classics epq

Not gonna lie, I'd never heard of an EPQ before (I'm kinda old), so I had to look it up.

So no I've never done an EPQ, but it looks super interesting. Do you have to write an essay on whatever topic you're interested in - so you do your own research and so on? I'd absolutely love that!

I watched this really interesting online lecture the other day (it was an Eventbrite event) - it was on "How to fight and die like a Greek woman". They went on about different ways women stereotypically committed murder in ancient Greek times (poison, throwing roof tiles off roofs), and explored this theme within eastern women vs traditional "housewife type" Athenian women, and then delved into the Amazons, and then looked at other ancient women famous for being actual warriors and their military positions.

It was a really good lecture.

If you're interested in women in the ancient world, it was a really intriguing angle to learn about, so there's an idea for you.

thanks so much for your response! an epq is basically equivalent to half an a level, its about 150 hours of work and research that you have to log. you have to write about 5000 words on anything that interests you (most people choose to do it on something they want to do at uni so that they can talk about it in their personal statement) but it can be completely random.

anyway, that lecture sounds really interesting. i've looked it up but i can't find it anywhere. did you have to sign up for it in advance? i was thinking of doing something on the way that ancient women were villainised to cater to men's idea of independent women, and that lecture sounds like it would be really useful.

can i ask how you found out about the lecture? thanks again.

i want to study classics at university and my school requires me to do an epq. i want to do it on something classics related but i feel like i have no idea where to even start! has anyone done a classics epq and can tell me what their topic was/give me a couple of ideas. i'm most interested in something to do with women in the ancient world. thanks

Hi My EPQ was on the prophet archetype within Greek literature. You could possibly look at fictional women within poetry and art eg. Cassandra, Clytemnestra, etc. You could look at Sappho and the representation of women and goddesses within her poetry, or even at the divine feminine in general (specifically Aphrodite, Artemis, Athene...)

wow! yours sounds really interesting - what was the actual title? and thanks for the great idea - i will definitely look into that. how did you go about picking a topic and how long did it take you?

Hi ive just done an EPQ and am applying for Classical Studies this year. I did mine on the political impact Agrippina the Younger had in Rome, and I have got a A* in it (53/54). I really enjoyed it. The tip with the epq is to do something you enjoy and feel passion for otherwise you will hate it and it will drag. A friend of mine did hers on the reception of women in ancient myth. Let me know what topic you choose.

Hi ive just done an EPQ and am applying for Classical Studies this year. I did mine on the political impact Agrippina the Younger had in Rome, and I have got a A* in it (53/54). I really enjoyed it. The tip with the epq is to do something you enjoy and feel passion for otherwise you will hate it and it will drag. A friend of mine did hers on the reception of women in ancient myth. Let me know what topic you choose.