Teaching the Future of Classics through Near East Studies

With Cuneiform scripts becoming more accessible in recent years, classics teachers are obligated to open routes to the Near East for their students

It may seem oxymoronic to talk about the “future” of the classics, but archeological discoveries over the past century have been the most exciting in the Near East. The classical world has to prepare students for the possibility that they will be learning much more Sumerian and Persian if they want a career in curation or archaeology, and certain accomm…