OCR Anthology for Classical Greek GCSE 2
β Judith Affleck;Clive Letchford;
π Library
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2022
π Bloomsbury UK (Minor Textbooks)
π English
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OCR Anthology for Classical Greek GCSE 2025-2026
β Scribed by Judith Affleck, Clive Letchford
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Year
- 2023
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 113
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
This is the OCR-endorsed edition covering the Greek GCSE set text prescriptions examined from 2025 to 2026. The texts covered are:
Homer
Iliad VI, lines 370-413 and 429-502
Herodotus
Sections XIa (First Capture of Babylon), XII (Rebuff to Darius), XIII (The Babylonian Wife Market), XIVb (Megacles' marriage)
Euripides
Medea, lines 230-291 and 358-409
Xenophon
The Persian Expedition, Chapter 8: The Battle of Cunaxa (omitting 8:8-10)
The volume starts with an introduction to ancient Greek history and culture, which sets in context the passages for the exams and gives guidance on how to translate ancient Greek. The prescribed texts are set out in clear passages facing commentary notes, with further information on GCSE vocabulary and key terms as well as study questions. The full GCSE vocabulary is provided at the back of the book and a timeline, Who's Who, glossaries and map combine to give students a focused preparation for their exams.
Supplementary resources are available on the Companion Website: https://www.bloomsbury.pub/OCR-editions-2024-2026
β¦ Table of Contents
Cover
Halftitle page
Series page
Title page
Copyright page
CONTENTS
Endorsement statement
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
Age of heroes
Colonization, Homer and the Greek alphabet
The rise of Persia
Athens and Sparta
The power of myth
Democratic Athens
The Hellenistic world
Texts
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
TIPS FOR TRANSLATION
TIMELINE
MAP OF THE ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN
DISCUSSING LITERARY STYLE
1. Choice of words
2. Word order
3. Sound
4. Other literary terms
Herodotus
2025β2026 Prescription
The story so far . . .
The capture of Babylon
Darius disturbs the tomb of Nitocris
Babylonian wife auction
Megaclesβ marriage
Final questions
Xenophon
2025β2026 Prescription
The story so far
What happens next?
Final questions
Homer
Some features of Homeric Greek
Note on the book divisions in Homer
2025β2026 Prescription
The story so far
What happens next?
Final questions
Euripides
Drama in ancient Greece
2025β2026 Prescription
The backstory
The play so far
What happens next?
Final questions
OCR GREEK GCSE DEFINED VOCABULARY LIST
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