# Department of the Classics

**Source**: https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/
**Parent**: https://artsandhumanities.fas.harvard.edu/departments-degree-programs

# Welcome

The Harvard Classics Department is home to the study of the diverse cultures and histories of the ancient Greek and Roman worlds. Our department is interdisciplinary, encompassing archaeology, art history, history, history of science, language, linguistics, literature, philosophy, reception studies, and religion.

## Latest News

[### Now available: Fall/Winter 2025–26 issue of our newsletter, Nota Bene!](https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum8266/files/2026-01/Fall-Winter%202025-26.pdf)

January 16, 2026

[### Harvard at the 2026 AIA/SCS!](/news/2026/01/harvard-2026-aiascs)

January 06, 2026

[### Susannah Wright (Classics PhD '24) & Scott McGill discuss their new translation of the Aeneid](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/10/was-aeneid-critiquing-or-glorifying-empire/)

October 22, 2025

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## More Upcoming Events

[### Departmental Calendar](/departmental-calendar)

Read more about our upcoming lectures, workshops, special events, and more.

[### Boston Area Classics Calendar](/boston-area-classics-calendar)

Browse events related to the Classical world in the greater Boston area. [Subscribe](http://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/calclass-list) to our listserv to receive weekly emails.