Letchford Clive Letchford & Affleck Judith Affleck 
OCR Anthology for Classical Greek GCSE 

This is the OCR endorsed publication from Bloomsbury for the Greek GCSE set text prescriptions examined from 2018 to 2024. The texts covered are:Homer Odyssey 6:48 159Iliad 3:1 112Odyssey 7:184 297Herodotus Histories 1.30 4, 86 7 and 6.125 (Solon How Alcmaeon Was Enriched by Croesus)Histories 3.17 25, 38 (The Ethiopians; The Power of Custom)Histories 2.2, 69 70, 129 33, 31 2 (Psammetichus; Crocodiles; Mycerinus; Pygmies)Euripides Alcestis 280 393Electra 215 331Bacchae 434 508, 800 38Plato Phaedo 59c 60a, 115b d, 116b d, 117c 18a Plutarch A Spartan Childhood Lucian Anacharsis and Athletics The Isle of the Blest The volume starts with an introduction to ancient Greek history and culture, which will set in context the passages for the exams and give 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. The book is supported by a companion website of further resources.