If you think your school life is demanding, spare a thought for the Spartans. At seven, boys left home and entered a public ‘boarding school’ educational system to produce warriors. Girls, unusually for the ancient world, also received formal education and would learn how to wrestle, throw the javelin and fight with their fists. To toughen them up, boys were expected to steal their food and to sleep on beds made from reeds they had plucked themselves from the riverbanks. They too then had to pass all-important examinations testing their physical resilience, fighting skills and discipline at the age of eighteen. By studying Ancient History, you will gain a rich understanding not only of Greece and Rome themselves but the peoples of ‘unknown and mysterious worlds’ that they encountered. For example, you will look at Celtic Britain with its woad-painted warriors and fire-enchanted Druids and how the Romans subdued it. The course will introduce you to the conflicts between the Greek city-states and between Greece and Persia. You will study the shift from the Roman Republic to the Roman Empire and the complex social changes it brought about. In the first year, you will begin by looking at the relationship between Greek states and non-Greek states, such as Persia and Egypt, in the 5th century BC. You will look at the politics of various Greek city-states and their military engagements with each other and non-Greek powers in the Peloponnesian wars. You will also look at Ancient Rome and the line of emperors that began with Augustus in 31 BC and ended with Nero in AD 68. You will consider the relationship between the emperors and the various social classes of Rome and the political and social challenges they faced. In the second year, you will undertake two in-depth studies. The first will look at the Greek city-state of Sparta. You will consider the structure of Spartan society and its troubled relationship with its arch-enemy Athens. In the Roman world, you will look at how Rome ran the remote and foggy island province of Britain after Claudius’ invasion in AD 43 through to the construction of Hadrian’s wall in the 120s AD.
To be eligible for the MPW University Foundation Programme you must: • Be aged 17+ at the start of the programme* • Entry requirements: Successful completion of local high school (either 11 or 12-year system) with good grades • Meet our English entry requirements: • January 2 term programme 5.5 IELTS or equivalent (with no less than 5.0 in any single band) – Pearson PTE (42-49), TOEFL iBT (46-59) or Cambridge (162) also accepted. • September 3 term programme 5.0 IELTS or equivalent (with no less than 4.5 in any single band) – Pearson PTE (36-41), TOEFL iBT (35-45) or Cambridge (154) also accepted.
The A level will be examined by two papers. The first covers topics relating to Ancient Greece: (i) relations between Greek states and between Greek and non-Greek states in the period 492–404 BC; and (ii) the politics and society of Sparta in the period 478–404 BC. The second covers topics relating to Ancient Rome: (i) the Julio-Claudian emperors in the period 31 BC – AD 68; and (ii) Ruling Roman Britain in the period AD 43-c.128. In each paper, candidates will face a mixture of essay questions and questions asking them to analyse sources and historical interpretations. Each paper lasts 2 hours 30 minutes and is worth 50% of the A level.
About Education Provider
| Region | London |
| Local Authority | Kensington and Chelsea |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | Unknown |
| Sixth Form Fee | £34,233 |
| Address | 90-92 Queen's Gate, LONDON, SW7 5AB |
If you think your school life is demanding, spare a thought for the Spartans. At seven, boys left home and entered a public ‘boarding school’ educational system to produce warriors. Girls, unusually for the ancient world, also received formal education and would learn how to wrestle, throw the javelin and fight with their fists. To toughen them up, boys were expected to steal their food and to sleep on beds made from reeds they had plucked themselves from the riverbanks. They too then had to pass all-important examinations testing their physical resilience, fighting skills and discipline at the age of eighteen. By studying Ancient History, you will gain a rich understanding not only of Greece and Rome themselves but the peoples of ‘unknown and mysterious worlds’ that they encountered. For example, you will look at Celtic Britain with its woad-painted warriors and fire-enchanted Druids and how the Romans subdued it. The course will introduce you to the conflicts between the Greek city-states and between Greece and Persia. You will study the shift from the Roman Republic to the Roman Empire and the complex social changes it brought about. In the first year, you will begin by looking at the relationship between Greek states and non-Greek states, such as Persia and Egypt, in the 5th century BC. You will look at the politics of various Greek city-states and their military engagements with each other and non-Greek powers in the Peloponnesian wars. You will also look at Ancient Rome and the line of emperors that began with Augustus in 31 BC and ended with Nero in AD 68. You will consider the relationship between the emperors and the various social classes of Rome and the political and social challenges they faced. In the second year, you will undertake two in-depth studies. The first will look at the Greek city-state of Sparta. You will consider the structure of Spartan society and its troubled relationship with its arch-enemy Athens. In the Roman world, you will look at how Rome ran the remote and foggy island province of Britain after Claudius’ invasion in AD 43 through to the construction of Hadrian’s wall in the 120s AD.
To be eligible for the MPW University Foundation Programme you must: • Be aged 17+ at the start of the programme* • Entry requirements: Successful completion of local high school (either 11 or 12-year system) with good grades • Meet our English entry requirements: • January 2 term programme 5.5 IELTS or equivalent (with no less than 5.0 in any single band) – Pearson PTE (42-49), TOEFL iBT (46-59) or Cambridge (162) also accepted. • September 3 term programme 5.0 IELTS or equivalent (with no less than 4.5 in any single band) – Pearson PTE (36-41), TOEFL iBT (35-45) or Cambridge (154) also accepted.
The A level will be examined by two papers. The first covers topics relating to Ancient Greece: (i) relations between Greek states and between Greek and non-Greek states in the period 492–404 BC; and (ii) the politics and society of Sparta in the period 478–404 BC. The second covers topics relating to Ancient Rome: (i) the Julio-Claudian emperors in the period 31 BC – AD 68; and (ii) Ruling Roman Britain in the period AD 43-c.128. In each paper, candidates will face a mixture of essay questions and questions asking them to analyse sources and historical interpretations. Each paper lasts 2 hours 30 minutes and is worth 50% of the A level.
