Latin, the language of Virgil, Cicero, and St. Augustine, was the lingua franca of the Western world for over a thousand years. First scratched onto stone and bronze objects in the seventh century BCE, Latin developed into a flourishing literary language that in the Classical period encompassed (among many other forms) epic and lyric poetry, history, drama, biography, and philosophy, and was the language that governed the Roman Empire. Latin is the common root of English and many other modern European languages, which developed out of a shared linguistic heritage and whose connections the study of Latin can help us understand.
Latin at Bard
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Classical Studies is an interdisciplinary field of study encompassing the civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome. We seek to understand the languages, literatures, histories, and visual and material cultures of the premodern Mediterranean world. Bard approaches these ancient societies from a variety of disciplinary perspectives.
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Language Support
There are no dedicated Language Center tutors for the Classics program, but you can schedule a one-on-one subject tutoring session through the Learning Commons.
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Bard College offers a number of study abroad opportunities for students. Latin/Greek language programs allow exploration in advanced liberal arts courses through affiliated or independent institutions. With the support of their adviser(s), students may petition to attend programs by following the Bard study abroad process.
