published 1798, avg rating 3.97 — 806,614 ratings — published 1919, avg rating 3.82 — Handwriting from earlier ages looked very different from modern script, not least because of the physical demands of writing with quill and ink and because the high cost of parchment and paper meant that it was important to put as much as possible on to a single sheet. Every issue contains a dozen or so short articles on aspects of Classics, written by those who teach in universities. published 2000, avg rating 3.74 — There is an undeniable thrill to be had from opening and reading a document that was first written centuries ago and which looks as if it ought to be under glass in a museum. published 1849, avg rating 3.95 — published 1955, avg rating 3.96 — published 1592, avg rating 3.75 — Medieval and early modern writings are therefore full of abbreviations which can mislead the unwary reader. Applying with a Disability, SpLD or Long-Term Health Condition, Educational resources for super-curricular engagement, King's College Virtual Open Days 17, 18 & 19 September, Christ's and King's College Residential 2020. Below you will find a list of top picks from administrators, faculty members, and students across academic departments. Sources only become historical evidence, however, when they are interpreted by the historian to make sense of the past. While the list of books has evolved over the last century, the tradition of all students reading foundational texts of Western civilization remains. 248,337 ratings — One of the things everyone is surprised by is how much reading you are expected to do as a Cambridge Classics student. An Optional subject from a list of twenty-two. Lloyd Magic, Reason and Experience: Studies in the origins and development of Greek science (Cambridge, 1979), B.A.O. Indeed, yours might even be the first eyes to read it since it was sealed. published 1859, avg rating 3.77 — published 1848, avg rating 3.89 — If you have not read them already, look at: Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War (especially books 1–2): Thucydides’ reflections on the problems of discovering what happened and working out why it happened have been immensely influential. 208,068 ratings — Thus 'ye' was simply a written abbreviation for 'the' which did not, as many people have assumed, affect the pronunciation. 635,896 ratings — These are all 'sources' because they all provide us in different ways with information which can add to the sum of our knowledge of the past. published 1862, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Paperback), The Complete Stories and Poems (Hardcover), Songs of Innocence and of Experience (Paperback). published 1884, avg rating 3.58 — published 1925, avg rating 3.98 — published 1952, avg rating 3.85 — 171,290 ratings — 3,116,513 ratings — To get an impression of what the advantages are of such integrated study, take a look at M. Beard and J. Henderson Classics: A … published 1849, avg rating 3.81 — Make sure you get an unexpurgated translation. 167,812 ratings — Credit: Fitzwilliam Library, Cambridge (copyright). published 1909, avg rating 3.68 — The first part lists some central classical texts. 249,313 ratings — 2,046,833 ratings — Close analysis of texts is an essential part of Classics – but it is not the only part, and some of the features of particular passages only be come clear in the context of the whole of a text, or indeed of other texts. published 1904, avg rating 4.11 — published 1890, avg rating 3.94 — published 1930, avg rating 3.88 — published 1859, avg rating 4.38 — So before you come you should get some of the most central texts under your belt, and begin to explore the sorts of things that scholars do with them. 136,361 ratings — 156,111 ratings — 43,086 ratings — 2,252,462 ratings — Whatever college you have got a place at, you will find yourself being expected not only to get up to speed reading Greek and Latin texts on your own, but to read widely in classical literature in translation and in what modern scholars have said about it. If you are studying Classical Civilisation then you are likely to be reading a number of whole texts, but often in a limited number of literary genres. Those who study Latin and/or Greek at school characteristically study a small number of texts primarily for the purpose of construing the language. The Faculty also has a page for summer schools for offer holders - see the links below. 187,956 ratings — published 1774, avg rating 3.59 — published 1939, avg rating 4.25 — Dr Sophia Cooke's co-written paper explores the impact that road density may be having on the UK’s birdlife. published 1949, avg rating 4.02 — 107,579 ratings — The Victorian original, however, might be the exact opposite: to save money on paper and postage, nineteenth-century writers would often write in lines across the page and then turn the letter through 90° and carry on writing over the previous lines, so that the lines of writing formed squares and the letter ended up looking like a grid, which can be very difficult for modern eyes to read. Plato's Republic: An extraordinary work which makes clear the link s between political actions, moral judgments and what it is to know something. Refresh and try again. 22,279 ratings — published 1595, avg rating 3.88 — For this you can choose from Approaches to History, Historiography: Tacitus to Weber, Foreign Texts, or Quantifications in History. There are very good reasons for all of these steps, but they do mean that real source material encountered at university level can come as a something of a shock. published 1954, avg rating 3.50 — It costs only £3 and both the current number and back-numbers are available from the Classical Association website. A message from the Senior Tutor and Admissions Tutors on this year's admissions process. published 1603, avg rating 3.81 — It all depends on what the historian wants to know. published 1915, avg rating 3.87 — Tacitus' Annals: (especially books 1–4) A gripping analysis of the problems for an absolute ruler in securing elite and popular support to run an empire. published 1605, avg rating 3.90 — Some of these abbreviations have made it into modern usage. 6,647 ratings — 98,341 ratings — Classics at Cambridge involves the study of philosophy, history, art and archaeology, and philology as well as of the classical languages and literature. S. Goldhill Love, Sex and Tragedy: how the ancient world shapes our lives (London, 2004), C. Kelly The Roman Empire: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford, 2006), C. Osborne Presocratic philosophy: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford, 2005), R. Osborne Archaic and Classical Greek Art (Oxford, 1998), R. Buxton Imaginary Greece: the contexts of mythology (Cambridge, 1994), J. Davidson Courtesans and Fishcakes: the consuming passions of classical Athens (London, 1997), E.R. Read them in English translation, but, if you can, read the suggested parts in Greek (if you have A level or equivalent Greek) or Latin. Not only are real sources not edited in the way that their school equivalents are, but they look very different too. 1,616,253 ratings — 313,636 ratings — 'Viz' for 'videlicet' ('let it be seen'), 'oz' for 'ounces' and 'you' for the original 'thou' were all originally abbreviations. 123,628 ratings — published 1937, avg rating 3.82 — A paper on Historical Methods. This is why it makes little sense to ask if something is 'good historical evidence', without knowing what evidence it's supposed to provide. 659,909 ratings — 184,490 ratings — published 1599, avg rating 3.91 — avg rating 4.13 — 39,059 ratings — 1st in Subject; Times Education Supplement 2019, 1st in Subject & Overall; The Guardian 2020, 1st in the UK Complete University Guide 2021, Breaking the Silence - preventing harassment and sexual misconduct. published 1991, avg rating 3.17 — So if you are doing Latin and/or Greek at school it makes sense for you to read in translation the rest of the work you are studying. What was later mistakenly transcribed as 'z' was simply a flourish to cover the remainder of the word; 'y' was not a letter 'y' but a below-the-line flourish to stand for 'th'. For example, a train ticket might be used to provide evidence of migration patterns or of the cost of living at a particular time, but also of broader cultural trends: for many years, for example, it was the practice to print a 'W' on a woman's ticket (this was when stations had women-only waiting rooms and trains had women-only carriages). The second part lists some introductory works good for orientation (and as it happens with quite heavy King's connections!). 351,201 ratings — published 1667, avg rating 3.69 — published -1800, avg rating 3.68 — 5,048 ratings — 218,559 ratings — published 1603, avg rating 3.88 — It is well worth making the effort to read documents in the original. published 1605, avg rating 3.67 — 746,390 ratings — 179,553 ratings — published 1857, avg rating 4.18 — Williams Shame and Necessity (Berkeley 1993). Homer Iliad (books 1–3 in Greek) - If you think this is all boys toys, start by reading Iliad 14 with its guide to seduction... Virgil Aeneid (books 1 and 2 in Latin) - Read this after you have read the Iliad and marvel at how Virgil reworks the earlier epic in Books 7-12. As for a pair of shoes, it might provide the cultural historian with evidence of changing fashions and consumer tastes, or the social historian with evidence of class differences or production patterns.