, D.M. (1995) Aristophanes and Athens: An introduction to the Plays, OUP.
  • Moorwood, J. (2016) The Plays of Euripides, Bloomsbury.
  • Pelling, C. (ed) (1997) Greek Tragedy and the Historian, Clarendon Press.
  • Revermann, M. (ed) (2014) The Cambridge Companion to Greek Comedy, CUP.
  • Scodell, R. (2010) An Introduction to Greek Tragedy, CUP.

Love & Relationships

Components

Composites

Men and women

 
  • Greek and Roman thinking regarding:
    • the ideal qualities of men and women
    • the relative status of men and women domestically, civically and legally
  • Greek and Roman thoughts about marriage, including:
    •  what makes a good marriage
    • the joy and benefits of marriage
    • relative sexual freedom allowed for men and women
    • attitudes towards adultery
  • Ideas regarding the nature of ‘good’ and ‘bad’ conduct which emerge

Plato on love and desire

 
  • Plato’s ideas about love and desire, including:
    • the definitions of love
    • the physical symptoms of desire
    • the differences between love and desire
    • how and why desire should be controlled
    • how and why desire can be resisted
    • homoerotic relationships
  • Ideas regarding the nature of ‘good’ and ‘bad’ conduct which emerge
  • How Plato’s contemporary context influenced his ideas
  • How these ideas might have been received by his contemporary audience

Seneca on love and desire

 
  • Seneca’s ideas about love and desire, including:
    • the definitions of love
    • the physical symptoms of desire
    • the differences between love and desire
    • how and why desire should be controlled
    • how and why desire can be resisted
    • homoerotic relationships
  • ideas regarding the nature of ‘good’ and ‘bad’ conduct which emerge
  • the influence of Stoicism on the ideas of Seneca
  • how Seneca’s contemporary context influenced his ideas
  • how these ideas might have been received by his contemporary audience

Sappho

 
  • purpose and intended audience of her poetry
  • the social and poetic context including the genre of the work

Ovid

 
  • purpose and intended audience of his poetry
  • the social and poetic context including the genre of the work

Love and relationships in poetry

 
  • in the work of Sappho and Ovid (as prescribed) the representation of:
    • love and desire
    • men and women
    • sex
    • marriage
    • society and values
  • comparisons between the views in the literature and the thoughts put forward by Plato and Seneca, and societal ideas about men, women and marriage

To Read
  • Campbell, R. (1969) Seneca, Letters from a Stoic, Penguin Classics.
  • Davidson, J. (2008) The Greeks and Greek Love, Phoenix.
  • Dover, K. (2016) Greek Homosexuality, Bloomsbury Academic.
  • Freeman, P. (2016) Searching for Sappho, Norton.
  • Goldhill, S. (2004) Love Sex and Tragedy, John Murray.
  • Green, P. (1982) Ovid: The Erotic Poems, Penguin Classics.
  • Greene, E. (ed) (1996) Reading Sappho, University of California Press.
  • Maclachlan, B. (2012) Women in Ancient Greece, Continuum.
  • Miles, C. and Norwich, J.J. (1997) Love in the Ancient World, Weidenfeld and Nicholson.
  • Motto, A. (2007) Seneca on Love, accessed online.
  • Pomeroy, S. (1994) Goddesses, Whores, Wives and Slaves, Pimlico
  • Potter, D.S. (2010) Companion to the Roman Empire, Wiley-Blackwell.
  • Reeve, C.D.C. (2006) Plato on Love, Hackett.
  • Skinner, M.B. (2014) Sexuality in Greek and Roman Culture.

Timetable

Over a fortnightly timetable, students receive:

  • 10 hours of guided classroom learning
  • 10 hours of guided independent homework

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