GCSE Latin
Theme A: Heroes and Villains - a selection of Latin texts and sources on Romans good and bad / Theme B: Come Dine with me! - a selection of Latin texts and sources on food and dining in the Roman world.
Authors to be examined in 2026-2027 are Livy (Hannibal Crosses the Alps, in Latin and English) and Virgil (Hercules and Cacus, in Latin and English).
Topics for examination in summer 2027, 2028 and 2029, will be:
Topic 7: Slavery in the Roman World
Topic 8: Roman Festivals and Worship
The sub-headings for these topics can be found in Appendix C of the specification.
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