Classics or Classical Studies is the study of classical antiquity. It encompasses the study of the Greco-Roman world, particularly of its languages, and literature (Ancient Greek and Classical Latin) but also it encompasses the study of Greco-Roman philosophy, history, and archaeology. Traditionally in the West, the study of the Greek and Roman classics was considered one of the cornerstones of the humanities and a necessary part of a rounded education. The study of Classics has been traditionally a cornerstone of a typical elite education.

The word "Classics" is derived from the Latin adjective "", meaning "belonging to the highest class of citizens". The word was originally used to describe the members of the highest class in ancient Rome. By the 2nd century AD the word was used in literary criticism to describe writers of the highest quality. For example, Aulus Gellius, in his "Attic Nights", contrasts "classicus" and "" writers. By the 6th century AD, the word had acquired a second meaning, referring to pupils at a school. Thus the two modern meanings of the word, referring both to literature considered to be of the highest quality, and to the standard texts used as part of a curriculum, both derive from Roman use.

What are the answers to this following set of questions:

1. by when did the word have a second meaning?
2. what was this meaning referring to?
3. is classics gotten from a latin adjective?
4. which means what?
5. what has the study traditionally been?
6. what was the study of Greek and roman considered in the West?
7. and?
8. when wa it used to describe writers at high quality?
9. what do the two modern meanings refer to?
10. who wrote Attic Nights?
11. what is classics the study of?
12. does it encompass the study of Greco-Roman world?
13. what about Greco-Roman world does it include?
14. and does it include anything else?
15. what?
1. By the 2nd century AD
2. writers of the highest quality
3. yes
4. "belonging to the highest class of citizens"
5. members of the highest class in Rome
6. necessary part of education
7. one of the cornerstones of the humanities
8. By the 2nd century AD
9. both
10. Aulus Gellius
11. classical antiquity
12. yes
13. its languages, and literature
14. yes
15. Greco-Roman philosophy, history, and archaeology