Classical Civilisation

Course summary

This course is designed for pupils who are fascinated by the Greeks and Romans but prefer to read about them in English. We study selections from their literature and history and gain an overview of how they saw their world, of their extraordinary achievements and of how they influenced the world we live in now. Anyone who has enjoyed studying English and history should enjoy this course, which involves a great deal of imagination, enquiry, and debate. There is no Latin or Greek language requirement, and it is not necessary to have studied the subject at GCSE as pupils taking the subject from scratch at A Level can do extremely well. Pupils studying classical subjects occasionally have opportunities for theatre visits to see Greek and Roman plays in translation. In 2023, the department took a trip to visit Athens, Delphi and Mycenae.