The scientific task of the Ph.D. in Philology and Ancient History is an interdisciplinary education, aimed at correct reading and interpreting ancient texts, both literary and epigraphic, of the West and East Mediterranean as well as of the Near and Middle East, and at a full understanding of the cultural, political, economic and social history of the ancient Greek, Roman and Near-Eastern world. The Ph.D. has three different curricula, divided into various sections:for the philological section, a) Mycenean Philology; b) Greek and Latin literature of the different ages; c) Classical philology; d) History of the greek and roman theatre.For the historical section: a) history of Greek colonization; b) Roman conquest of Italy and its administration; c) epigraphy as mean of comunication; d) surviving themes of ancient culture and their forms; e) historical geography.for the section of philology of the Near- and Middle East: a) Anatolian studies, b) Assyriology; c) Coptology; d) Jewish studies; e) Egyptology; f) Iranian studies; g) Semitic epigraphy and philology.