1. How have these civilizations impacted the modern world?
Ancient Greece and Rome
How have these civilizations impacted the modern world?

2. People Who Valued the Classics
“…it may truly be said that the classical languages are a solid basis for most, and an ornament to all the sciences.”
-Thomas Jefferson
“As late as the seventeenth century, the savants and artists of all Europe were so closely united by the bond of a common ideal that cooperation between them was scarcely affected by political events. This unity was further strengthened by the general use of the Latin language.”
-Albert Einstein

3. Classics and Art History
The Renaissance: this term for the cultural movement of the 14th to 17th centuries literally means “rebirth.” That is because the Renaissance period saw a rebirth of Greco-Roman ideas and aesthetics, inspiring Leonardo de Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Petrarch, Erasmus, Galileo, et al.
Artist: Sandro Botticelli
Year: c. 1486
Type: tempera on canvas Dimensions: 172.5 cm × 278.5 cm (67.9 in × 109.6 in)
Location: Uffizi, Florence

4. Classics and Architecture
Washington, D.C. was designed to impress foreign heads of state, by looking like ancient Rome at the height of its empire.
The Harvard Coliseum in Cambridge, Mass.

5. Classics and Literature
Shakespeare used his knowledge of classical literature and history to write numerous plays
Julius Caesar
Antony and Cleopatra
Romeo and Juliet
Similarly, modern authors such as J.K. Rowling and Rick Riordan were inspired by ancient mythology and literature to pen the Harry Potter and Percy Jackson
series of books

6. Classics and Politics
The U.S. Constitution and Government are based off those of the ancient Roman Republic
Executive Branch: President and Vice-President
Legislative Branch: Senate and House of Representatives
Judicial Branch: Supreme Court
That is why the United States is not a democracy, but a democratic republic

7. Classics and Law Many legal terms still used today are in Latin
Habeas corpus
Ad hoc
Pro bono
In loco parentis
Bona fide
Mutatis mutandis
Affidavit
Non compos mentis
Subpoena
Prima facie
(Law schools appreciate students who are familiar with Latin)

8. (Medical schools appreciate students who are familiar with Latin)
Classics and Medicine
Human anatomy and medical abbreviations are described via Latin terminology
Orbicularis oculi – muscle that closes the eyelids
Orbicularis oris – muscle around the mouth
Tibia – shinbone connecting the knee and ankle bones
Fibula – calf bone connected to the tibia
Hebdomada (Hebdom.) – medical note meaning “For a week”
Linfricandus – medical note meaning “To be rubbed in”
Mane et vespere (M. et. v.) – medical note meaning “Morning and evening”
(Medical schools appreciate students who are familiar with Latin)

9. Classics and Math/Science
Pythagoras and Euclid were ancient Greek mathematicians, whose theories and writings quickly became the foundation of mathematics for two thousand years
The basic scientific principle that “matter can neither be created nor destroyed” was discovered by ancient Greek scientist-philosophers

10. Classics and Philosophy
Socrates (c. 469 – 399 BCE)
Considered the father of modern philosophy and ethics
Teacher of Plato
Plato (c. 427 – 347 BCE)
Established the Academy in Athens and wrote numerous dialogues
Teacher of Aristotle
Aristotle (c. 384 – 322 BCE)
Established the Lyceum in Athens and wrote the 1st systematic approach to morality, logic, science, politics, and metaphysics
Teacher of Alexander the Great, who went on to conquer 3 continents and establish the city of Alexandria