Literae Humaniores

Honour Moderations in Classics IA, B and C | Honour Moderations in Classics IIA | Honour Moderations in Classics IIB

Honour Moderations in Classics IA, B and C 

I: Homer

• : Homer, Iliad

II: Virgil

• : Virgil, Aeneid

III, IV: Texts and Contexts

• : Texts and Contexts

V: Philosophy

You must choose one Philosophy Special Subject, from either Group A or Group B listed below. NB:
Early Greek Philosophy option is only available in IA and IC. Lucretius, De Rerum Natura IV is not available in IA
Candidates may not combine a subject from Group B with a Classical Special Subject (VI) from Group E.

• A.1: Early Greek Philosophy
• A.2: Plato, Euthyphro and Meno
• A.3: Lucretius, De Rerum Natura IV
• B.1: General Philosophy
• B.2: Moral Philosophy
• B.3: Introduction to Logic

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VI: Classical Special Subject

You must offer one Classical Special Subject, chosen from one of the groups C-F. You may not combine a subject from Group E with a Philosophy Special Subject (IV) from Group B.

• C.1: Thucydides and the West
• C.2: Aristophanes' Political Comedy
• D.1: Cicero and Catiline
• D.2: Tacitus and Tiberius
• E.1: Homeric Archaeology and Early Greece from 1550 to 700 BC
• E.2: Greek Vases
• E.3: Greek Sculpture c.600 - 300 BC
• E.4: Roman Architecture
• F.1: Historical Linguistics and Comparative Philology

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VII: Greek Translation

Not available to Mods IIA candidates.
Different papers for different courses, as appropriate. Normally one passage in prose, one in verse.

VIII: Latin Translation

Not available to Mods IIB candidates.
Different papers for different courses, as appropriate. Normally one passage in prose, one in verse.

IX: Greek Language

• : Greek Language

X: Latin Language

• : Latin Language

XI: Optional Paper

Verse Composition or Additional Translation or Additional Translation and Metre.

• : Optional Paper: Verse Composition or Additional Translation

Honour Moderations in Classics IIA 

I: Virgil

• : Virgil, Aeneid

II, III: Texts and Contexts

• : Texts and Contexts

IV: Philosophy

You must choose one Philosophy Special Subject, chosen from Group A or Group B.

• 1: Lucretius, De Rerum Natura IV
• 2: Early Greek Philosophy
• 3: Plato, Euthyphro and Meno
• 4: General Philosophy
• 5: Moral Philosophy
• 6: Introduction to Logic

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V: Classical Special Subject

You must offer one Classical Special Subject, chosen from one of the groups D-F.

• D.1: Cicero and Catiline
• D.2: Tacitus and Tiberius
• E.1: Homeric Archaeology and Early Greece from 1550 to 700 BC
• E.2: Greek Vases
• E.3: Greek Sculpture c.600 - 300 BC
• E.4: Roman Architecture
• F.1: Historical Linguistics and Comparative Philology

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VI: Latin Translation

Not available to Mods IIB candidates.
Different papers for different courses, as appropriate. Normally one passage in prose, one in verse.

VII: Latin Language

• : Latin Language

VIII: Optional Paper

Verse Composition or Additional Translation or Additional Translation and Metre.

• : Optional Paper: Verse Composition or Additional Translation

Honour Moderations in Classics IIB 

I: Homer

• : Homer, Iliad

II, III: Texts and Contexts

• : Texts and Contexts

IV: Philosophy

You must choose one Philosophy Special Subject from:

• 1: Early Greek Philosophy
• 2: Plato, Euthyphro and Meno
• 3: General Philosophy
• 4: Moral Philosophy
• 5: Introduction to Logic

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V: Classical Special Subject

You must offer one Classical Special Subject, chosen from one of the groups C-F.

• C.1: Thucydides and the West
• C.2: Aristophanes' Political Comedy
• E.1: Homeric Archaeology and Early Greece from 1550 to 700 BC
• E.2: Greek Vases
• E.3: Greek Sculpture c.600 - 300 BC
• E.4: Roman Architecture
• F.1: Historical Linguistics and Comparative Philology

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VI: Greek Translation

Not available to Mods IIA candidates.
Different papers for different courses, as appropriate. Normally one passage in prose, one in verse.

VII: Greek Language

• : Greek Language

VIII: Optional Paper

Verse Composition or Additional Translation or Additional Translation and Metre.

• : Optional Paper: Verse Composition or Additional Translation

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