Princeton Classics at Princeton University is a distinguished department dedicated to the comprehensive study of the ancient Greek and Roman worlds. It offers deep exploration into their languages, literatures, histories, philosophies, and material cultures, supported by a faculty renowned internationally for their scholarship and teaching. With roots tracing back to the university's founding in 1746, the department provides rigorous undergraduate and graduate programs that emphasize both broad understanding and specialized research. Students engage with antiquity's enduring impact on contemporary civilization, benefiting from interdisciplinary connections and rich resources. The program cultivates critical thinking and analytical skills, preparing graduates for diverse paths while maintaining a commitment to scholarly excellence and the relevance of classical studies.
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Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution. The institution moved to Newark in 1747, and then to the current site nine years later. It officially became a university in 1896 and was subsequently renamed Princeton University.
