This is an introductory course to Ancient Greek, teaching through the Athenaze textbook series (which learners should own).
Students should own their own copy of either:
Balme, Lawall, Morwood, Athenaze I: An Introduction to Ancient Greek 3rd Edition, or
Borri, Lawall, Miraglia, Athenaze I: Introduzione al greco antico.
Learners will access a range of video lectures and exercises to develop a competency in Greek, aimed towards communicative ability as well as grammatical understanding.
Course Curriculum
Introduction
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Module Zero: A guide to the Greek Alphabet, Writing, and Pronunciation
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Module 1: Dikaiopolis and his farm
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- Athenaze 1α: Vocabulary Pre-Teaching (5:01)
- Athenaze 1α : Text and Explanation (9:01)
- Athenaze 1α: Greek text with Greek Questions (8:13)
- Athenaze 1α: Progress Quiz
- Athenaze 1β: Vocabulary Pre-Teaching (8:24)
- Athenaze 1β: Text and Explanation (7:09)
- Athenaze 1β: Greek text with Greek Questions (6:12)
- Grammar 0: What is Grammar? (5:59)
- Grammar 1: Verb Stems and Endings (4:20)
- Grammar 2: Nouns and Case (8:44)
- Grammar 3: Nouns and Number (6:27)
- Grammar 4: The Article (10:51)
- Grammar 5: Nouns and Noun Class (14:41)
- Accents 1: Enclitics and ἐστί (9:44)
- Athenaze 1X: Ο ΚΛΗΡΟΣ (3:38)
Module 2: Xanthias, the enslaved
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- Athenaze 2α: Vocabulary Pre-Teaching (6:35)
- Athenaze 2α: Text and Explanation (7:48)
- Athenaze 2α: Greek text with Greek Questions (7:51)
- Athenaze 2β: Vocabulary Pre-Teaching (3:34)
- Athenaze 2β: Text and Explanation (11:02)
- Athenaze 2β: Greek text with Greek Questions (8:14)
- Grammar 6: Verbs and Verbal Mood (8:17)
- Grammar 7: Verbs: Singular Active Indicative I (6:49)
- Grammar 8: Verbs: Active Imperative, Singular and Plural (2:56)
- Grammar 9: Nouns: 2nd Declension Singular (8:19)
- Accents 2: Proclitics, Persistent and Regressive (12:48)
- Athenaze 2X: Ο ΔΟΥΛΟΣ (5:08)
Module 3: Agriculture
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- Athenaze 3α: Vocabulary Pre-Teaching (5:11)
- Athenaze 3α: Text and Explanation (13:20)
- Athenaze 3α: Greek text with Greek Questions (10:48)
- Athenaze 3β: Text and Explanation (9:56)
- Athenaze 3β: Greek text with Greek Questions (5:59)
- Grammar 10: Nouns: 2nd Declension Plural (4:39)
- Grammar 11: Verbs: Active Indicative and Infinitive (6:25)
- Accents 3: Short and Long Ultima effects (3:47)
Module 4: Water-cooler talk (by the spring)
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- Athenaze 4α: Vocabulary Pre-Teaching (11:38)
- Athenaze 4α: Text and Explanation (19:36)
- Athenaze 4α: Greek text with Greek Questions (16:53)
- Athenaze 4β: Vocabulary Pre-Teaching (4:55)
- Athenaze 4β: Text and Explanation (10:23)
- Athenaze 4β: Greek text with Greek Questions (6:05)
- Grammar 12: Nouns: 1st Declension (9:07)
Module 5: The Wolf
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- Athenaze 5α: Vocabulary Pre-Teaching (9:51)
- Athenaze 5α: Text and Explanation (15:57)
- Athenaze 5α: Greek text with Greek Questions (9:18)
- Athenaze 5β: Vocabulary Pre-Teaching (4:29)
- Athenaze 5β: Text and Explanation (19:26)
- Athenaze 5β: Greek text with Greek Questions (10:41)
- Grammar 13: Syntax and Spelling 1 (11:05)
- Grammar 14: Pronouns 1 (8:35)
Module 6: The Minotaur's Tale
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- Athenaze 6α: Vocabulary Pre-Teaching (8:03)
- Athenaze 6α: Text and Explanation (15:55)
- Athenaze 6α: Greek text with Greek Questions (9:27)
- Athenaze 6β: Vocabulary Pre-Teaching (2:58)
- Athenaze 6β: Text and Explanation (15:06)
- Athenaze 6β: Greek text with Greek Questions (11:07)
- Grammar 15: Introduction to Active and Middle Voice (26:05)
- Grammar 16: Verbs: Middle Present Forms (6:03)
- Grammar 17: Some uses of the Dative (9:14)
Module 7: The Cyclop's Tale
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- Athenaze 7α: Vocabulary Pre-Teaching (4:56)
- Athenaze 7α: Text and Explanation (14:43)
- Athenaze 7α: Greek Text with Greek Questions (8:22)
- Athenaze 7β: Vocabulary Pre-Teaching (7:38)
- Athenaze 7β: Text and Explanation (16:30)
- Athenaze 7β: Greek Text with Greek Questions (11:37)
- Grammar 18: Nouns: 3rd Declension 1 (13:29)
- Grammar 19: Reflexive Pronouns (5:47)
- Grammar 20: Indefinite and Interrogative Pronouns (6:26)
- Grammar 21: Introducing Aspect (26:02)
- Grammar 22: Verbal Tense-Forms Overview (25:53)
Module 8: Cityward!
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- Athenaze 8α: Vocabulary Pre-Teaching (6:26)
- Athenaze 8α: Text and Explanation (20:26)
- Athenaze 8α: Greek Text with Greek Questions (10:12)
- Athenaze 8β: Vocabulary Pre-Teaching (3:51)
- Athenaze 8β: Text and Explanation (15:47)
- Athenaze 8β: Greek Text with Greek Questions (8:54)
- Grammar 23: Nouns: 3rd Declension 2 (10:33)
- Grammar 24: Participles: Concepts (9:41)
- Grammar 25: Participles: Middle Present (4:41)
- Grammar 26: Numbers 1-12 (8:14)
- Grammar 27: Temporal expressions (6:33)
Hi, I’m Dr. Seumas Macdonald.
I have been studying, and teaching, both Latin and Ancient Greek for over 20 years, with a focus on active, communicative methods. I hold a PhD in Ancient History, focused in early Christian theology. And I'm here to help you read and understand ancient texts with the ease that a fluent speaker would.