Your journey to excellence inClassical Civilisations

Greek and Roman Gods

Heracles/Hercules in Myth

Temple Layout and Sacrifice

Foundation Stories

Greek and Roman Festivals

Myth and Symbols of Power

Death and Burial Practices

Myths of the Underworld

Legendary Women in Myth

Young Women in Society

Women in the Home

Improper Women

Women in Religion

Women and Political Power

Warrior Women in Myth

Women to Be Feared

Key Mycenaean Sites

Life in the Mycenaean Age

Mycenaean Decorative Arts

Tombs and Burial Customs

Homer’s Odyssey: Books 9, 10, 19, 21, 22

Epic Literary Techniques

Themes in the Odyssey

Characterisation in the Odyssey

Roman Housing and Living Conditions

The Roman Home and Family

Roman Society and Citizenship

Slavery and Freedmen

Leisure and Entertainment

The Roman Baths

The Amphitheatre and Gladiators

The Circus Maximus and Chariot Races

Roman Theatre and Comedy

Greek and Roman Military Systems

Key Battles: Thermopylae, Salamis, Actium

Weapons and Armour

Role of Soldiers and Generals

Homer’s Iliad: War Themes

Virgil’s Aeneid: War and Heroism

Tyrtaeus and War Poetry

Horace’s Odes and War

Visual Sources of Warfare