Classical Studies explores ancient Greek and Roman culture from the Second millennium BCE to the fall of the Western Roman Empire. In a sense Classics is the first and oldest area study -- the field is not limited to a single method or discipline, but instead investigates Greek and Roman culture and its influence up to the present day in all its richness and diversity, its familiarity and its strangeness. At Wellesley, students can study languages and literature, archeology, inscriptions, coins, history, art history, politics, law, science, philosophy, religion and mythology. Because it is such a wide ranging interdisciplinary field, Classics can stand alone as a dynamic and challenging major or can complement almost any other major in a liberal arts education.
Photo: Pompeii, wall painting, 40-45 CE. photographed by Giovanni Lattanzi.
- Contact: Pat Bois, pbois@wellesley.edu
- Created By: Rebecca Kayes '07
- Created: June, 2007
- Last Modified: September 14, 2009
- Expires: September 1, 2009
Upcoming Events in the Classics Department
Registration for Fall 2009
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Upcoming Lectures
Throughout the semester, the Classics Department will sponsor visiting lecturers whose studies pertain to the Classics major. The lectures will be announced on the site and on campus.
Contact information for professors can be found on the faculty page.