Classical Archaeology and Ancient History University of Gothenburg

Overview

About the programme

The study of Classical Archaeology and Ancient History at the University of Gothenburg will introduce you to the art and monumental architecture of the ancient eastern Mediterranean world, but also to the pottery and other household artefacts used by ordinary people.

You will become acquainted with grave types and burial rites and with sanctuaries and religious rituals and how they changed through time and you will study the works of ancient historians who wrote about the wars and politics of their day. You will also become familiar with the methods and theories that we use to understand our material and recreate the lives of people in the ancient world.

Influences from the ancient world have informed European culture in various ways and continue to do so. You will therefore also be introduced to the afterlife of Antiquity and the ways in which artists, writers, and rulers in later periods have sought inspiration in the achievements of the Greeks and Romans in order to express the values and ideals of their own time.