Classics
School of Humanities and Sciences
Classics focuses on the literature and material culture of ancient Greece and Rome, including Greek and Latin language, literature, philosophy, history, art, and archaeology.
What You'll Study
The mission of the undergraduate program in Classics is to provide students with a broad background centered on the literature and material culture of ancient Greece and Rome, including Greek and Latin language, literature, philosophy, history, art, and archaeology. At Stanford, students in the Classics program also explore the connections between ancient cultures and the modern world as well as specialized fields such as ancient economics, law, papyrology, and science. The program's faculty approaches Classics from an interdisciplinary perspective that crosses geographical, temporal and thematic territories. The program is concerned not only with Greek and Roman civilization but also with the interaction of cultures and societies that influenced the ancient Mediterranean basin and continue to influence human society across the globe.
Degrees Offered
- BA
- Joint Major/BAS
- Minor
- Honors
- Coterm
More Information
Learn more about Classics in the Stanford Bulletin
Exploratory Courses
CLASSICS 112
Introduction to Greek Tragedy: Gods, Heroes, Fate, and Justice (TAPS 167)
CLASSICS 132
Whose Classics? Race and Classical Antiquity in the U.S. (ASNAMST 132, CSRE 132)
CLASSICS 136
The Greek Invention of Mathematics
CLASSICS 13N
Race, Blackness, Antiquity (CSRE 13N)
CLASSICS 164
Roman Gladiators (ARCHLGY 165)
CLASSICS 19N
Eloquence Personified: How To Speak Like Cicero
CLASSICS 1G
CLASSICS 1L
CLASSICS 26N
The Roman Empire: Its Grandeur and Fall (HISTORY 11N)
CLASSICS 30N
Making fun of History: Insults, Mockery and Abuse Language in Antiquity
CLASSICS 31
CLASSICS 37
Great Books, Big Ideas from Ancient Greece and Rome (DLCL 11, HUMCORE 112)
CLASSICS 42
CLASSICS 76
Global History: The Ancient World (HISTORY 1A)
CLASSICS 81
Ancient Empires: Near East (HISTORY 117)
CLASSICS 83
CLASSICS 84