Macleans College Macleans College

13CLS - Classical Studies - NCEA Level 3

13CLS
Subject Description

Teacher in Charge: Mr N. Hamilton.

Course prerequisites

Entry requirements 2025



13 Classical Studies - NCEA Level 3

Course Statement:
To understand our present we must understand our past.  Western civilisation has its basis in the civilisations of Greece and Rome, from politics and philosophy to medicine, science, art and engineering, to operate in the modern world we must understand its origins.  Classical studies evaluates these themes through the lives, literature and art of Greece and Rome.
Topics Covered:

Topics may vary but could include the following.

  • The Aeneid - The greatest ‘best seller’ of the Roman world, it tells the story of Aeneas and his flight from Troy on his way to found the Roman race.

  • Alexander the Great - The rollicking adventures of a man who had become king, conquered the world’s largest empire and died before his 32nd birthday.

  •   Roman Religion. This covers Gods, myths and rituals.

  • Augustus; his life and career which took Rome from republic to empire. 



Faculties:

1 - NCEA Courses Level 2 and 3, Social Sciences Courses




			


				






    

        
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All subjects for 2025 are subject to numbers and staff.