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Classicism is an area of study that focuses on the study of the ancient classic art commonly found in ancient Greece and Rome. Classicists study the language, culture, history, and art of antiquity. This form of humanities focuses on the Ancient Mediterranean world and the antiquities within. The following resources provide information on the study of classics and associations promoting the study of the classics in the classroom.

Black Classicists: Biographies of 12 black classicists.

The American School of Classical Studies: This school is based at the heart of Athens. The library houses archives of some of Greece's important classicists.

Homer: Washington State University’s Internet classroom of classical Greek civilization.

Classics Convivium: University of Michigan’s Classical newsletter.

Ancient World Cultures: Exploration of ancient Rome.

Digressus: A Web based journal for the classical world.

Diotima: Classical studies of women and gender in ancient civilization.

Antiquity: An electronic database of publications for communicating the classics.

Classical Antiquity: Images of antiquity of the middle ages and information about the presence of antiquity art in the middle ages.

Lantern Slides: Slide images of classical antiquities.

Histos: Durham Universities Journal of Ancient Historiography.

The American Classical League: The American Classical League is promoting the study of the classical Greek and Latin history.

Joint Association of Classical Teachers: This members only group shares educational publications and events for classical education.

Classical Encyclopedia: Dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities.

The Classics Pages: Lots of resources and information on the classics of Rome and Greece.

The Greeks: Timeline of Greek history.

Ancient Reconstruction: View exhibits and projects of computer generated ancient reconstruction.

Association of Latin Teaching: This organization is focused on encouraging classical education in schools.

Classics Teaching Resources: Resources for classical educators and those interested in classical theater.

Friends of Classics: Society for those inspired by ancient history of Greece and Rome.

Greek and Roman Drama: Archive of ancient Greek and Roman theater performances.

Ancient Greek Cities: Images and summaries about ancient Greek cities.

Classical Education: An article that explores the benefits of teaching classics in the classroom.

Internet Ancient History: Full text of online ancient history guides.

Greek History: Outline of Greek history.

Sacred Text: Archive of classical Greek and Roman text.

Ancient Historians: The Association of Ancient Historians promotes an academic interaction for those who study the Greeks and Romans.

National Junior Classical League: An association of middle school and high school students encouraging the studies of Greece and Rome.

The Women’s Classical Caucus: This group focuses on achieving equality in the field of classics.

Society for Late Antiquity: Late Antiquity newsletter and discussion list.

Classical Philology: Journal articles of classical philology.

The Classics in Ireland: Past articles of publications.

Ancient Greek Tutorials: Tutorial modules of ancient Greece.

The Classics Technology Center: This education portal provides information on the language and history of ancient Greece and Rome.     

George Berkeley: Biography of classicist George Berkeley.

The Theodor Mommsen Society: An association named after famous classicist Theodor Mommsen; is dedicated to promoting education in the classics.

Philadelphia Classical Society: Classical society encourages teaching of Latin and Greek.      

Texas Classical Association: This association is dedicated to teachers and future educators of the classics in the classroom.

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