Classics

Homer, the legendary Greek author of the Iliad and Odyssey

Cicero, the Roman statesman considered the master of Latin prose

Aristotle, the Greek philosopher and polymath who shaped Western science for centuries

Virgil, usually considered to be the greatest Roman poet

Classics or classical studies is the study of classical antiquity. In the Western world, classics traditionally refers to the study of Ancient Greek and Roman literature and their original languages, Ancient Greek and Latin. Classics may also include as secondary subjects Greco-Roman philosophy, history, archaeology, anthropology, art, mythology, and society.

In Western civilization, the study of the Ancient Greek and Roman classics was considered the foundation of the humanities, and they traditionally have been the cornerstone of an elite higher education.