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A Century of Dissertations in Classics
The Marshall Reading Room (1501 CL) is home to our collection of departmental dissertations, now beginning its second century!
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Mediterranean Art and Archaeology
The Department of Classics now offers a track of the Classics Minor with a focus on Mediterranean Art and Archaeology. Learn more about degree options in Classics.
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Study Abroad
Study-abroad opportunities like Pitt in Sicily enrich the learning experience like nothing else.
Our Mission
"To study Latin is to encounter face to face the smartest, funniest, most beautiful minds that have ever lived." — R. J. Teller
The Department of Classics at the University of Pittsburgh is dedicated to studying and teaching the exceedingly rich history of literature, art, rhetoric, politics, and philosophy of ancient Greece and Rome, a history that profoundly shaped and reshaped our world through its reception in the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and Modernity. The department represents a core discipline in the humanities, and its intellectual contribution reaches far beyond proficiency in the ancient languages.
