Subjects / Leaving Certificate / Classical Studies
LC Classical Studies
Léann Clasaiceach · Levels: Higher, Ordinary
Mapped to: Leaving Certificate Classical Studies — specification (2020; replaces the previous syllabus) · official specification (NCCA). Topic names are StudyRoom's own summaries.
Epic and myth
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Homer's OdysseyThe journey home of Odysseus, his adventures and his return to Ithaca.HLOL 16 q
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Virgil's AeneidAeneas's journey from fallen Troy to Italy and the founding destiny of Rome.HLOL 15 q
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Gods, heroes and classical mythThe Olympian gods and the myths Greeks and Romans used to explain their world.HLOL 15 q
Greek drama
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Greek theatre and tragedyThe Athenian theatre, its festivals and the key ideas of tragedy, including Aristotle's terms.HLOL 15 q
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Roman spectacle: the Colosseum and the Circus MaximusThe architecture, audiences, sponsors and events of Rome's amphitheatre and racing stadium.HLOL 15 q
History and society
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Ancient Athens: democracy and the age of PericlesHow Athenian democracy worked and the city's golden age in the 5th century BC.HLOL 15 q
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Alexander the GreatThe life, campaigns and legacy of Alexander of Macedon (356–323 BC).HLOL 15 q
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Augustus and the Roman EmpireHow Rome moved from republic to empire and how the emperors presented their power.HLOL 15 q
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Julius Caesar and the Gallic campaignCaesar's career at the end of the Roman Republic, the Gallic War and how Caesar and Plutarch portray him.HLOL 15 q
Philosophy
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The philosopher and the citizen: Socrates and PlatoThe life and trial of Socrates and Plato's ideas about knowledge and the ideal state.HLOL 15 q
Art and architecture
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Greek art and architectureTemples, the architectural orders and sculpture, especially on the Athenian Acropolis.HLOL 15 q
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Roman art and architectureRoman engineering, concrete, arches and domes, and public buildings such as the Colosseum and Pantheon.HLOL 15 q
Gods and humans (2020 specification, Strand 4)
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Gods, temples and public religionThe Olympian gods and their attributes, and the Parthenon, Erechtheion, Pantheon and Temple of Vesta as places of ritual.HLOL 15 q
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Greek and Roman funerals and the afterlifeWhat Greek and Roman funerary customs, tombs and texts reveal about beliefs in an afterlife.HLOL 15 q
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Living well: Socrates (Plato's Crito) and HoraceIdeas about how to live well in the face of death, from Socrates in Plato's Crito and Horace's Odes and Epodes.HLOL 15 q
Research study (20%)
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The research studyPlanning, researching, evaluating sources and reporting on a classical topic from the annual SEC brief.HLOL 15 q