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Ancient Greek is the historical stage in the development of the Greek language spanning across the Archaic (c. 9th–6th centuries BC), Classical (c. 5th–4th centuries BC), and Hellenistic (c. 3rd century BC–6th century AD) periods of ancient Greece and the ancient world. It is predated in the 2nd millennium BC by Mycenaean Greek. Its Hellenistic phase is known as Koine ("common") or Biblical Greek, and its late period mutates imperceptibly into Medieval Greek. Koine is regarded as a separate historical stage of its own, although in its earlier form it closely resembles Classical Greek. Prior to the Koine period, Greek of the classic and earlier periods included several regional dialects. The Ancient Greek language is one of the most prominent in human cultural history, as it was the language of the works of Homer, of the historians, playwrights and philosophers during the Athenian Golden Age, and of the New Testament. It has made a large contribution to the vocabulary of English and was a standard subject of study in Western educational institutions from the Renaissance to the early 20th century. The New Latin used in the scientific binomial classification system continues today to draw vigorously from Ancient Greek vocabulary. This article treats primarily the Archaic and Classical phases of the language — see also the article on Koine Greek. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License  a2zlanguages.com 146px x 122px | 8.30kB [source page] universities Cultural activities include an annual touring theatre festival of ancient Greek drama guest speakers and exhibits The Greek language school in Athens has been bringing talented poets artists scholars writers and performers to Greece from W H Auden  csad.ox.ac.uk 1780px x 1261px | 526.20kB [source page] Classics Technology Center Increase your vocabulary with five new Greek or Latin words each week The Journey of the Israelites Map of Egypt highlighting Oxyrhynchus with red arrow From Yahoo Image Search: "Ancient Greek language"  conchscooter.blogspot.com Conchscooter Wed, 19 Aug 2009 04:01:00 GM The Dodecanese Islands in . Greece. have had a pretty mixed up history (Dodecanese means twelve in . ancient Greek. I am told) including a spell under Italian rule from 1912 to 1945: Which probably accounts in part for the eagerness of some . Greek. sponge fishermen to emigrate to Tarpon ... . Greek. is the . language. spoken by people who operate the restaurants and tourist shops, though owing to the fact that I don't speak . Greek. I couldn't say exactly what sort of . Greek. it might be. ...  language-learning-programs.blogspot.com McKahveci Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:21:00 GM With Teach Yourself it's possible for virtually anyone to learn and experience the languages of the world, from Afrikaans to Zulu; . Ancient Greek. to Modern Persian; Beginner's Latin to Biblical Hebrew. Follow any of the Teach Yourself ...  noahbrier.com unknown Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:24:27 GM I always thought it was just a convention, and one that can change (eg, . Greek. boustrephedon). I wonder whether the Kuuk Thaayorre have a writing system, and if so, what it looks like. August 18, 2009. 2Anjali Ramachandran. Fascinating. ... From Google Blog Search: "Ancient Greek language"  news.google.com FOXSports.com Olympiacos, the largest and most popular Greek club, offered him $2 million per year for two seasons while a team in Turkey threw a five-year, ... and more » news.google.com Examiner.com The word atheist, like many words in the English language , is derived from Greek . So why not start in ancient Greece ? When we talk about the ancient Greeks ... news.google.com New York Times The series, for ages 6 and older, continues this week with another installment (Chapters 93 through 97) of the ancient Chinese epic Monkey King: Journey to ... and more » From Google News Search: "Ancient Greek language" What is the best way for a non-classics major to pursue an advanced degree in Ancient Greek and Latin? Q. I have a master's degree in Economics. I have changed my mind and want to pursue a path leading to a doctoral degree in Ancient Languages (Emphasis Greek). I do not currently know Greek or Latin, but am attempting to learn what I can on my own. What is the best route I can take to achieve such a goal? I do not wish to redo my undergraduate days. Is there a better way of going about this goal? What is the most effective way? I believe I need to modify my question some more. I realize I do not have the requisites to get into the doctoral program now. I would like to get them. I do not want to get another undergrad degree. I am also aware that I need to have the Master's degree (or equivalent) in Classics in order to proceed to the Doctoral… [cont.] Asked by liongeneral - Mon May 21 14:01:12 2007 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments A. You're in for a long, tough road, my friend. If you're really passionate about classics, though, it's an extremely rewarding field (intellectually speaking - the monetary rewards aren't as great). What you want to look for is a good post-baccalaureate program in Classics. Not every school has one, but just google "classics post-baccalaureate" and you'll probably find a list somewhere. These are programs which allow people who have degrees in classics but have taken a few years off, or those who didn't major in classics at all, to study the languages at both graduate and undergraduate levels. There's a very good one at Penn, and an excellent one at UCLA. Two downsides - the deadline for applying for next year has come and gone for… [cont.] Answered by ithyphallos - Thu May 24 04:34:27 2007 What dialect of Ancient Greek do I need to learn to read the Iliad in its original language? Q. What dialect of Ancient Greek do I need to learn to read the Iliad in its original language? Asked by greenlybuddha - Tue Jun 10 15:40:41 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. All of them. Just kidding. But seriously, one of the interesting aspects of Homer is that he draws on all the local dialects of ancient Greece (Attic, Ionic, Doric...etc.). What you want to study is just plain old "Ancient Greek" which is typically Attic. All of the dialectical variations will be explained either in footnotes in the text itself or in the commentary you use to assist you in reading the text. Learning any ancient language doesn't require learning a specific dialect in the modern sense. The truth is that the language we study which we call "Ancient" Greek really spans nearly 1000 years before it turns into what would be known as "koine" Greek (basically, Biblical era Greek). Imagine having to write a single English… [cont.] Answered by sanderst1320 - Tue Jun 10 15:53:35 2008 Does taking ancient Greek in high school help you get into colleges?
Q. Only two schools offer Greek in my state, and the teachers all reccomend it, but do college administrators really look for it? I've already taken a year of Latin, another dead language... I don't mean any comunity college, I'm hoping to get into a pretty good college someday. I will take 4 years of latin and probably another language but the question is, should greek be that language? In my school Latin and Greek are extremely more diffucult than the other language classes, so my GPA will suffer. Asked by dtatro1 - Fri Apr 20 12:27:33 2007 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments A. Most colleges only care if you've taken 1 language and stuck with it. If you take one course in Latin, Greek, and say Spanish...you'll know a little bit about alot of stuff. If you take another year of Latin, you'll know alot about just one language. Its best to stick with one language and get up to the more advanced classes of that one language. If you can get up to an AP language, it could count for college credit so you would not have to take a language at college (unless you really want to). Also, Greek would not help to get into college. The main four are Spanish, French, Latin and German. Most colleges don't even offer a Greek class. Answered by jpursell84 - Fri Apr 20 12:33:14 2007 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Ancient Greek language" |
