Neos Kosmos

Greek: The language that bridges millennia

UNESCO's recognition of International Greek Language Day affirms Greek as a living, global vessel of culture, knowledge and ...
Mena FN

LanguageCert Launches Global First Certification of Classical Greek

Classical Greek by LanguageCert will be available globally, in May 2021 and all exams for the Classical Greek certification will be offered free of charge. ATHENS, ATTICA, GREECE, April 21, 2021 ...
Smith College

Classical Studies

Classics is the study of ancient Greek and Roman civilization, which laid the foundation of the western tradition in literature, philosophy, history, art, science and mathematics. Classics is thus not ...
America Magazine

A defense of learning Latin and Greek (Also: Why does it even need defending?)

There is no assessment more objective than a written exam in an ancient language. Such a test measures recall of and facility with a language that exists only on the printed page, one governed by a ...
William & Mary

Greek Language Credit and Placement

Students seeking credit for ancient Greek courses taken elsewhere must contact the Classical Studies Department Chair. Students seeking placement to enable them to continue in ancient Greek at William ...
Greek Reporter

Phillis Wheatley: The First African-American Poet Knew Ancient Greek

In 1761, Phillis Wheatley came to America on a slave ship, but soon became its first African-American poet with knowledge of ...
Greek Reporter

Who Was Considered Greek in Ancient Greece?

The issue of who was considered Greek during the era of ancient Greece has been a matter of broad scholarly debate for ...
Discover Magazine

It Was Rare, But Ancient People Sometimes Needed to Translate Languages — Here's How

We don’t know how language first began. The first writing didn’t occur until around 3200 B.C.E., and we know that spoken language came before that. Some experts contend that it started with hand ...
The Atlantic

Ancient and Modern Greek

THE progress of civilization may be compared to the ancient torch-race. The nations have succeeded one another like the runners. As one sinks exhausted, another grasps the torch and carries it forward ...