Home›Philology and Decipherment›RoleBrowse ByRoleFactsRoleSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonCentury Of OriginWell-attested4 BCE 1RoleClassicistRole1 entryDeciphererRole7 entriesEpigraphistRole2 entriesGrammarianRole4 entriesLinguist (general)Role3 entriesOrientalistRole2 entriesPhilologistRole5 entriesSources1. Wikipedia: PhilologyWikimedia FoundationLead section, second paragraphQuote, Lead section, second paragraphClassical philology, a subfield of Classics, studies Classical languages. Classical philology principally originated from the Library of Pergamum and the Library of Alexandria around the fourth century BC during the Hellenistic Period, and was continued by the Ancient Greeks and the Ancient Romans during the Roman Republic and Roman Empire.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.