List of basic topics in classical studies

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Classical studies, or Classics for short, is the earliest branch of the Humanities, and covers the languages, literature, history, art, and other cultural aspects of the ancient Mediterranean world. The field focuses primarily on, but is not limited to, Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome during classical antiquity, the era spanning from the beginning of the Bronze Age of Ancient Greece in 1000 BCE through the period known as Late Antiquity to the fall of the Western Roman Empire, circa 500 CE. The word classics is also used to refer to the literature of the period. Basic topics in classical studies include:

Contents 1 Nature of classical studies 2 Branches of classical studies 2.1 Subdisciplines of classical studies 3 History of classical studies 4 General classical studies concepts 5 Classical archaeology 5.1 Classical art 5.1.1 Art in Ancient Greece 5.1.2 Roman art 5.2 Classical architecture 5.2.1 Ancient Greek architecture 5.2.2 Roman architecture 6 Geography of the classical period 6.1 Geography at the time of Ancient Greece 6.2 Geography at the time of Ancient Rome 7 Classical history 7.1 Classical Greek history 7.1.1 Ancient Greek society 7.2 Classical Roman history 7.2.1 Military history of Ancient Rome 7.2.2 Roman society 7.3 Classical Egyptian history 8 Classical philology 8.1 Classical language 8.1.1 Ancient Greek 8.1.2 Classical Latin 8.2 Classical literature 8.2.1 Classical Greek literature 8.2.2 Classical Latin literature 8.3 Classical Textual Criticism 9 Classical philosophy 9.1 Periods of classical philosophy 9.2 Schools of thought 9.3 Classical philosophers 10 Classical religion and mythology 10.1 Religion and mythology in Ancient Greece 10.2 Religion and mythology in Ancient Rome 11 Classical science and technology 11.1 Ancient Greek science and technology 11.2 Roman science and technology 12 Classical theatre 12.1 Ancient Greek theatre 12.2 Ancient Roman theatre 13 Classical studies scholars 14 Classics-related lists 14.1 Ancient Greek lists 14.2 Roman lists 15 See also 16 External links

[edit] Nature of classical studies

Main article: Classical studies

[edit] Branches of classical studies

Main articles: Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome

[edit] Subdisciplines of classical studies

[edit] History of classical studies

Main article: History of the western classics, not to be confused with classical history (see below)

[edit] General classical studies concepts

[edit] Classical archaeology

Main article: Classical archaeology

[edit] Classical art

See also Ancient art

[edit] Art in Ancient Greece

Main article: Art in Ancient Greece

[edit] Roman art

Main article: Roman art

[edit] Classical architecture

Main article: Classical architecture

[edit] Ancient Greek architecture

Main article: Architecture of Ancient Greece

[edit] Roman architecture

Main article: Roman architecture

[edit] Geography of the classical period

[edit] Geography at the time of Ancient Greece

[edit] Geography at the time of Ancient Rome

Roman Imperial Provinces (120)
Achaea | Aegyptus | Africa | Alpes Cottiae | Alpes Maritimae | Alpes Poenninae | Arabia Petraea | Armenia Inferior | Asia | Assyria | Bithynia | Britannia | Cappadocia | Cilicia | Commagene | Corduene[citation needed] | Corsica et Sardinia | Creta et Cyrenaica | Cyprus | Dacia | Dalmatia | Epirus | Galatia | Gallia Aquitania | Gallia Belgica | Gallia Lugdunensis | Gallia Narbonensis | Germania Inferior | Germania Superior | Hispania Baetica | Hispania Lusitania | Hispania Tarraconensis | Italia | Iudaea | Lycaonia | Lycia | Macedonia | Mauretania Caesariensis | Mauretania Tingitana | Moesia | Noricum | Numidia | Osroene | Pannonia | Pamphylia | Pisidia | Pontus | Raetia | Sicilia | Sophene | Syria | Thracia
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[edit] Classical history

Main article: Classical history

[edit] Classical Greek history

Main articles: Ancient Greece, Hellenistic Greece, Roman Greece, and Timeline of ancient Greece

[edit] Ancient Greek society

Main article: Ancient Greek society

[edit] Classical Roman history

Main articles: Roman era and Timeline of ancient Rome

[edit] Military history of Ancient Rome

Main article: Military history of ancient Rome

[edit] Roman society

Main article: Roman society

[edit] Classical Egyptian history

Main article: History of Greek and Roman Egypt

See also the Egyptian Dynasty list from the Third Intermediate Period on

[edit] Classical philology

Main article: Philology

[edit] Classical language

Main article: Classical language

[edit] Ancient Greek

Main article: Ancient Greek

[edit] Classical Latin

Main article: Classical Latin

[edit] Classical literature

Main article: Classical literature

[edit] Classical Greek literature

Main article: Ancient Greek literature

[edit] Classical Latin literature

Main article: Latin literature

[edit] Classical Textual Criticism

Main article: Textual criticism

[edit] Classical philosophy

Main articles: Classical philosophy and Greek philosophy. See also History of Western philosophy.

[edit] Periods of classical philosophy

[edit] Schools of thought

[edit] Classical philosophers

[edit] Classical religion and mythology

Main articles: Greco-Roman religion and Greek deities and their Roman and Etruscan counterparts

[edit] Religion and mythology in Ancient Greece

Main articles: Religion in Ancient Greece and Greek mythology

[edit] Religion and mythology in Ancient Rome

Main articles: Religion in Ancient Rome and Roman mythology

[edit] Classical science and technology

Main article: History of science in Classical Antiquity

[edit] Ancient Greek science and technology

Main article: Ancient Greek technology

[edit] Roman science and technology

Main article: Roman technology

[edit] Classical theatre

[edit] Ancient Greek theatre

Main article: Theatre of Ancient Greece

[edit] Ancient Roman theatre

Main article: Theatre of Ancient Rome

[edit] Classical studies scholars

[edit] Classics-related lists

Main list List of topics related to ancient Rome

[edit] Ancient Greek lists

[edit] Roman lists

[edit] See also

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