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 Economist

Mary Beard offers a spirited defence of studying classics

Studying the languages, literature and history of ancient Greece and Rome is said to promote logical thinking, simplify the ...
EurekAlert!

How an eye physician who translated classical Greek medicine into Arabic helped form Western medical thought

A recent study argues that a medieval ophthalmologist who translated Greek works by Galen, Hippocrates, and Plato from Greek into Arabic played a pivotal role in shaping Western medical scholarship.
Princeton University

Hellenic Studies

Designed to serve as an introduction to the language of modern Greece. Practice in speaking, grammatical analysis, composition, and graded reading. Four classes. No credit is given for HLS 101 unless ...