Townley Classical Civilisation Revision: Recent Episodes
R Hancock-Jones
A revision podcast for GCSE and A Level Classical Civilisation, most often recorded on my drive to school.
This episode discusses Pandora, the first woman of Greek mythology. Pandora is a prescribed story for the Legendary Women topic of GCSE Women in the Ancient World Classical Civilisation
In this episode I discuss the customs of Athens, Sparta and Rome, and the impact of these customs on the experiences of girls and young women in these societies. I draw-out important points of comparison and contrast, and finish by recommending one key source per society that you can use to enhance your essays.
This episode focuses on the story of Lucretia, one of the prescribed stories for the legendary women topic for GCSE Women in the Ancient World module. This is the final story in this topic, so as well as covering Lucretia, I make some connections with the other stories in the topic: Pandora, Helen and the Sabine Women
We hit traffic this morning, so this extra long episode focuses on the story of the rape/abduction/theft of the Sabine Women from Roman legend. This story is one of the prescribed stories for the Legendary Women topic in GCSE Women in the Ancient World Classical Civilisation
This episode focuses on Helen of Sparta/Troy, one of the prescribed stories in the Legendary Women topic for GCSE Women in the Ancient World Classical Civilisation
This episode discusses Pandora, the first woman of Greek mythology. Pandora is a prescribed story for the Legendary Women topic of GCSE Women in the Ancient World Classical Civilisation