What is Classics?

The Classics Section offers students a chance to study and carry out research into the worlds of Ancient Greece and Rome by studying written records and, more especially, the results of philological research. In addition to the fact that knowledge of the ancient world offers greater insight into later history and the world of today, most universities internationally have a Classics Department. This is not just because the Classical World is seen as the basis of European culture but also because, for many centuries, ancient Greek and Latin Letters were the linguistic driving force behind the movement of ideas, peoples and goods and the dissemination of innovation in science, literature and art.