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Hello and welcome to the History and Classical Civilisation Department.

My name is Sarah Bell and I’m the Course Leader for Classical Civilisation A Level at Reigate College. I’m looking forward to welcoming you in person at the beginning of the academic year and sharing my passion for Classics.

In the meantime, I’m going to be setting a series of activities for you to complete over the coming months. These are designed to not only fuel your enthusiasm, but show how important classical studies are to our understanding the modern world. For most of you, this will be a new subject, so these tasks will also give you a great insight into studying Classics at A Level.

At A Level you will be expected to work independently and motivate yourself, so use this time as a training session. I’m looking forward to discussing your findings when we meet in September.

The tasks will be released here, in three phases (see table below)  and should be completed by Choices Day on 1 September 2021.  Please throw yourself into them and above all enjoy them!

Please note, some Course Leaders (for example for Music) may release their tasks earlier, as they may form part of the College’s audition process.  If this applies to you, you’ll be notified separately.

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Release date To be completed by
Explore your Subject1 June1 July
Get Going1 July1 Aug
Aim High1 Aug1 Sep

Explore your Subject

The Trojan War

One of the key texts you will be reading as part of your Classical Civilisation course is Homer’s Odyssey.  This is the story of the adventures had by the hero Odysseus during his voyage home from the war against Troy.

  • As an introduction and to give you some background information, please begin by watching the following Turkish broadcast about the British Museum’s exhibition on the Greek world, Troy: Myth and Reality. 
  • Is there any truth in the tale of Troy?  Homer’s epic accounts of the Trojan War are among the most influential narratives in world history. But are they rooted in reality – or mere myth?

Read the article by Classics Professor Paul Cartledge and then answer the following questions:

https://www.historyextra.com/period/ancient-greece/is-there-any-truth-in-the-tale-of-troy/

  • Why is the author sceptical about whether the war of Troy ever happened in the first place?
  • What do you think the example of the Trojan War reveals about some of the problems of knowing anything for sure about the ancient world?

Get Going

The Ara Pacis

Use the links below to research the Ara Pacis monument and answer the following questions:

  1. Who decided to build the Ara Pacis? Who were they?
  2. When was it built?
  3. What does the name ‘Ara Pacis’ mean?
  4. What is the Pax Romana? How might the Latin phrase link to this building?
  5. Which mythological creatures appear on the Ara Pacis? Why might they have been chosen?
  6. Which Roman figures may be represented on the processional scenes? Who were they?
  7. Why do people still visit the Ara Pacis today?

Research links:

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ancient-art-civilizations/roman/early-empire/a/ara-pacis

https://www.ancientworldmagazine.com/articles/altar-peace-pax-romana-made-manifest/

Ara Pacis today:

https://www.rome.net/ara-pacis

https://www.arttrav.com/rome/ara-pacis-virtual-reality/

http://www.arapacis.it/en/mostre_ed_eventi/eventi/l_ara_com_era

Aim High

For this next stage we’re going to explore Roman Slavery.  Please compete the tasks below and bring your work along to discuss in the first lesson.

1. Task One:

BBC In Our Time Podcast

  • Listen to the BBC In Our Time podcast on Roman Slavery and answer the questions below.

You can follow this link or listen on Spotify:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b09xnl51

You’ll be able to answer the questions in order as you follow the podcast, but make sure listen to the whole 50 minutes.

  1. Where would you find slaves in the Roman empire? (trick question)
  2. What two things could happen to you if you were captured by the Romans?
  3. Where did Julius Caesar capture about million slaves and later sell them into slavery?
  4. Would the Romans always kill able-bodied men? If not, what happened to them?
  5. Which is the only type of evidence we get written accounts from slaves themselves?
  6. What type of work did female slaves perform?
  7. Rank the price of slaves in terms of their value. Place the numbers 1-3 (1 representing the highest value) alongside these:
    Women, Children and Men.
  8. What percentage of the population is estimated to be slaves?
  9. Name one ‘defect’ that could be considered to be a reason for compensation when it comes to female slaves.
  10. Livy writes a history of Rome. He details how a slave stopped a plot to bring the reign of kings back to Rome. What were the three rewards they received?
  11. We have no evidence of the Romans wishing to abolish slavery. Instead, what were they concerned with when it came to slaves and their wellbeing?
  12. What evidence do we have of slaves being treated with violence?
  13. What can tomb stones tell us about slaves?
  14. What is a peculium?
  15. What is manumission?
  16. What do you need as a slave in order to make a will?
  17. Did Spartacus lead a revolt in Sicily or Italy?
  18. What does the ‘animalisation of a slave’ mean?
  19. How did the idea of slavery continue when Rome becomes Christianised?
  20. Was race a defining factor of Roman slavery?

2. Task Two

A day in the life of a slave

  • Write a diary entry from the perspective of a Roman slave. You should aim to write at least a page.

You must choose what type of slave you are, where you live and who your master is. Imagine where you may have come from and how your life as a slave may contrast with your beginnings. You may have been born a slave and be very content with your life. You may have a family who are all slaves who answer to the same master.

What tasks did you perform?

Where were you?

Who did you speak to?

How were you treated?

What do you wish for in the future?

Sarah Bell
Course Leader – Classical Civilisation
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