For Teachers
A wealth of resources created by teachers, for teachers, are available on the Classics Library website.
ACE Syllabus Overviews
As part of our Classical Civilisation Teachers’ Summer School, held at King’s College London, ACE has prepared a series of introductory talks, delivered by leading academics and tailored specifically for the GCSE and AS/A-level Classical Civilisation syllabi. Find them here.
Exam syllabi
OCR
Coursebooks
Bloomsbury Academic Press, as OCR’s official publishing partner, has designed a range of textbooks to support the delivery of OCR Classical Civilisation and Ancient History courses. Full details of the titles and their contents can be accessed here.
Classical Civilisation
GCSE
AS/A Level
Ancient History
GCSE
AS/A Level
International Baccalaureate
Classical Greek and Roman Studies
Scottish Qualifications Authority
Classical Studies
National 3,4,5, Higher and Advanced Higher
Cambridge International Examinations
Cambridge International AS and A Level in Classical Studies
Teaching Sources in Translation (Eduqas and OCR)
These booklets provide additional sources for use in teaching the Roman literature and culture components of GCSE Latin
Roman literature and culture additional sources OCR.doc
Roman literature and culture additional sources OCR.pdf
Roman Civilisation Component 3B additional sources Eduqas.doc
Roman Civilisation Component 3B additional sources Eduqas.pdf
Shared Teaching Resources
This selection of pooled teaching resources covers several Classical Civilisation and Ancient History modules.
Classical Civilisation and Ancient History Leaflets
Printable leaflets are available here on the benefits of a Classical Civilisation and Ancient History education.
Hellenic and Roman Societies – Resources for Teachers & Schools
For information about how the Hellenic and Roman Societies can help you deliver Classical teaching in your school, click here.
OBP Classics Textbooks
Open Book Publishers make available a range of high quality Classics resources in PDF format for FREE. These are designed for use by teachers and A Level/IB/Advanced Higher students. The titles which are currently available are designed to support LATIN specifications but the introductions and chapters covering key themes in Classical literature and history are likely to be of interest and value to those pursuing qualifications in Classical Civilisation and Ancient History. We have linked to the free PDF copies here, but if you wish to purchase other formats, please visit their website.
Virgil, Aeneid 4.1-299
Ingo Gildenhard
Virgil, Aeneid 11 (Pallas & Camilla), 1–224, 498–521, 532–96, 648–89, 725–835
Ingo Gildenhard and John Henderson
Cicero, Philippic 2.44–50, 78–92, 100–119
Ingo Gildenhard
Cicero, On Pompey’s Command 27-49
Ingo Gildenhard, Louise Hodgson, et al.
Cicero, Against Verres, 2.1.53–86
Ingo Gildenhard
Ovid, Metamorphoses, 3.511-733
Ingo Gildenhard and Andrew Zissos
Ovid, Amores Book 1
William Turpin
Cornelius Nepos, Life of Hannibal
Brett Mulligan
Tacitus, Annals, 15.20-23, 33-45
Matthew Owen and Ingo Gildenhard