Classics

Classics is the integrated study of ancient Greek and Roman civilizations — their languages, literature, and artistic and archaeological remains. The Wilcox Museum, run by the department, and almost as old as KU itself, is home to plaster casts of Greek and Roman sculpture and Greek and Roman antiquities.

In addition to training you in the classical languages of Greek and Latin, faculty will introduce you to a range of work in literary criticism and cultural studies. Archaeology and ancient art, ancient theatre, mythology, women's history, Greek and Roman humor, cultural exchange across the Mediterranean, the translation of Greek and Latin poetry, and the history of slavery, sexuality and ethnicity in ancient society — it’s all here.