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classics

Study of classical antiquity

Conceptacademic discipline academic majorQ841090

Also known as classical studies · classical civilization · Ancient Mediterranean Studies · ancient history studies

Instance of: academic discipline
, academic major
Subclass of: area studies
, classical studies
Part of: history
, ancient literature

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

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Wikimedia outline: outline of classical studies
Is the study of: Ancient Greek
Latin
Practiced by: classical scholar
Members / parts: classical philology
Said to be the same as: classical studies

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