The Macalester Department of Classics is one of the most active Classics departments in the nation among leading liberal arts Colleges. The department teaches courses in Latin, Greek, and Hebrew languages at all levels, and many courses pertaining to Greek, Roman and Middle Eastern culture and civilization, in both historical and archaeological focii.

There are three tracks through the Classics major: Classical Civilization, Classical Archaeology, and Classical Languages. The department specializes in the history, cultures, languages, politics, and religions of the ancient Greek, Roman, and Middle Eastern world. Students engage the diverse world of antiquity through a variety of media; ancient texts, texts in translation, art, architecture, iconography, and the material culture of the ancient world through archaeology.

In addition, the Classics department regularly hosts international conferences and speakers on the Macalester campus. Recent examples include conferences on the Dead Sea Scrolls, the First Jewish Revolt Against Rome, Eta Sigma Phi honors society, annual trips to the Hill Manuscript Library, the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Guthrie Theater and many other speakers and events which Classics students participate in and help organize.

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