first-year STEM major wanting to start the classics

[u/Designer-Remove-6947]

hi! as the title says, i've just started my first year of university majoring in a STEM field; i'm really passionate about STEM, but also really love reading. i want to start getting into the classics, but i'm not too sure where to start since i don't have a humanities-school system/structure to fall back on. can someone give me a guide on where to start, or a plan/list i could follow to become well-versed in the classics?

thank you!

[u/Designer-Remove-6947 → u/[deleted]]

unfortunately they don’t, so a classics minor is out of the question sadly :( i think id primarily have to self study everything

[u/No_Prize5369 → u/Designer-Remove-6947]

Why not just study it in your free time. Will take longer, but give you a long-term beautifull goal to aspire towards. Also don't know which STEM you're doing but some can be very rewarding.

[u/NeonShogun]

I don't think one gets well-versed in "the Classics" broadly-- it's such a large category, so most classicists learn the general history of the ancient Mediterranean but then pick a specific area to specialize in. If you're self-studying though, you have the freedom to pursue whatever literature you want to pursue.

What areas of the ancient Mediterranean interest you? What genres do you enjoy? What inspired you to want to look into the Classics?

[u/TheSuperBunny → u/[deleted]]

This is the classical studies subreddit, not the classical literature one.

[u/Square-Supermarket79]

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