GCSE Latin
| Examination Year |
Prose Literature A J282/02 |
Prose Literature B J282/03 |
Verse Literature A J282/04 |
Verse Literature B J282/05 |
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| Specimen Paper (J282/02) | Specimen Paper (J282/03) | Specimen Paper (J282/04) | Specimen Paper (J282/05) | |
| 2020 – 2022 | Oxford Latin Anthology Land and sea A governor travels to his province (Pliny) A difficult landing (Caesar) Hannibal crosses the Alps (Livy) |
Cambridge Latin Anthology Germanicus et Piso Piso in Syria, The death of Germanicus, Mourning, Revenge (Tacitus) personae non gratae Regulus (lines 1–19 assem …detestatur) (Pliny) |
Oxford Latin Anthology Passions and Poisons A snake’s poison stirs passion (Virgil) Medea’s impassioned plea to Jason (Ovid) Catullus struggles with love (Catullus) |
Virgil Aeneid Book 2, lines 506–558, 705–740, 768–794 |
| 2023 – 2024 | Oxford Latin Anthology Conflict and conquest Bravery and strategy in battle (Caesar) Inspiration for the fight (lines 1–37, Boudicca … finivit) (Tacitus) Marital Conflict (Cicero) |
Cambridge Latin Anthology sagae Thessalae (lines 1–96, iuvenis … obtexi) (Apuleius) personae non gratae Pythius (Cicero) |
Cambridge Latin Anthology Echo et Narcissus (lines 1–82, aspicit … albis) amor How many kisses? (Catullus) Conflicting emotions (Martial) Love will not let the poet sleep (Petronius) |
Virgil Aeneid Book 6, lines 295–316, 384–416, 679–712, 752–759, 788–800 |
GCSE Greek
| Examination Year |
Prose Literature A J292/02 |
Prose Literature B J292/03 |
Verse Literature A J292/04 |
Verse Literature B J292/05 |
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| Specimen Paper (J292/02) | Specimen Paper (J292/03) | Specimen Paper (J292/04) | Specimen Paper (J292/05) | |
| 2020 – 2022 | Herodotus The Ethiopians (Section XVb) The Power of Custom (Section XX) from Tales from Herodotus
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Lucian Shangri-La (Section 10) The Homeric Question (Section 11) Face that launched 1000 ships (Section 12) from Lucian (ed. K. Sidwell): Vera Historia
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Homer Iliad, Book 3 lines 1–112 |
Euripides Electra, lines 215–331 |
| 2023 – 2024 | Herodotus Psammetichus (Section II) Crocodiles (Section III) Mycerinus (Section IV) Pygmies (XVa) from Tales from Herodotus
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Plato Phaedo (The death of Socrates) (Section 59c10 to Section 118, line 19) from Plato: The Martyrdom of Socrates (ed. F Doherty)
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Homer Odyssey, Book 7 lines 184–297 |
Euripides Bacchae, lines 434–508 & 800–838 |
The passages printed on the paper will be taken from: OCR Anthology for Classical Greek GCSE (Affleck and Letchford), ISBN: 9781474265485.
AS Latin
| Examination Year |
Prose text H043/02 | Verse text H043/02 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Either | or | Either | or | |
| Specimen Paper (H043/02) | ||||
| 2019 – 2021 | Cicero Philippic II 44–50 & 78–92 |
Tacitus Histories I, 4-7, 12-14, 17-23 & 26 |
Virgil Aeneid XI, 1-224 |
Horace Satires 1.1 (lines 1–12, 28–100); 1.3 (lines 25–75) and 2.2 (lines 1–30, 70–111) |
| 2022 – 2023 | Cicero Pro Cluentio 1-7 & 10-11 |
Tacitus Annals IV, 1-4, 7-12 & 39-41 |
Virgil Aeneid XII, 1-106 & 614-727 |
Catullus Poems 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 17, 40, 70, 76, 85, 88, 89, 91 and 107 |
AS Greek
| Examination Year |
Prose text H044/02 | Verse text H044/02 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Either | or | Either | or | |
| 2019 – 2021 | Herodotus History, Book 7, 5-10 |
Plato Phaedo 62c9 to 67e6 |
Homer Iliad 18, 1–38, 50–238 |
Euripides Medea 271–355, 663–758 and 869–905 |
| 2022 – 2023 | Thucydides Histories Book 6, 19-32 |
Plato Symposium, 189c2 to 194e2 |
Homer Odyssey 1, 213–444 |
Sophocles Ajax 1–133, 284–347 and 748–783 |
A Level Latin
| Examination Year |
Prose Literature H443/03 | Verse Literature H443/04 | ||
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| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 | |
| 2020 – 2022 | Cicero Philippic II, 44–50 and 78–92 |
Cicero Philippic II, 100–119English: 78-99 |
Virgil Aeneid XI, 1-224 |
Virgil Aeneid XI, 498–521, 532–596, 648–689, 725–835English: Virgil, Aeneid Book XI |
| or | or | or | or | |
| Tacitus Histories I: 4-7, 12–14, 17–23, 26 |
Tacitus Histories I: 27–36, 39–44, 49English: Tacitus, Histories I, 17–26, 37–38, 45–48 |
Horace Satires 1.1 lines 1–12, 28–100; 1.3 lines 25–75; 2.2 lines 1–30, 70–111 |
Horace Odes 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.6English: Horace, Odes 3.1, 3.7, 3.8, 3.11, 3.12, 3.16, 3.30 |
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| Apuleius Metamorphoses V, 11-24 English: Metamorphoses IV 28-35 and V 1-10 |
Ovid Amores 2.2, 2.4, 2.6, 2.10, 2.12 English: Ovid Amores 2.1, 2.9 both parts, 2.11, 2.15, 2.17, 2.18 |
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| Specimen Paper (H443/03) | Specimen Paper (H443/03) | |||
A Level Greek
| Examination Year |
Prose Literature H444/03 | Verse Literature H444/04 | ||
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| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 | |
| 2020 – 2022 | Herodotus Book 7, 5-10 |
Herodotus Book 7, 34–35, 38–39, 45–52, 101–105 English: Herodotus Book 7, 1–33 |
Homer Iliad 18, lines 1–38, 50–238 |
Homer Iliad 9, lines 182–431 English: rest of Homer, Iliad 9 and Iliad 18 |
| or | or | or | or | |
| Plato Phaedo 62c9 to 67e6 |
Plato Phaedo 69e6 to 75c5 English: Plato Phaedo, 57a to 67e6 and 75c6 to 77c5 |
Euripides Medea, lines 271–356, 663–758, 869–905 |
Euripides Medea, lines 214–270, 364–409, 1019–1055, 1136–1230 English: rest of Euripides’ Medea |
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| Xenophon Anabasis, Book 4, 7–8 English: Xenophon, Anabasis, Book 4, 5-6 |
Aristophanes Peace lines 1–10, 13–61, 180–336 English: rest of Aristophanes’ Peace |
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| Specimen Paper (H444/03) | Specimen Paper (H444/04) | |||