classics

study of classical antiquity
Intangible academic_discipline Q841090
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classics

Summary

classics is an academic discipline[1]. classics ranks in the top 6% of academic_discipline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,574 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • classics's instance of is recorded as academic discipline[3].
  • classics's instance of is recorded as academic major[4].
  • classics is a type of area studies[5].
  • classics is a type of classical studies[6].
  • classics is part of history[7].
  • classics is part of ancient literature[8].
  • classics's Commons category is recorded as Classics[9].
  • classics's said to be the same as is recorded as classical studies[10].
  • classics comprises classical philology[11].
  • classics's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Classical studies[12].
  • classics's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3[13].
  • classics's is the study of is recorded as Ancient Greek[14].
  • classics's is the study of is recorded as Latin[15].
  • classics's practiced by is recorded as classical scholar[16].
  • classics's Wikimedia outline is recorded as outline of classical studies[17].
  • classics's P10203 is recorded as 1205[18].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include academic discipline[3] and academic major[4]. Recorded subclass of include area studies[5] and classical studies[6].

Use and Application

classics comprises classical philology[11]. Part of include history[7], an academic discipline[19] and ancient literature[8], a sub-set of literature[20].

Why It Matters

classics ranks in the top 6% of academic_discipline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,574 views/month).[2] classics has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] classics is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 23d ago · Frhdkazan · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia tatarica (tt) online id → razdely/nauka/antikovedenie
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P8373]]: razdely/nauka/antikovedenie"
  2. 4w ago · Maculosae tegmine lyncis · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Classical instruction.pdf, Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein - Goethe in the Roman Camp
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein - Goethe in the Roman Campagna - Google Art Project.jpg"
  3. 4w ago · Maculosae tegmine lyncis · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Classical instruction.pdf, Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein - Goethe in the Roman Camp
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Classical instruction.pdf"
  4. 4w ago · Maculosae tegmine lyncis · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Said to be the same as → classical studies
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P460]]: [[Q439072]]"
  5. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Is the study of → Ancient Greek, Latin
    Has parts → —
    Instance of → —
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|9 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 25776, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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