Resources for Students

Classics for All

Why Study Classics

6 reasons to study Classics and Ancient History, click here to view.

Professor Edith Hall wrote an article (Classics for the people: why we should all learn from the ancient Greeks) outlining the value of Classics in twenty-first century education and society. It can be read here.

These qualification factsheets explain the benefits of studying Classical Civilisation at GCSE and A Level:


Why Study Ancient History

Thank you to James Melville at Harrow School for sharing this great video!


KCL Syllabus Support Videos

King’s College London has produced these excellent introductory videos to tie in with the Classical Civilisation syllabus.

An Introduction to Sappho

Invention of the Barbarian Part 1

Invention of the Barbarian Part 2

Thinking about Sophocles’ Oedipus the King Part 1

Thinking about Sophocles’ Oedipus the King Part 2

Thinking about Sophocles’ Oedipus the King Part 3

Plato on the City and the Individual

Aristotle on the City and the Individual


Experience and explore our recommended links

Panoply Project

British Museum – ancient Greece

The Baths at Rome

BBC Primary History

BBC Bitesize – ancient Greece

BBC Bitesize – ancient Rome