What is Classics?
'''Classics''' or '''classical studies''' is a branch of the [[humanities]] which studies [[classical antiquity]]. It includes many [[discipline (study)|fields of study]] such as [[history]], [[philology]], [[philosophy]], [[history]], [[art]], [[language]]s, [[literature]], and [[archaeology]]. In the [[Western world]], it focuses on [[Mediterranean]] cultures such as [[ancient Greece]] and [[ancient Rome]]. A person who works in classical studies is called a '''classicist'''. The study of classical literature was [[wikt:tradition|traditionally]] the main focus of the humanities. {{stub}} [[Category:Humanities]]