Concentration in Ancient History

Students in the Ancient History concentration will be trained both as historians and as classicists. Students should mention their interest in ancient history when filling out their application and include a relevant writing sample.
Advanced undergraduate level knowledge of both Greek and Latin is required for admission to the concentration.
Each student’Äôs course of study is decided in consultation with a Special Committee of at least three faculty members. Students must satisfy the general degree requirements of the graduate program in Classics.
The two major areas for purposes of the "A" Exam in this concentration are Greek History and Roman History. Study in these two areas is centered on the common reading list and the concentration reading list. The Ancient History concentration reading list will be modified (through substitutions) to produce an individual list in consultation with the Special Committee. The third, or minor, area will be chosen in consultation with the Special Committee; the Field recommends a combined minor area in Greek and Latin literature.
Minimum course work will be distributed as follows:

• four seminars in ancient history two seminars in ancient historiography
• four seminars in classical literature and philology (of which one may be in ancient philosophy or linguistics)
• three seminars in archaeology, epigraphy and numismatics, of which two must be in either archaeology or epigraphy
• two seminars in areas of history other than Ancient Greece and Rome.