Classics

Classics or classical studies is the study of classical antiquity. In the Western world, classics traditionally refers to the study of Classical Greek and Roman literature and their related original languages, Ancient Greek and Latin. Classics also includes Greco-Roman philosophy, history, archaeology, anthropology, art, mythology and society as secondary subjects.

This article is about the academic discipline. For other uses, see Classics (disambiguation).
"Classical literature" redirects here. For literature from the ancient world in general, see Ancient literature. For exemplary or noteworthy books, see Classic book.
"Classicist" redirects here. For the art movement, see Classicism.
Homer, the legendary Greek author of the Iliad and Odyssey.
Cicero, the Roman statesman, is considered to be the master of Latin prose.
Aristotle, the Greek philosopher and polymath who shaped Western science for centuries.
Virgil, usually considered to be the greatest Roman poet.
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In Western civilization, the study of the Greek and Roman classics was traditionally considered to be the foundation of the humanities and has traditionally been the cornerstone of a typical elite European education.

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