OCR GCSE Classical Civilisation · J199
Paper 1, Paper 2
Revise: Historical and Comparative Sources: Plutarch and LivyBoth wrote long after the legendary events. Their accounts are particularly useful for understanding how ancient writers interpreted myths and used them to teach values, not as eyewitness evidence for the founders’ lives.
- Revise: Greece
A traditional story involving gods, heroes or extraordinary events, which could be retold in different versions.