--- title: Ancient Greek Language description: This topic covers the grammar, vocabulary, and syntax of Ancient Greek. Learners will develop the skills necessary to read, translate, and analyze historical texts, philosophy, and literature in their original classical or koine forms. category: humanities subcategory: classics difficulty: beginner, intermediate, advanced url: /subject/ancient-greek-language --- # Ancient Greek Language This topic covers the grammar, vocabulary, and syntax of Ancient Greek. Learners will develop the skills necessary to read, translate, and analyze historical texts, philosophy, and literature in their original classical or koine forms. ## Available Resources 3 Books • 3 Websites ## Websites ### 1. Attic Greek Donald Mastronarde's companion site to Introduction to Attic Greek, offering interactive drills on noun and verb forms, English-to-Greek composition, and pronunciation. Learners practise producing and recognising Attic morphology, and the drills work alongside any beginning Greek textbook. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://atticgreek.org/ **Tags:** ancient greek, attic greek, greek grammar, greek morphology, language drills ### 2. Perseus Digital Library Tufts University's Perseus Digital Library, a long-running collection of Greek and Latin texts with translations, plus catalogued images of ancient art, coins, sculpture, and archaeological sites. Learners can study classical artworks alongside the primary sources describing them. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/ **Tags:** classical-art, ancient-greece, ancient-rome, archaeology, primary-sources ### 3. textkit.com Textkit is a free online resource for studying Latin and Ancient Greek, featuring a library of texts, grammars, and vocabulary resources. It also hosts a community forum where learners share readings, tips, and study guides. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://textkit.com **Tags:** websites, humanities-social-sciences, classics ## Books ### 1. Reading Greek: Grammar and Exercises **Author:** Joint Association of Classical Teachers Grammar volume of the Joint Association of Classical Teachers' introductory Attic Greek course, pairing systematic explanations of Greek morphology and syntax with graded exercises and vocabulary keyed to the companion Text and Vocabulary volume, building the ability to read unadapted classical prose. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0521219779?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** books, humanities-social-sciences, classics ### 2. Athenaze: An Introduction to Ancient Greek **Author:** Maurice Balme, Gilbert Lawall Reading-based introduction to Attic Greek built around a continuous story of an Athenian farmer's family, introducing grammar, vocabulary and cultural background chapter by chapter so beginners progress from simple sentences to reading connected Greek narrative. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0195056213?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** books, humanities-social-sciences, classics ### 3. Reading Greek: Text and Vocabulary **Author:** Joint Association of Classical Teachers Text volume of the JACT introductory Ancient Greek course, presenting graded readings adapted from Herodotus, Euripides, Aristophanes, Demosthenes and other authors with running vocabulary. Used with its companion grammar volume, it takes learners from the alphabet to reading substantial passages of Classical Attic Greek. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0521698510?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** ancient-greek, attic-greek, greek-reading, classical-languages, greek-vocabulary --- *This content is part of Dantes.io - Your Treasure Map to Knowledge* *Curated by humans at Dantes.io. Personal study use welcome; republishing this curation requires permission (team@dantes.io).* View this page online: https://dantes.io/subject/ancient-greek-language