Units

Please find below the units which are available for this qualification.

For AS Level

Unit Type	Unit Information	Assessment Method and Weighting.
Optional	Archaeology and the Classical World Candidates will gain an appreciation of archaeology, art and architecture with a focus on Mycenaean sites on mainland Greece, as well as the principles and practices of archaeological methodology.	See Draft Specification
Optional	Homer's Odyssey and Society Candidates will gain an appreciation of Homer's Odyssey and the society and values it represents.	See Draft Specification
Optional	Roman Society and Thought Candidates will gain an appreciation of Roman society and history through a study of Roman literature (Pliny's Letters and examples of Satire from Horace, Petronius and Juvenal).	See Draft Specification
Optional	Greek Tragedy in its Context Candidates will gain an appreciation the works of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, both as works of literature and as social documents.	See Draft Specification
Optional	Greek Historians Candidates will study historical texts by Thucydides, Herodotus and Plutarch in order to understand the historical and political events they describe and the societies within which they were created.	See Draft Specification
Optional	City Life in Roman Italy Candidates will study Pompeii, Herculaneum and Ostia in their social, cultural, political and historical contexts.	See Draft Specification

For A2 Level

Optional	Roman Britain Candidates will study Romano-British society through the literary and archaeological record.	See Draft Specification
Optional	Art and Architecture in the Greek World Candidates will gain an appreciation of the Classical Greek World through a study of its sculpture, vase painting and architecture.	See Draft Specification
Optional	Comic Drama in the Ancient World Candidates will study the works of Aristophanes, Menander and Plautus in their historical, literary and cultural contexts.	See Draft Specification
Optional	The Epic and the Age of Augustus Candidates will study Virgil's Epic, the Aeneid, and its central position within the mythology of the Augustan regime. Candidates will read parts of Homer's Iliad to give depth to their study of the epic.	See Draft Specification