古典研究 Classical Study

Classics (sometimes encompassing Classical Studies or Classical Civilization) is the branch of the Humanities comprising the languages, literature, philosophy, history, art, archaeology and other culture of the ancient Mediterranean world (Bronze Age ca. BC 3000 – Late Antiquity ca. AD 300–600); especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome during Classical Antiquity (ca. BC 600 – AD 600). Initially, the study of the Classics (the period's literature) was the principal study in the humanities.
古典研究是人文学科的一个分支，重点研究古地中海文化地带的语言，文学，哲学，历史，艺术，考古和其他文化成分。时间跨度从青铜时代（公元前3000年始），到晚期古罗马时代（公元300—600年）止，重点研究古希腊和古罗马。
现美国各大学均开设Classics学科。国内对此领域研究尚少。