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
- Ancient Rome
- Ancient China
- Post-Classical Scholarship
See also: Classics basic topics