The program is distinctive both in scope and in linking the study of classical antiquity with that of the medieval worlds. It stresses the many diverse cultures that comprised “Greece” and “Rome” in ...

Discover the history of Thulukkanathamman temples in Chennai, linked to the Nawabs of Arcot and ancient military camps.

Kern says that there was a time when discussions of classical studies in the West revolved largely around ancient Greece and Rome, but that studies of the ancient world now increasingly involve dozens ...

William & Mary faculty earn national leadership roles, awards in archaeology, anthropology and classical studies ...

Statues don’t talk, evidently, and they never have, except when some clever priest of Antiquity used a hollow in the stone to ...

A govt press release says selection criteria for a 'Classical Language' have been revised twice since 2004, the last time in July this year. These are: High antiquity of (its) early texts/recorded ...

What does the approval mean for Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Pali and Prakrit? What are the criteria for such a declaration?

The three big-picture classes I will offer are the History of Private Life, Liberalism and Its Enemies, and the Making of Modern Sensibilities. Each course will heavily utilize primary texts and focus ...

While the demand for classical status to some languages had been pending for as long as since 2013, the push for Assamese was ...

When someone talks about the classical language, they don't refer to the raags or taals of Indian classical music. Instead, they typically refer to ancient languages like Tamil, Malayalam ...

Assamese (Asomiya) is a classical language. The Union Cabinet on 3 October 2024 approved to confer Classical Language status ...

This finding was sufficient to establish the antiquity of the Assamese language, dating back over 1500 years, which is one of the criteria for receiving the classical language status. On Thursday ...