Gladiators, kings and authors: these are some of the players in the drama of civilizations past. By understanding their values, lives, concerns and flaws, you can begin to learn about your own values and culture.

Students studying Classics at Carthage have the opportunity to gain archaeological field experience at excavations in Omrit and Rome.

No matter what your career aspirations are, classical studies can give you an edge. In a world of rapid technological advances, specialized skills quickly become obsolete. Classics teaches you how to solve problems, think critically, and recognize seemingly unrelated ideas — skills always in demand.

Because classics is the discipline that teaches intellectual discipline, you will acquire the ability to "hang tough" when encountering complex situations that demand an iron will and intellect. It should come as no surprise, then, that graduate and professional schools in law, medicine and business enthusiastically welcome students with training in classical studies.

Explore Classics at Carthage. It's your passport to more than 3,000 years of insight into the human condition.

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Classicist digs into lifestyles of the (ancient) rich and famous in Rome. Read more.

J-Term in Israel

Unearthing the Past. Annual study tour in northern Israel transforms Carthage undergrads into archaeologists.