Ancient History

Studying Ancient History at Bow Sixth Form

Exam Board: OCR

Entry Requirements: A minimum of a Grade 6 in a Humanities GCSE and a 6 in GCSE English Language, in addition to five 5-9 grades.

Why study this course?

Ancient History is a study of the Ancient Greek and Roman Civilizations. We explore their ideas, beliefs, cultures and religions. We also discover the key personalities, heroes and anti-heroes and events of the Ancient World. We’ll discover the impact that the philosophy and politics of the great thinkers of Rome and Greece have had on the modern world.

This course is a natural progression from GCSE Ancient History, but having taken the GCSE is not essential. It is great preparation for a range of Classics Degrees at the best Russell Universities and beyond. It fits hand in glove with Philosophy, Law, Politics, English Literature, Drama and all Humanities Degrees. It is a course highly regarded by employers and Universities.

What will I learn?

This is a brand new course at Bow and the exact structure of the course will very much reflect the interests of the students who take it. Nevertheless, we are planning to include;

Year 12:

Relations between Greek states and between Greek and non-Greek states, 492–404 BC
The Politics and Society of Sparta, 478–404 BC

Year 13:

The Julio-Claudian Emperors, 31 BC–AD 68
Ruling Roman Britain, AD 43–c.128.

What skills will I gain?

Analytical Skills
Research Skills
Communication Skills
A love of reading
A love of writing
Thinking
Understanding of the World around you,

Future pathways

Classical Civilisation
Classics
Politics
Philosophy
Drama
History of Art
Museum Curator
Teacher
Lawyer
Politician.