Homer's language, used in his epic poems, which laid the foundations of Western literature, was never spoken but echoes in ...

The Greek language thrived under Roman rule as Latin remained limited; cultural pride and education preserved Eastern ...

Ancient Greek classes at SLU are small and interdisciplinary, encouraging open and collaborative dialogue among students and instructors. Our courses concentrate on reading culturally formative ...

The CENSUS of Modern Greek Literature, which provides references to all English-language translations of modern Greek literature and all modern Greek-related studies in English as far back as the 12th ...

Today Greek is spoken by approximately 20 million people around the world – in Greece, Cyprus and the diaspora. It is also one of the official languages of the EU.

Vastly more Greek literature survives from the long half-millennium of Roman rule in the Greek-speaking world (between, say, Mummius’ sack of Corinth in 146 B.C. and Alaric’s sack of Rome in A ...

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 ...

Stephanie McCarter recommends 6 translations of Greek and Roman literature. The classics professor recommends works translated by Anne Carson, Emily Wilson, and more. Newsletter sign up Newsletter ...