Ancient history: to c 500 CE Medieval history 36 Classical history / classical civilisation 28 The Early Church 16 Literary studies: classical, early & medieval 14 Ancient religions & mythologies 13 Classical Greek & Roman archaeology 10 European history 9 Archaeology 8 Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500 7 Classical texts 6 Asian history 5 Social & cultural history 5 Constitution: government & the state 4 History: earliest times to present day 4 Middle & Near Eastern archaeology 4 Christian Churches & denominations 3 Church history 3 Middle Eastern history 3 Palaeography (history of writing) 3 African history 2 Ancient Rome 2 Economic history 2 General & world history 2 Historiography 2 History 2 History of art: ancient & classical art,BCE to c 500 CE 2 History: theory & methods 2 Material culture 2 Military history 2