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 ...
Greek Reporter

Pontic Greek Still Spoken by Thousands in Northern Turkey

Pontic Greek, which closely resembles Ancient Greek still lives on today, in communities near Turkey's Black Sea coast.
William & Mary

Studying Ancient Languages

Reading ancient literature in its original language will give you a deeper understanding of influential ancient texts, and basic insights into the structure of modern languages. Demonstrated ...
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 ...
University of Delaware

Ancient Greek and Roman Studies

Associate Begin in a 2 year degree program with an option to complete a bachelor's UD’s Ancient Greek and Roman Studies program allows students to immerse themselves in the cultures of Ancient Greece ...

What were books like in ancient Greece and Rome?

In different passage, Aulus tells us about some bookstalls he came across when he arrived by ship at the port of Brundisium ...
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 ...
NPR

The Sound Of Ancient Greek In 'The Iliad'

The classic Greek epic poem The Iliad attributed to Homer regales the listener with tales of the siege of ancient Troy. "The World According to Sound" podcast reads the poem how it was intended — ...