{"id":149,"date":"2012-06-24T15:16:06","date_gmt":"2012-06-24T15:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classics\/miscellaneous\/why-study-classics\/"},"modified":"2024-05-20T23:20:19","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T04:20:19","slug":"why-study-classics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classics\/why-study-classics\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Study Classics?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Why <strong><em>not<\/em><\/strong> study Classics?<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">It&#8217;s useful, relevant, challenging, and fun!<\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Enjoy watching these amusing videos:<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=M3gNdGHsEIk\">ROMANI ITE DOMUM<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tPGc9lYFyZ0http:\/\/\">Caesar in the Third Person<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cCJXjE4ilk8&amp;lr=1\">Get Your Latin Up!<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=A2nf4e38gvohttp:\/\/\">The Most Latinate Man in the World<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bYSSIEaZFA4&amp;feature=relmfuhttp:\/\/\">Look at your text<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zRKQ8ZejMXY&amp;feature=endscreen\">Mean Professor P<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classics\/files\/2014\/12\/2014-caroling-We-Three-Kings.mov\">\u201cWe Three Kings&#8221; in ancient Greek<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7898\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classics\/why-study-classics\/brunellegk111dec10ooutside\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classics\/files\/2018\/07\/BrunelleGk111Dec10ooutside.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,432\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BrunelleGk111Dec10ooutside\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classics\/files\/2018\/07\/BrunelleGk111Dec10ooutside.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-7898 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classics\/files\/2018\/07\/BrunelleGk111Dec10ooutside.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"432\" \/> <em>Prof. Brunelle&#8217;s Greek 111 class meets outside on a snowy day.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>See\u00a0<\/em><a style=\"font-size: 18px; background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stolaf.edu\/news\/index.cfm?fuseaction=NewsDetails&amp;id=5002\">news story<\/a>\u00a0<em>from December, 2010<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7815\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classics\/why-study-classics\/ides-of-march\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classics\/files\/2018\/07\/ides-of-march.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,476\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;PictureGear&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1021306735&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ides of march\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classics\/files\/2018\/07\/ides-of-march.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-7815 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classics\/files\/2018\/07\/ides-of-march.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"476\" \/><em>Prof. Groton&#8217;s Latin 111 class celebrates the Ides of March.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3341\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classics\/classics-2\/classics-244-final-exam-2015-j-may1-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classics\/files\/2013\/03\/Classics-244-Final-Exam-2015-J.May1_1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"617,510\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Classics 244 Final Exam 2015 J.May1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classics\/files\/2013\/03\/Classics-244-Final-Exam-2015-J.May1_1.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-3341 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classics\/files\/2013\/03\/Classics-244-Final-Exam-2015-J.May1_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"617\" height=\"510\" \/><em>Students in Prof. May&#8217;s \u201dGolden Age of Rome\u201d class dress up for their final exam.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8122\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classics\/current-events\/greek-374-12-18-18-ames-rossiter-spellman-reece-cavender-bess-depaulo-reid-small\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classics\/files\/2018\/12\/Greek-374-12.18.18-Ames-Rossiter-Spellman-Reece-Cavender-Bess-dePaulo-Reid-Small-.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3200,2020\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1545145088&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.041666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Greek 374 12.18.18 Ames Rossiter Spellman Reece Cavender Bess dePaulo Reid Small\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classics\/files\/2018\/12\/Greek-374-12.18.18-Ames-Rossiter-Spellman-Reece-Cavender-Bess-dePaulo-Reid-Small--1024x646.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-8122\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classics\/files\/2018\/12\/Greek-374-12.18.18-Ames-Rossiter-Spellman-Reece-Cavender-Bess-dePaulo-Reid-Small--1024x646.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"404\" \/><em>Prof. Reece&#8217;s Greek 374 class performs a Socratic dialogue on St. Olaf&#8217;s GE curriculum.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"997\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classics\/awards-and-scholarships\/classicstshirt1sm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/classics\/files\/2013\/02\/classicstshirt1sm.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"325,439\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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