classical studies
Ancient civilization research
Classical studies is the academic field devoted to ancient Greece and Rome—their languages, literature, history, philosophy, art, and archaeology.
Students of classics typically learn Latin and ancient Greek to read texts in their original form.
She majored in classical studies before law school.
The field is sometimes called simply "classics."
Higher education institution
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- syllabusCourse plan document
- lecturesFormal instructional talks
- seminarsStructured educational discussions
professors · scholars · humanities · research · thesis · dissertation · peer review · bibliography
Very old indeed
- GreeceBalkan peninsula nation
- RomeItaly's capital city
- civilizationAdvanced organized human society
- archaeologyStudy of physical remnants
historiography · epigraphy · numismatics · chronology · excavation · ruins · amphitheater · Colosseum
Ancient Roman language
- GreekOf Athenian origin
- syntaxRules for arranging words
- grammarLanguage's structural rules
- etymologyWord origin study
translation · declension · conjugation · vocabulary · prose · verse · rhetoric · oratory
Disastrous or sorrowful event
- comedyWork meant to amuse
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
- epicImpressively grand in scope
- poetryMetrical literary composition
Sophocles · Euripides · Aeschylus · Aristophanes · Cicero · Seneca · Horace · Sappho
Ancient Athenian questioning philosopher
- PlatoGreek philosopher, academy founder
- AristotleGreek founder of formal logic
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- metaphysicsPhilosophy of existence's nature
epistemology · Stoicism · Platonism · dialectics · logic · virtue · ontology · teleology
university
Higher education institution
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- syllabusCourse plan document
- lecturesFormal instructional talks
seminars · professors · scholars · humanities · research · thesis · dissertation · peer review · bibliography · citations
ancient
Very old indeed
- GreeceBalkan peninsula nation
- RomeItaly's capital city
- civilizationAdvanced organized human society
archaeology · historiography · epigraphy · numismatics · chronology · excavation · ruins · amphitheater · Colosseum · Acropolis
Latin
Ancient Roman language
etymology · translation · declension · conjugation · vocabulary · prose · verse · rhetoric · oratory · Homeric
tragedy
Disastrous or sorrowful event
poetry · Sophocles · Euripides · Aeschylus · Aristophanes · Cicero · Seneca · Horace · Sappho · lyric
Socrates
Ancient Athenian questioning philosopher
- PlatoGreek philosopher, academy founder
- AristotleGreek founder of formal logic
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
metaphysics · epistemology · Stoicism · Platonism · dialectics · logic · virtue · ontology · teleology · Epicureanism
Zeus
Greek sky god
Odyssey · Homer · Aphrodite · Hades · Poseidon · oracle · Minotaur · Cyclops · Trojan · pantheon
vase
Ornamental container for flowers
- statueThree-dimensional sculpted likeness
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
- amphoraAncient twin-handled storage jar
coinage · inscriptions · pottery · sculpture · relics · stele · tablet · bust · papyrus · sarcophagus
- humanitiesphilosophy, history, literature, philosophy class, novels
- cultural educationcultural literacy, cultural programs, arts education, humanities, art history
- enlightenmentVoltaire, Rousseau, Locke, Kant, Montesquieu
- liberal artshumanities, trivium, philosophy, history, english
- Renaissance learninguniversities, university, academy, academies, philology
- Victorian scholarshipphilology, natural history, antiquarianism, historiography, learned societies
classical studiesmodern history
Study of recent centuries
futurology · current affairs · contemporary literature · modern languages · media studies
classical studiesnatural sciences
Empirical study of matter and life
hard sciences · STEM · data science · quantitative research · applied sciences
classical studiesvocational training
Job-skill education
technical education · applied learning · career training · trade school
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