Classics

About this course

Classics is the study of the ancient Greek and Roman worlds through their languages, literatures, histories, philosophies, and material cultures. It is among the oldest of the university disciplines, and it remains one of the most demanding and intellectually rewarding, not because it deals with the distant past but because the questions that ancient thinkers raised about justice, democracy, the nature of knowledge, the proper conduct of war, and the relationship between the individual and society are still very much alive. Engaging with ancient thought on its own terms, in its own languages, is a uniquely formative intellectual experience. At the University of Bristol you will study across three years on a full-time programme, with a foundation year available to provide thorough preparation for degree-level work. Bristol's classics department engages with real-world issues through the

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