A Level Ancient History

Unit 1 – Relations between Greek states and between Greek and non-Greek states (492 BC- 404 BC)

• The challenge of the Persian Empire
• The consequences of the Persian Wars
• The Archidamian War
• The outbreak of war
• The Peloponnesian and Delian Leagues
• The Battle of Marathon
• The Battle of Thermopylae
• The Battle of Plataea
• The Battle of Mycale
• The invasions of Attica
• Athenian and Spartan strategies
• The Peace of Nicias
• Relations with Persia in the final years of the War
• Persia’s impact on the course of the War

Unit 2 – The Politics & Society of Sparta 478 BC – 404 BC

• Education & values in Sparta
• The social structure of Sparta
• The political structure of Sparta
• Spartan military culture
• Other States’ views of Sparta

Unit 3 – The Julio-Claudian Emperors 31BC – AD68

• Augustus
• Tiberius
• Gaius
• Claudius
• Nero

Unit 4 – The Breakdown of the Late Republic – 88BC – 31BC

• What is The Late Republic?
• The Late Republic’s breakdown

Unit 5 – Preparing for the Exams

• Exam breakdown
• Greek period study
• Roman period study

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