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OCR AS level Latin H043/01
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INSTRUCTIONS
• Use black ink.
• Write your answer to each question in the Answer Booklet. The question
numbers must be clearly shown.
*1328266930*
• Fill in the boxes on the front of the Answer Booklet.
• Answer the question in Section A and one question in Section B.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 80.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• This document has 8 pages.
ADVICE
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.
OCR is an exempt Charity
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Section A
1 Translate the following passage into English.
Please write your translation on alternate lines. [5
5]
Alexander flees the advance of Darius’ much larger army. Later, while bathing
in a river, he is seized with cramp. A doctor prescribes a cure, but Alexander
has received a letter warning him against this man.
regi nuntiatum est Darium cum multis milibus peditum equitumque
appropinquare. itaque valles fugiens suas copias trans montes ducere
constituit. cum Tarsum advenisset, captus pulchritudine fluminis per mediam
urbem fluentis, depositis armis, statim plenus pulveris ac sudoris in frigidam
aquam se proiecit. tum subito tantus rigor totum corpus
eius occupavit ut membra movere non posset ac vox includeretur. non modo 5
nulla spes remedii, sed ne mora quidem mortis inveniebatur.
forte erat unus ex medicis, nomine Philippus, qui solus remedium offerebat;
sed rex hunc suspicabatur. amicus enim fidelis, ignorans infirmitatem
Alexandri, epistulam priori die miserat, in qua monuerat ut illum hominem
caveret, quod a Dario multa pecunia corruptus esset. Alexander tamen melius
esse putabat se dubiae fidei medici credere 1
0
quam certo morbo perire. accepta igitur medicina, epistulam Philippo
tradidit atque inter bibendum oculos in vultum legentis fixit. ubi
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medicum securum esse sensit, laetior factus est et quattuor post
diebus vires recepit.
Justin, Philippic Histories, 11.8 (adapted)
Names
Darius, -i (m) Darius (king of Persia)
Tarsus, -i (m) Tarsus
Philippus, -i (m) Philippus
Alexander, -dri (m) Alexander (‘the Great’, king of
Macedon)
Words
vallis, -is (f) valley
pulchritudo, -inis (f) beauty
fluo, -ere flow
pulvis, -eris (n) dust
sudor, -oris (m) sweat
rigor, -oris (m) stiffness
membrum, -i (n) limb
includo, -ere block, obstruct
medicus, -i (m) doctor
infirmitas, -atis (f) illness
securus, -a, -um unconcerned, not worried
Turn over
Section B
Answer Question 2 or Question 3.
2 Read the following passage and answer
the questions. The story of a slave who
gave up his life to save his master.
quam mirabilem fidem praebuit servus Panapionis! cum milites
ad dominum proscriptum occidendum in villam venisse
cognovisset, commutatis cum eo veste atque etiam anulo, illum
postico clam emisit; se autem in cubiculum recepit et se ipsum ut
Panapionem occidi passus est.
parva est huius facti narratio, sed magna causa laudis. nam si ante 5
oculos ponere potes milites subito ingredientes, voces minantes,
gladios destrictos, rem vere intelleges. breve est dicere alterum pro
altero mori voluisse, non tam facile credes tale umquam factum esse.
postea Panapio quantum servo deberet ostendit monumentum ei
splendidum faciendo, in quo pro tanto beneficio verba grata inscripsit. 1
0
Valerius Maximus, Facta et Dicta Memorabilia, 6.8.6 (adapted)
© OCR 2026 H043/01 Jun26
language actual 2026 paper
merged with mark scheme
[Document subtitle]
[DATE]
[COMPANY NAME]
[Company address]
, 1
OCR AS level Latin H043/01
language actual 2026 paper
merged with mark scheme
INSTRUCTIONS
• Use black ink.
• Write your answer to each question in the Answer Booklet. The question
numbers must be clearly shown.
*1328266930*
• Fill in the boxes on the front of the Answer Booklet.
• Answer the question in Section A and one question in Section B.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 80.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• This document has 8 pages.
ADVICE
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.
OCR is an exempt Charity
Turn over
Section A
1 Translate the following passage into English.
Please write your translation on alternate lines. [5
5]
Alexander flees the advance of Darius’ much larger army. Later, while bathing
in a river, he is seized with cramp. A doctor prescribes a cure, but Alexander
has received a letter warning him against this man.
regi nuntiatum est Darium cum multis milibus peditum equitumque
appropinquare. itaque valles fugiens suas copias trans montes ducere
constituit. cum Tarsum advenisset, captus pulchritudine fluminis per mediam
urbem fluentis, depositis armis, statim plenus pulveris ac sudoris in frigidam
aquam se proiecit. tum subito tantus rigor totum corpus
eius occupavit ut membra movere non posset ac vox includeretur. non modo 5
nulla spes remedii, sed ne mora quidem mortis inveniebatur.
forte erat unus ex medicis, nomine Philippus, qui solus remedium offerebat;
sed rex hunc suspicabatur. amicus enim fidelis, ignorans infirmitatem
Alexandri, epistulam priori die miserat, in qua monuerat ut illum hominem
caveret, quod a Dario multa pecunia corruptus esset. Alexander tamen melius
esse putabat se dubiae fidei medici credere 1
0
quam certo morbo perire. accepta igitur medicina, epistulam Philippo
tradidit atque inter bibendum oculos in vultum legentis fixit. ubi
© OCR 2026 H043/01 Jun26
, 2
medicum securum esse sensit, laetior factus est et quattuor post
diebus vires recepit.
Justin, Philippic Histories, 11.8 (adapted)
Names
Darius, -i (m) Darius (king of Persia)
Tarsus, -i (m) Tarsus
Philippus, -i (m) Philippus
Alexander, -dri (m) Alexander (‘the Great’, king of
Macedon)
Words
vallis, -is (f) valley
pulchritudo, -inis (f) beauty
fluo, -ere flow
pulvis, -eris (n) dust
sudor, -oris (m) sweat
rigor, -oris (m) stiffness
membrum, -i (n) limb
includo, -ere block, obstruct
medicus, -i (m) doctor
infirmitas, -atis (f) illness
securus, -a, -um unconcerned, not worried
Turn over
Section B
Answer Question 2 or Question 3.
2 Read the following passage and answer
the questions. The story of a slave who
gave up his life to save his master.
quam mirabilem fidem praebuit servus Panapionis! cum milites
ad dominum proscriptum occidendum in villam venisse
cognovisset, commutatis cum eo veste atque etiam anulo, illum
postico clam emisit; se autem in cubiculum recepit et se ipsum ut
Panapionem occidi passus est.
parva est huius facti narratio, sed magna causa laudis. nam si ante 5
oculos ponere potes milites subito ingredientes, voces minantes,
gladios destrictos, rem vere intelleges. breve est dicere alterum pro
altero mori voluisse, non tam facile credes tale umquam factum esse.
postea Panapio quantum servo deberet ostendit monumentum ei
splendidum faciendo, in quo pro tanto beneficio verba grata inscripsit. 1
0
Valerius Maximus, Facta et Dicta Memorabilia, 6.8.6 (adapted)
© OCR 2026 H043/01 Jun26
