<p>I am so caught between the two that it is hard for me to pick.......so i'll jsut double major..right? lol. The school I'll be attending as a freshman has two classics programs (classics philology and classics, the first having 2 more advanced language classes and more of a literature aspect and the second having more room for history,philosophy of the era.) While the school says that the first is most important for graduate study in the classics, I believe it would be better for me to take the other route and double major (at least minor) in history.
Since I really want to study medieval and ancient history, I'll be able to do that and still have latin (advanced), greek (up to intermediate) and German (1 year). Does this seem like the right sort of idea? I feel like if i went with the classics philology that i would be really tied down w/ the literature and language more than the historical aspects. ideas? thanks.</p>
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I am so caught between the two that it is hard for me to pick.......so i'll jsut double major..right?
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Actually, it might be possible to design your own interdisciplinary major, especially with majors so similar. Keep in mind that medieval history usually requires reading knowledge of both German and French.</p>
<p>oh man...ancient history is so vast a subject area. did u ever see the cambridge ancient history volumes? those are THICK. all add up to like ..i don't know 12,000 pages (and their not even thorough). </p>
<p>u also want to add medieval history, german, latin, etc.? wow, at some point, u gotta have to narrow it all down. medieval history..hm...that's so depressing: full of deaths and warfare. </p>
<p>i liked history, but it was just too depressing: too much deaths and fighting. now i think taking classicism or art history are best because they talk more about human achievement than human folly. but this is just my view.</p>
<p>for u i think gibbon's The history of the decine and fall of the roman empire can be a interest to u if u have the time. it's a perfect combination of classical and medieaval history, but again its filled with conflicts, wars, disccord. not exactly a book u'd read for leisure.</p>
<p>I think you could just choose the 2nd classics route (hte one without the big Latin/Greek requirements), and then Greek, Latin, French, German, and some medieval history classes with your spare class slots.</p>
<p>Doing so, can't you creat yourown major?</p>