48 monthsProgramme duration
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Programme overview
Main Subject
Classics and Ancient History
Degree
MA
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
On our ancient history degree, you will study the history of ancient Greece and Rome and will be welcome to expand your studies to the later Roman/late antique and Byzantine periods, if you so desire.
You will also be able to study other ancient civilisations that came into contact with the Greeks and Romans, such as:
- the Neo-Hittite states
- the Etruscans
- the Persians
- Egypt
- the Carthaginians
- Judaea
The programme will enable you to contextualise Graeco-Roman history within its wider Mediterranean context. This includes:
- religious history
- social history
- economic history
- political history
- cultural history
You will work with sources ranging from great historiographers such as Herodotus, Thucydides and Tacitus to inscriptions and papyri, and the findings of archaeological excavation.
Programme benefits
- Study the history of ancient Greece and Rome, as well as other ancient civilisations that came into contact with the Greeks and Romans.
- Classics at Edinburgh offers one of the widest choices of subjects and approaches of any university in the UK.
- We are one of the largest classics departments in the UK, with around 30 members of staff covering a variety of research interests.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Classics and Ancient History
Degree
MA
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
On our ancient history degree, you will study the history of ancient Greece and Rome and will be welcome to expand your studies to the later Roman/late antique and Byzantine periods, if you so desire.
You will also be able to study other ancient civilisations that came into contact with the Greeks and Romans, such as:
- the Neo-Hittite states
- the Etruscans
- the Persians
- Egypt
- the Carthaginians
- Judaea
The programme will enable you to contextualise Graeco-Roman history within its wider Mediterranean context. This includes:
- religious history
- social history
- economic history
- political history
- cultural history
You will work with sources ranging from great historiographers such as Herodotus, Thucydides and Tacitus to inscriptions and papyri, and the findings of archaeological excavation.
Programme benefits
- Study the history of ancient Greece and Rome, as well as other ancient civilisations that came into contact with the Greeks and Romans.
- Classics at Edinburgh offers one of the widest choices of subjects and approaches of any university in the UK.
- We are one of the largest classics departments in the UK, with around 30 members of staff covering a variety of research interests.
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