Ancient Mediterranean Studies

Liberal Arts Building 4351
Phone: 410-704-3493
Email: [email protected]

Ancient Mediterranean Studies includes the study of ancient history and languages, including Biblical Hebrew, ancient Greek and Latin. The period covered extends from the Paleolithic to the fall of the Roman Empire in the West in A.D. 476, and the field's geographical boundaries cover the coasts of the Mediterranean and the civilizations which arose in the Mediterranean hinterlands.

The disciplines concerned with the Ancient Mediterranean have formed the basis of the Western liberal arts for centuries. The Ancient Mediterranean Studies minor incorporates courses drawn from Anthropology, Art History, English, Foreign Languages, Geography, History, Jewish Studies, Philosophy and Religious Studies, offering students an opportunity to specialize in the disciplines of antiquity. The Ancient Mediterranean Studies minor helps students majoring in various fields to focus their interests and gives coherence to their programs.

Trained to integrate the past with the present, students of antiquity are found not only in their traditional havens–universities, museums, archaeological projects, and research centers–but also as valuable team members in such diverse fields as international business, public educational programs, documentary filmmaking, publishing, marketing, mass communications, medicine and the law.

Students in the Baltimore-Washington area have unique opportunities for research and hands-on learning at the Walters Art Museum, the Center for Hellenic Studies, Dumbarton Oaks, the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian, and the libraries of Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland.

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