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This textbook is endorsed by OCR and supports the specification for
A-Level Classical Civilisation (first teaching September 2017). It
covers Components 31 and 34 from the 'Beliefs and Ideas' Component
Group: Greek Religion by Athina Mitropoulos and Julietta Steinhauer
Democracy and the Athenians by Tim Morrison and James Renshaw Why
was worshipping the gods so important to ancient Greek life? To
what extent did Greeks question religious belief? How and why did
the Athenians invent democracy? How does Athenian democracy compare
with democracy today? Drawing on modern scholarship and using a
wide variety of illustrations, this book guides A-Level students to
a greater understanding of these issues. It explores the
fundamental features of Greek religion, as well as its major
centres such as Delphi and Olympia. It then moves on to analyse the
development and workings of Athenian democracy, as well as
reflecting on ancient critiques of it, both celebratory and
critical. The ideal preparation for the final examinations, all
content is presented by experts and experienced teachers in a clear
and accessible narrative. Ancient literary and visual sources are
described and analysed, with supporting images. Helpful student
features include study questions, quotations from contemporary
scholars, further reading, and boxes focusing in on key people,
events and terms. Practice questions and exam guidance prepare
students for assessment. A Companion Website is available at
www.bloomsbury.com/class-civ-as-a-level.
This textbook is endorsed by OCR and supports the specification for
GCSE Classical Civilisation (first teaching September 2017). It
covers the Thematic Study Component 12 and all three Literature and
Culture options (Components 21-23): Thematic Study: Women in the
Ancient World by Robert Hancock-Jones Literature and Culture 1: The
Homeric World by Dan Menashe Literature and Culture 2: Roman City
Life by James Renshaw Literature and Culture 3: War and Warfare by
James Renshaw How much can we know about the lives of women in the
ancient world? Why is the hero Odysseus such an interesting
character? What was it like to watch a gladiatorial fight? Why was
the Roman army so successful? This book guides GCSE students to a
greater understanding of such issues. The opening chapter examines
the lives of women in Greece and Rome, and also focuses on women in
myth and legend. The following three chapters invite readers to
explore the culture of the Mycenaeans, city life in the Roman
world, and ancient Greek and Roman warfare, focusing both on
aspects of ancient society and on related literature. The ideal
preparation for the final examinations, all content is presented by
experts and experienced teachers in a clear and accessible
narrative. Ancient literary and visual sources are described and
analysed, with supporting images and examples of non-prescribed
sources. Helpful student features include study questions,
activities, further reading, and boxes focusing in on key people,
events and terms. Practice questions and exam guidance prepare
students for assessment. A Companion Website is available at
www.bloomsbury.com/class-civ-gcse.
This textbook is endorsed by OCR and supports the specification for
GCSE Classical Civilisation (first teaching September 2017). It
covers the Thematic Study Component 11 and all three Literature and
Culture options (Components 21-23): Thematic Study: Myth and
Religion by Ben Greenley Literature and Culture 1: The Homeric
World by Dan Menashe Literature and Culture 2: Roman City Life by
James Renshaw Literature and Culture 3: War and Warfare by James
Renshaw Why does Greek and Roman mythology remain so popular today?
Why is the hero Odysseus such an interesting character? What was it
like to watch a gladiatorial fight? Why was the Roman army so
successful? This book guides GCSE students to a greater
understanding of such issues. The opening chapter examines the
lives of women in Greece and Rome, and also focuses on women in
myth and legend. The following three chapters invite readers to
explore the culture of the Mycenaeans, city life in the Roman
world, and ancient Greek and Roman warfare, focusing both on
aspects of ancient society and on related literature. The ideal
preparation for the final examinations, all content is presented by
experts and experienced teachers in a clear and accessible
narrative. Ancient literary and visual sources are described and
analysed, with supporting images and examples of non-prescribed
sources. Helpful student features include study questions,
activities, further reading, and boxes focusing in on key people,
events and terms. Practice questions and exam guidance prepare
students for assessment. A Companion Website is available at
www.bloomsbury.com/class-civ-gcse.
This textbook is endorsed by OCR and supports the specification for
AS and A-Level Ancient History (first teaching September 2017). It
covers the whole of Component 1, both the compulsory Period Study
and the three optional Depth Studies: Period Study: Relations
between Greek states and between Greek and non-Greek states,
492-404 BC by Steve Matthews and James Renshaw Depth Study: The
Politics and Society of Sparta, 478-404 BC by Charlie Cottam Depth
Study: The Politics and Culture of Athens c. 460-399 BC by David L.
S. Hodgkinson and James Renshaw Depth Study: The Rise of Macedon,
359-323 BC by Lucy Nicholas How and why did a small group of city
states defy the might of the Persian Empire? Why did the same city
states subsequently descend into 60 years of conflict among
themselves? Were Sparta and Athens very different? How did
Alexander later redefine the Greek world? These are the sort of
questions that you are required to consider for A-Level Ancient
History. This book investigates how the birth of democracy and the
defeat of Persia allowed a flourish of political and philosophical
thought that subsequently defined western civilisation. It further
explores the contrasts between Spartan and Athenian culture. The
ideal preparation for the final examinations, all content is
presented by experts and experienced teachers in a clear and
accessible narrative. Ancient literary and visual sources are
described and analysed, with supporting images. Helpful student
features include study questions, further reading, and boxes
focusing in on key people, events and terms. Practice questions and
exam guidance prepare students for assessment. A Companion Website
is available at www.bloomsbury.com/ anc-hist-as-a-level.
This textbook is endorsed by OCR and supports the specification for
AS and A-Level Classical Civilisation (first teaching September
2017). It covers Components 21 and 22 from the 'Culture and the
Arts' Component Group: Greek Theatre by James Renshaw and Laura
Swift Imperial Image by Robert Hancock-Jones Why was tragedy and
comedy so central to Athenian life? How did drama challenge
Athenians to reflect on their way of living? How did the emperor
Augustus present himself as the restorer of Rome's greatness? To
what extent did he provide an example to later political figures as
a promoter of his regime? This book guides AS and A-Level students
to a greater understanding of these issues. The Greek Theatre
chapter explores the festival context in which tragedies and
comedies were performed, and then analyses three plays: Oedipus the
King by Sophocles, Bacchae by Euripides and Frogs by Aristophanes.
The Imperial Image chapter analyses the self-presentation of Rome's
most dynamic emperor, who claimed to have found Rome 'a city of
bricks, but left it a city of marble'. The ideal preparation for
the final examinations, all content is presented by experts and
experienced teachers in a clear and accessible narrative. Ancient
literary and visual sources are described and analysed, with
supporting images. Helpful student features include study
questions, quotations from contemporary scholars, further reading,
and boxes focusing in on key people, events and terms. Practice
questions and exam guidance prepare students for assessment. A
Companion Website is available at
www.bloomsbury.com/class-civ-as-a-level.
This textbook is endorsed by OCR and supports the specification for
GCSE Ancient History (first teaching September 2017). It covers the
whole of Component 1, both the compulsory Period Study and the
three optional Depth Studies: Period Study: The Persian Empire,
559-465 BC by James Renshaw Depth Study: From Tyranny to Democracy,
546-483 BC by Sam Baddeley Depth Study: Athens in the Age of
Pericles, 462-429 BC by Paul Fowler and James Renshaw Depth Study:
Alexander the Great, 356-323 BC by Lucy Nicholas Was propaganda
Persia's greatest weapon? How did Athens create democracy? Does
Pericles' Athens deserve to be remembered as civilised or barbaric?
How did Alexander dominate the ancient world by the age of 32? This
book raises these and other key questions. GCSE students and their
teachers will explore key political and social developments of the
Greek and Persian worlds through the eyes of ancient historians and
archaeology. This book invites us to look at ancient societies in a
new light and helps explain the development of the modern world.
The ideal preparation for the final examinations, all content is
presented by experts and experienced teachers in a clear and
accessible narrative. Ancient literary and visual sources are
described and analysed, with supporting images. Helpful student
features include study questions, further reading, and boxes
focusing in on key people, events and terms. Practice questions and
exam guidance prepare students for assessment. A Companion Website
is available at www.bloomsbury.com/anc-hist-gcse.
In Search of the Romans is a lively and informative introduction to
ancient Rome. Making extensive use of ancient sources and copiously
illustrated with photographs, drawings, maps and plans, now for the
first time in colour, its opening two chapters guide the reader
through the events of Roman history, from the foundation of the
city to the fall of the empire. Subsequent chapters introduce the
most important aspects of the Roman world: the army and the
provinces, religion, society, and entertainment; the final two
chapters focus on Pompeii and Herculaneum, the two cities destroyed
by Vesuvius. New to this edition are sections on the Augustan
principate, on the Roman army, on life in the provinces and on
engineering innovations, while the existing text is revised
throughout. The narrative includes descriptions of many individuals
from the Roman world, drawn from a variety of social settings.
Activity boxes and further reading lists throughout each chapter
aid students' understanding of the subject. Review questions
challenge students to read further and reflect on some of the most
important social, political and cultural issues of ancient Rome, as
well as to compare them with those of their own society. The new
edition is supported by a website that includes images, maps and
timelines, further reading and related links.
In Search of the Greeks offers an engaging introduction to the
societies of Classical Greece. Making extensive use of ancient
sources and illustrated with some hundred and fifty photographs,
drawings, maps and plans, many now for the first time in colour,
the book introduces key topics of ancient Greece. The new edition
opens with a new chapter that provides an historical overview of
the key events, figures and eras, and continues with updated
chapters on key topics in Greek history: religion and thought,
Athenian democracy, Athenian society, Athenian drama, the Olympic
Games and Sparta. Activity boxes and further reading lists
throughout each chapter aid students' understanding of the subject.
Appendices provide further information on Greek currency values,
Greek musical instruments and the Greek calendar. Review questions
throughout this book challenge students to read further and reflect
on some of the most important social, political and cultural issues
of classical Greece. Many topics raise issues of contemporary
relevance, such as the rights of citizens in a democracy, forced
marriage and approaches to education. The book is supported by a
website which, contains comprehensive resources on the social,
political and cultural issues of classical Greece.
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