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The word "classics" is derived from the [[Latin]] [[adjective]] ''classicus'' meaning "belonging to the highest class of citizens," and has further connotations of superiority, authority, and [[perfectionism|perfection]]. The first, recorded use of the word "classics" was by [[Aulus Gellius]], a [[second century]] Roman author who, in his [[miscellany]] ''Noctes Atticae'' (19, 8, 15), refers to ''classicus scriptor, non proletarius''. He ranked writers per the classification of the Roman taxation classes.

The word "classics" is derived from the [[Latin]] [[adjective]] ''classicus'' meaning "belonging to the highest class of citizens," and has further connotations of superiority, authority, and [[perfectionism|perfection]]. The first, recorded use of the word "classics" was by [[Aulus Gellius]], a [[second century]] Roman author who, in his [[miscellany]] ''Noctes Atticae'' (19, 8, 15), refers to ''classicus scriptor, non proletarius''. He ranked writers per the classification of the Roman taxation classes.

This method was started when the Greeks were constantly ranking their cultural work. The word they used was ''[[wikt:canon|canon]]''; ancient Greek for a carpenter's rule. Moreover, early [[Christianity|Christian]] Church Fathers used this term to classify authoritative texts of the [[New Testament]]. This rule further helped in the preservation of works since writing platforms of vellum and papyrus and methods of reproduction was not cheap. The title of ''canon'' placed on a work meant that it would be more easily preserved for future generations. In modern times, a [[Western canon]] was collated that defined the best of [[Western culture]].  

This method was started when the Greeks were constantly ranking their cultural work. The word they used was ''[[canon]]''; ancient Greek for a carpenter's rule. Moreover, early [[Christianity|Christian]] Church Fathers used this term to classify authoritative texts of the [[New Testament]]. This rule further helped in the preservation of works since writing platforms of vellum and papyrus and methods of reproduction was not cheap. The title of ''canon'' placed on a work meant that it would be more easily preserved for future generations. In modern times, a [[Western canon]] was collated that defined the best of [[Western culture]].  

At the Alexandrian Library, the ancient scholars coined another term for canonized authors, ''hoi enkrithentes''; "the admitted" or "the included."  

At the Alexandrian Library, the ancient scholars coined another term for canonized authors, ''hoi enkrithentes''; "the admitted" or "the included."