Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge

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academic department university faculty

The Faculty of Classics at the University of Cambridge is a leading academic department specializing in the study of ancient Greek and Roman languages, literature, history, philosophy, and culture.

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Label	Occurrences
Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge canonical	9

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Target entity: Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge
Context triple: [Sidgwick Site, hasFaculty, Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge]

A. Faculty of Philosophy, University of Cambridge
The Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge is a leading academic department renowned for its research and teaching across a wide range of philosophical disciplines.
B. Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, known for its historic architecture, academic excellence, and notable alumni including Oliver Cromwell.
C. St John’s College, Cambridge
St John’s College, Cambridge is one of the largest and most historic constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge, renowned for its grand architecture, academic excellence, and strong traditions.
D. Downing College, Cambridge
Downing College, Cambridge is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge known for its neoclassical architecture and strong traditions in law and the humanities.
E. School of Arts and Humanities, University of Cambridge
The School of Arts and Humanities at the University of Cambridge is a major academic division encompassing a wide range of disciplines in the humanities, including languages, literature, history, philosophy, and related fields.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge
Target entity description: The Faculty of Classics at the University of Cambridge is a leading academic department specializing in the study of ancient Greek and Roman languages, literature, history, philosophy, and culture.

A. Faculty of Philosophy, University of Cambridge
The Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge is a leading academic department renowned for its research and teaching across a wide range of philosophical disciplines.
B. Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, known for its historic architecture, academic excellence, and notable alumni including Oliver Cromwell.
C. St John’s College, Cambridge
St John’s College, Cambridge is one of the largest and most historic constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge, renowned for its grand architecture, academic excellence, and strong traditions.
D. Downing College, Cambridge
Downing College, Cambridge is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge known for its neoclassical architecture and strong traditions in law and the humanities.
E. School of Arts and Humanities, University of Cambridge
The School of Arts and Humanities at the University of Cambridge is a major academic division encompassing a wide range of disciplines in the humanities, including languages, literature, history, philosophy, and related fields.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	academic department ⓘ university faculty ⓘ
academicDiscipline	Archaeology ⓘ History ⓘ Humanities ⓘ Philology ⓘ Philosophy ⓘ
affiliation	School of Arts and Humanities, University of Cambridge ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
employer	academic staff in Classics at the University of Cambridge ⓘ
fieldOfStudy	Ancient Greek language ⓘ linked to: Ancient Greek Ancient Greek literature ⓘ Ancient history ⓘ Ancient philosophy ⓘ Classical archaeology ⓘ Classical culture ⓘ Classics ⓘ Latin language ⓘ Latin literature ⓘ
hasSubunit	Classics Faculty Library ⓘ Museum of Classical Archaeology, University of Cambridge ⓘ linked to: Museum of Classical Archaeology, Cambridge
hasWebsite	https://www.classics.cam.ac.uk/ ⓘ
languageOfInstruction	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Cambridge ⓘ linked to: Cambridge, England England ⓘ
offersDegree	BA in Classics ⓘ MPhil in Classics ⓘ PhD in Classics ⓘ
offersProgram	Postgraduate research degrees in Classics ⓘ Postgraduate taught degrees in Classics ⓘ Undergraduate degree in Classics ⓘ
partOf	University of Cambridge ⓘ linked to: Cambridge University
reputation	leading centre for the study of Classics ⓘ
researchFocus	Classical art and archaeology ⓘ Greek and Roman history ⓘ Greek and Roman literature ⓘ Greek and Roman philosophy ⓘ reception of the classical world ⓘ
specializesIn	ancient culture ⓘ ancient history ⓘ ancient languages ⓘ ancient literature ⓘ ancient philosophy ⓘ study of Roman world ⓘ study of ancient Greek world ⓘ
usesLanguage	Ancient Greek ⓘ Latin ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sidgwick Site → hasFaculty → Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge ⓘ

subject linked to: Sidgwick Site area

Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge → hasNearbyFacility → Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge ⓘ

Department of Neo-Latin, University of Cambridge → affiliation → Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge ⓘ

Faculty of Classics Building → houses → Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge ⓘ

Sidgwick Avenue → adjacentTo → Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge ⓘ

Peter Garnsey → affiliation → Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge ⓘ

Museum of Classical Archaeology, Cambridge → operatedBy → Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge ⓘ

School of Arts and Humanities, University of Cambridge → oversees → Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge ⓘ

subject linked to: School of Arts and Humanities

Classics Faculty Library → locatedIn → Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge ⓘ

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