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ACHAH364

Historian’s changing interpretations over time of Nero

ACHAH295

The evidence for the obliteration of Akhenaten’s reign from the historical records by later pharaohs

ACHAH345

Changing interpretations over time of key events in The Peloponnesian War, for example Cornford’s and de Ste. Croix’s consideration of economic factors as a cause of the Peloponnesian War

The reign of Nero and the role of key events, including Rome’s relationship with Parthia, the Great Fire, the Pisonian Conspiracy, the rebellion of Vindex and Galba, Nero’s Golden House, and the role of influential individuals, for example Agrippina the …

ACHAH264

Critically evaluate different historical interpretations of the past, how they evolved, and how they are shaped by the historian’s perspective

ACHAH271

The discoveries and influence of early adventurers and explorers, including Napoleon and his expedition, and Belzoni’s removal of artefacts

ACHAH298

The nature of governance in post Amarna Egypt as indicated by Tutankhamun’s Restoration Stele and the Decrees of Horemheb

ACHAH347

Different interpretations of the methods and motives of Thucydides, for example Kagan’s interpretation of Thucydides’ work as the first revisionist history

ACHAH372

The circumstances of the eruption of AD 79, including Pliny’s account of the eruption of Mt Vesuvius

ACHAH289

The contribution of scholars and contemporary Egyptian and international historians, for example Champollion’s decipherment of hieroglyphs, and the work of Lepsius, Thomas Young, Gardiner, Cerny and Wilkinson

ACHAH296

The evidence provided by the Amarna Letters and other sources for Amenhotep III’s foreign policy, including relations with vassals and other kingdoms; the role of diplomacy, including royal correspondence; and diplomatic marriage as an instrument of Egyptian …

ACHAH330

The key archaeological and written sources for the period, for example the writings of Thucydides, The Old Oligarch, Xenophon, Athenian tribute lists, inscriptions, Aristophanes’ plays, Plutarch’s Lives, the remains of fortifications and graves

ACHAH359

The personal background and life of Tacitus, including the Roman Empire under the Flavian Dynasty (Domitian’s ‘reign of terror’, the reign of Trajan, and the role of the Praetorian Guard); and its influence on his writing of The Annals

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