Athenian Democracy: the Assembly
The following text is useful for those who are taking Greek language lessons or learn Greek by themselves and want…
Classical Greek
Metics:Advantages of Living in Athens
Advantages of Living in Athens Despite the disadvantages, Athens was still a great place to live. Very rarely, a metic could…
The Populace of Athens – Freemen-citizens
Freemen encompassed all male citizens of the city. They were divided into numerous classes whose status reflected the degree to…
Reading for GCSE Classical Greek
Read the passage and answer the questions. The Wooden Horse of Troy. οἱ Ἕλληνες δέκα ἔτη ἐμάχοντο τοῖς Τρωσίν. ἐβούλοντο…
How is the genitive used in Ancient Greek?
In broad terms the genitive ‘limits the meaning of substantives, adjectives, and adverbs, less commonly that of verbs’ (Smyth §1289);…
Tenses in Modern & Ancient Greek
The following tenses exist in both Modern and Ancient Greek (you will see them presented usually in the same order…
2 notes on accents- Classical Greek
While some vowels are LONG “BY NATURE” (e.g. η, ω…), ALL DIPHTHONGS are long (e.g., ει, οι, ευ…). There are two exceptions, however, to this diphthong rule. For indicative verbs – and…
The Recessive Accent 3 rules you need to know – Classical Greek
For most Greek verbs, the principle of RECESSIVE ACCENTUATION determines which syllable will receive the accent. In other words, the accent on…