Classical Civilisation.

Head of Faculty:  Mr Graham Watkins
Head of Subject:  Miss Jo Newton

Classical Civilisation has been a well-established and successful course at BMS for many years.

At AS it consists of a study of two areas of Greek civilisation:

  • Homer’s Iliad: the story of an episode during the Trojan War.
  • Greek Architecture and Sculpture, focusing on the artistic achievements of the ancient Greeks, and studying technique and style, as well as the religious and cultural contexts in which art was produced.

At A2, our scope broadens to include aspects of the Roman world. We take the following units:

  • Roman Epic: we read Virgil’s Aeneid and consider how the story reflects the society and values of the Roman world.
  • Greek Tragedy: we read four plays by Sophocles and Euripides based on stories from mythology, and consider the religious and moral values they present.

In recent years, our students have gone on to study Classical Civilisation, Archaeology or Ancient History at UCL, Bristol and Cambridge.