Classical Civilisation study guides

A complete overview of the OCR Classical Civilisation Democracy and the Athenians option (H408/34). Explains how the paper is examined, the development of Athenian democracy, its institutions, citizenship and exclusion, the role of rhetoric, and the contemporary criticisms, with the source skills the option rewards.

A complete overview of the OCR Classical Civilisation Greek Religion option (H408/31). Explains how the paper is examined, the nature of the gods, sacrifice and ritual, sacred space and temples, festivals, oracles, mysteries and divination, and beliefs about death, with the source skills the option rewards.

A complete overview of the OCR Classical Civilisation Greek Theatre option (H408/21). Explains how the paper is examined, the theatre space and staging conventions, the City Dionysia, and the three set plays (Sophocles' Oedipus the King, Euripides' Bacchae and Aristophanes' Frogs), with the visual and literary source skills the option rewards.

A complete overview of the OCR Classical Civilisation The Imperial Image option (H408/22). Explains how the paper is examined, the transformation of Octavian into Augustus, and how statues, monuments, coins and poetry projected an image of peace, piety, victory, dynasty and divine connection, with the source skills the option rewards.

A complete overview of the Homer half of OCR Classical Civilisation Component 1, The World of the Hero. Explains how the Iliad and the Odyssey are examined, the key themes of the heroic code, the gods, fate and homecoming, and how the Homer section connects to the Virgil and comparative sections of H408/11.

A complete overview of the Virgil half of OCR Classical Civilisation Component 1, The World of the Hero. Explains how the Aeneid is examined, the key themes of pietas, furor, fatum and the cost of empire, the Augustan context, and how to compare Virgil with Homer in the comparative section of H408/11.