The Fourth Year and Upper Sixth Ancient Historians recently visited the British Museum to see the material evidence from ancient Persia (part of the GCSE course) and the Parthenon sculptures (part of the A Level course). Among the highlights were the Cyrus cylinder and the Parthenon frieze, both examples of masterful propaganda, trumpeting the enlightened kingship of the Persian King, Cyrus on the one hand, and the triumph of democracy over Persian barbarism on the other.
