Ancient History study guides

A complete overview of OCR A-Level Ancient History essay and exam technique. Explains the four question types (short answers, the 20-mark period essay, the 12-mark source-utility question and the 36-mark depth essay), how to plan and write each, how to manage the paper's time, and how to revise.

A complete overview of the OCR A-Level Ancient History Greek depth study, the Politics and Society of Sparta 478 to 404 BC. Explains the structure of Section B and the 36-mark essay, ties together the constitution, the helots, the agoge, women and the Peloponnesian War, and shows how to argue from the prescribed sources.

A complete overview of the OCR A-Level Ancient History Greek period study, Persia and Greece c560 to 479 BC. Explains the structure of Section A, ties together the rise of Persia, the Ionian Revolt, Marathon, Thermopylae, Salamis and Plataea, and shows how to evaluate Herodotus as the central source.

A complete overview of the OCR A-Level Ancient History Roman depth study, the Breakdown of the Late Republic 88 to 31 BC. Explains the structure of Section B and the 36-mark essay, ties together Sulla, Pompey and Crassus, the Triumvirates, Caesar and Actium, and shows how to argue from the prescribed sources.

A complete overview of the OCR A-Level Ancient History Roman period study, the Julio-Claudian Emperors 31 BC to AD 68. Explains the structure of Section A, ties together Augustus, Tiberius, Gaius, Claudius and Nero, the principate, the army and succession, and shows how to evaluate Tacitus, Suetonius, Dio and the Res Gestae.

A complete overview of the OCR A-Level Ancient History source and interpretation skills. Explains the four assessment objectives, how to evaluate ancient sources for utility (AO3), how to analyse modern interpretations (AO4), and the strengths and limitations of the prescribed Greek and Roman historians.