Classical Studies
Classical Studies is the branch of the Humanities dealing with the languages, literature, history, art, and other aspects of the ancient Mediterranean world; especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome during the time known as classical antiquity, roughly spanning from the Ancient Greek Bronze Age in 1000 BC to the Dark Ages circa AD 500. The study of the Classics was the initial field of study in the humanities. The word "Classics" also refers to the literature of that period.
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| Indiana University - Classical Studies - http://www.indiana.edu/~classics The Department of Classical Studies remains as committed to providing a wide range of courses for both undergraduate and graduate students in ancient Greek & Roman languages, literature, art, archaeology, and civilization as it did when Indiana University was first founded. In fact, the very first professor hired by the University (then called Indiana State Seminary) was a classicist, and for the first three years the curriculum consisted exclusively of courses in Latin and Greek! - [Read more] |
| Institute of Classical Studies - http://icls.sas.ac.uk The Institute of Classical Studies is a national and international research Institute in the languages, literature, history, art, archaeology and philosophy of the ancient Greek and Roman worlds. It is a member Institute of the University of London's School of Advanced Study which combines the advantages of a graduate school with those of a centre for postdoctoral research and scholarship in many aspects of the Humanities. - [Read more] |
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