Classics

In its classic sense, "classics", when used as a singular noun, means the study of the language, literature, history, art, and other aspects of ancient Greece and Rome, as well as ancient China during the time frame of classical antiquity. As a plural noun "classics" are books written in ancient Greece, Rome and China. The study of classics is a primary subject for the humanities, and the people reading classics are sometimes called humanists.

• Ancient Greece

Greek language

Greek mythology

Greek literature

Greek architecture

• Ancient Rome

Latin

Roman mythology

Latin literature

Rhetoric

• Ancient China

Chinese classic texts

Chinese philosophy

• Post-Classical Scholarship

Humanism

Philology

Classics can also mean (typically in non-academic contexts) classic books.

See also: Classics basic topics