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The Battle of Actium and its significance: OCR GCSE Ancient History questions

OCR GCSE Ancient History past-paper questions on The Battle of Actium and its significance, 2021–2025, with mark schemes and examiner’s reports where available.

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  1. Q15

    June 2025 · Cleopatra: Rome and Egypt

    20 marksThe Battle of Actium and its significanceCleopatra as queen of Egypt
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  2. Q11(a)

    June 2024 · Cleopatra: Rome and Egypt

    2 marksThe Battle of Actium and its significance
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  3. Q15

    June 2024 · Cleopatra: Rome and Egypt

    20 marksThe Battle of Actium and its significanceCleopatra’s relationships with Caesar and Mark Antony
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  4. Q11(a)

    June 2023 · Cleopatra: Rome and Egypt

    3 marksThe Battle of Actium and its significance
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  5. Q15

    June 2023 · Cleopatra: Rome and Egypt

    20 marksThe Battle of Actium and its significanceCleopatra’s relationships with Caesar and Mark Antony
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  6. Q6(c)

    June 2022 · Cleopatra: Rome and Egypt

    2 marksThe Battle of Actium and its significance
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  7. Q7

    November 2021 · Cleopatra: Rome and Egypt

    5 marksThe Battle of Actium and its significance
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    November 2021 · Cleopatra: Rome and Egypt

    5 marksThe Battle of Actium and its significance
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All 8 questions on The Battle of Actium and its significance, as a list
  1. June 2025, Cleopatra: Rome and Egypt, Q15 (20 marks): ‘The Battle of Actium destroyed everything Cleopatra achieved.’ How far do you agree with this statement? You must use and analyse the ancient sources you have
  2. June 2024, Cleopatra: Rome and Egypt, Q11(a) (2 marks): Give two details from the preparations for the Battle of Actium. [2]
  3. June 2024, Cleopatra: Rome and Egypt, Q15 (20 marks): To what extent do the ancient sources help us to understand whether Cleopatra’s downfall was caused by the rivalry between Antony and Octavian? You must use and
  4. June 2023, Cleopatra: Rome and Egypt, Q11(a) (3 marks): Outline three details of Mark Antony’s suicide. [3]
  5. June 2023, Cleopatra: Rome and Egypt, Q15 (20 marks): ‘For Cleopatra, the Battle of Actium was more important than any other event.’ To what extent do you agree with this statement? You must use and analyse the anc
  6. June 2022, Cleopatra: Rome and Egypt, Q6(c) (2 marks): Identify two reasons why Cleopatra committed suicide. [2]
  7. November 2021, Cleopatra: Rome and Egypt, Q7 (5 marks): What can we learn from Passage B about the two sides at the Battle of Actium? [5] Passage B In the centre of the shield, there could be seen the bronze ships, t
  8. November 2021, Cleopatra: Rome and Egypt, Q8 (5 marks): Using details from Passage B, how accurate is Virgil’s description of the two sides? [5] Passage B In the centre of the shield, there could be seen the bronze s

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