The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to classical studies: Classical studies (Classics for short) – earliest branch of the humanities, which covers the languages, literature, history, art, and other cultural aspects of the ancient Mediterranean world.
The field focuses primarily on, but is not limited to, Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome during classical antiquity, the era spanning from the late Bronze Age of Ancient Greece during the Minoan and Mycenaean periods (c. 1600–1100 BC) through the period known as Late Antiquity to the fall of the Western Roman Empire, c. 500 AD.
The word classics is also used to refer to the literature of the period.
History of the western classics (Not to be confused with classical history (see below)) Classical archaeology Seven Wonders of the Ancient World The Greek category was not "Wonders" but "theamata", which translates closer to "must-sees".
The list that we know today was compiled in the Middle Ages—by which time many of the sites were no longer in existence: Art in Ancient Greece Roman art Classical architecture Architecture of Ancient Greece Roman architecture Classical history Ancient Greek society Roman era Military history of ancient Rome Roman society See also the List of ancient Egyptian dynasties Philology – Classical language – Ancient Greek – Classical Latin Ancient Greek literature – Latin literature – Orators: Textual criticism History of science in Classical Antiquity Ancient Greek technology Roman technology Theatre of Ancient Greece Theatre of Ancient Rome See List of classical scholars –