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
The only exam-board approved book for the texts examined as part of OCR's GCSE in Classical Greek for 2025-2026.About the AuthorJudith Affleck was Head of Classics at King Edward VI School, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK.
Clive Letchford was Senior Teaching Fellow in the Department of Classics and Ancient History, University of Warwick, UK.
Book InformationISBN 9781350161818
Author Judith AffleckFormat Paperback
Page Count 112
Imprint Bloomsbury AcademicPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC