OCR A Level Classical Civilisation Paper 33 2025 Qp

Get the official OCR A-Level Classical Civilisation H408/33 Politics of the Late Republic June 2025 question paper used in the Summer 2025 OCR examination series. This authentic examiner-issued PDF contains Roman political-history, source-analysis, republican-ideology, historiography, and Late Republic essay questions exactly as presented to candidates during the live OCR assessment.

This paper includes exam questions on Cicero’s prosecution of Verres in In Verrem, senatorial corruption, Roman courts and provincial governance, the role of Roman knights and allies in legal trials, Cato the Younger and the optimates, Pompey’s relationship with Cato, traditional Roman political values, the rise of individual power during the Late Republic, Cicero’s political ideals, Caesar’s reforms for the Roman people, and Cicero’s letters as political and literary tools. Candidates are required to analyse classical source passages, evaluate Roman political ideology, compare interpretations of republican values, assess the motives of key Roman figures, and construct extended essays supported by ancient evidence, scholarly interpretations, and historiographical debate. Section B includes evaluative essay questions on whether Caesar’s reforms genuinely benefited ordinary Romans and whether Cicero’s writings were motivated mainly by political advantage. Pair it with the matching OCR H408/33 June 2025 mark scheme on markscheme.net for complete examiner-style revision and essay-planning preparation. Updated for the 2025/2026 academic year, mobile-friendly, and instantly downloadable from markscheme.net.

This document is designed for OCR A-Level Classical Civilisation students preparing for the 2026 examination series, Year 13 learners studying Politics of the Late Republic, retake students targeting A/A* grades, and home-schooled candidates seeking authentic OCR exam practice under timed conditions.

It is also ideal for teachers, private tutors, revision-course providers, and parents supporting Classical Civilisation revision at home. The question paper can be used for mock examinations, source-analysis practice, essay planning, historiographical debate preparation, and OCR exam-technique development.