Who Decides What Counts as 'Classical'?

What Counts as Classical? | Dan-El Padilla Peralta on the Future of Classics Why do we call ancient Greece and Rome “classical”? And who decided that their literature, art and philosophy should hold such a privileged place in our understanding of history? Is there a difference between studying the ancient world and treating it as uniquely authoritative? In this thought-provoking episode of Classical Wisdom Speaks, host Anya Leonard speaks with Dan-El Padilla Peralta, Professor of Classics ...