Smith College

Classical Studies

Classics is the study of ancient Greek and Roman civilization, which laid the foundation of the western tradition in literature, philosophy, history, art, science and mathematics. Classics is thus not ...
cursus.edu

The Ancient Greek Hero

Explore what it means to be human today by studying what it meant to be a hero in ancient Greek times. In this introduction to ancient Greek culture and literature, learners will experience, in ...
The New York Times

Kenneth Dover, a Provocative Scholar of Ancient Greek Literature, Dies at 89

Kenneth Dover, an eminent scholar of ancient Greek life, language and literature who became known for his willingness to break longstanding taboos in print, from his frank descriptions of sexual ...
The Atlantic

The Permanent Power of Greek Poetry

IN any survey of Greek poetry, epic, lyric, and dramatic, one may see how, in each successive phase, it was the voice of Greek life. The very word “literature” is fraught with associations which tend ...
Brandeis University

Department of Classical and Early Mediterranean Studies

Though rooted in the past, classics is a constantly evolving discipline. If you want to deepen your knowledge of the languages, literatures, art, archaeology, religion, philosophy, and history of ...
Connecticut College Arboretum

Majoring in Classics

To study classics is to enter into a world that stretches from Europe to Western Asia and North Africa, and in time from the Stone Age to the fall of Constantinople and beyond. No field gives you a ...
London Evening Standard

Best books about Greek mythology to learn the classic tales of ancient history

The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Circe Offering The Cup To Odysseus (1891) Understanding ancient ...