The criteria used for assessment are

• evidence of appropriate reading
  
• factual accuracy
  
• evidence of having an understanding of the historiographical and historical issues of your selected topics
  
• evidence of having an understanding of the broad historical problems of first-century Alexandria and of Egyptian history.
  
• evidence of an understanding of the problems of using literary sources for historical investigations and of using Philo's work.
  
• appropriate use of primary material of literary, epigraphic or archaeological origin other than the In Flaccum to solve historical problems
  
• structuring the project according to the guidelines
  
• use of appropriate evidence to support claims
  
• clarity and cogency of argument

Grade Criteria

A submission which achieves the following grades will probably have the following characteristics:

49-40
evidence of having extended knowledge through reading; of having understood some aspect(s) of the topics; but will be largely descriptive rather than analytical; the structure may lack clarity; it may not contain all relevant information which might be expected; presentation could be improved

59-50
a good description of then topic, including most major salient points; indicate wide reading; have an adequate structure and an evaluative conclusion, but tend to be descriptive rather than analytical and display significant weaknesses in understanding of historical problems and historiographical issues and in argumentation. Presentation will be generally good.

69-60
demonstrate extensive reading; a good grasp of the key elements, and an analytical approach throughout. The structure will be clear, and used to present a strong argument. There will be some minor weaknesses in the understanding of historical and historiographical problems, most often in the general interpretative context or in the understanding of the broader implications of the presented argument. It will be relevant to the set title, and the presentation will be good.

80-70
demonstrate extensive reading, an analytical approach which may include some original insights or insights beyond those published in the available literature, be presented in completely appropriate and coherent academic discourse. The structure will be very clear and the contact will be entirely relevant to the title. There will be few, if any, weaknesses in the understanding of historical and historiographical problems and the implications of the argument will be fully and coherently expressed. The presentation will be excellent.