Introduction to Attic Greek

Introduction to Attic Greek
Author: Donald J. Mastronarde
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 509
Release: 2013-02-01
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0520954998

Thoroughly revised and expanded, Introduction to Attic Greek, 2nd Edition gives student and instructors the most comprehensive and accessible presentation of ancient Greek available. The text features: • Full exposure to the grammar and morphology that students will encounter in actual texts • Self-contained instructional chapters, with challenging, carefully tailored exercises • Progressively more complex chapters to build the student's knowledge of declensions, tenses, and constructions by alternating emphasis on morphology and syntax • Readings based on actual texts and include unadapted passages from Xenophon, Lysias, Plato, Aristophanes, and Thucydides. • Concise introduction to the history of the Greek language • Composite list of verbs with principal parts, and an appendix of all paradigms • Greek-English and English-Greek glossaries Additional Resources: •Robust online supplements for teaching and learning available at atticgreek.org •Answer Key to exercises also available from UC Press (978-0-520-27574-4)

Attica: Intermediate Classical Greek

Attica: Intermediate Classical Greek
Author: Cynthia L. Claxton
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2013-12-17
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 030017876X

Includes selections from Xenophon, Antiphon and Euripides.

Combat Sports in the Ancient World

Combat Sports in the Ancient World
Author: Michael B. Poliakoff
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 228
Release: 1987-01-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780300063127

A comprehensive study of the practice of combat sports in the ancient civilizations of Greece, Rome and the Near East.

Reading Greek

Reading Greek
Author: Joint Association of Classical Teachers. Greek Course
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 560
Release: 2007-07-30
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 0521698529

Second edition of best-selling one-year introductory course in ancient Greek for students and adults. This volume provides full grammatical support and numerous exercises at different levels. The presentations of grammar have been substantially revised and the volume completely redesigned, with the use of colour.

Ancient Greek I

Ancient Greek I
Author: Philip S. Peek
Publisher: Open Book Publishers
Total Pages: 606
Release: 2021-10-19
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 1800642571

In this elementary textbook, Philip S. Peek draws on his twenty-five years of teaching experience to present the ancient Greek language in an imaginative and accessible way that promotes creativity, deep learning, and diversity. The course is built on three pillars: memory, analysis, and logic. Readers memorize the top 250 most frequently occurring ancient Greek words, the essential word endings, the eight parts of speech, and the grammatical concepts they will most frequently encounter when reading authentic ancient texts. Analysis and logic exercises enable the translation and parsing of genuine ancient Greek sentences, with compelling reading selections in English and in Greek offering starting points for contemplation, debate, and reflection. A series of embedded Learning Tips help teachers and students to think in practical and imaginative ways about how they learn. This combination of memory-based learning and concept- and skill-based learning gradually builds the confidence of the reader, teaching them how to learn by guiding them from a familiarity with the basics to proficiency in reading this beautiful language. Ancient Greek I: A 21st-Century Approach is written for high-school and university students, but is an instructive and rewarding text for anyone who wishes to learn ancient Greek.

The First Physical Culturists: Ancient Greek Athletics, Training and Competition

The First Physical Culturists: Ancient Greek Athletics, Training and Competition
Author: John Alexander Daulat
Publisher:
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2020-08-15
Genre: History
ISBN:

Physical culture can be regarded as a philosophy, regimen or lifestyle aiming to achieve maximum physical development by exercise, diet and athletic competition. The ancient Greeks were the first to cultivate their bodies to achieve the ideal physique and use physical culture as a form of preventative medicine. This fascinating book highlights how physical culture through exercise and athletics was a fundamental aspect of ancient Greece. This book revisits some of the commonly known aspects of ancient Greece, the Olympic Games and exercise techniques comparing with modern training principles. A unique fusion of sport history and science providing the reader with a detailed knowledge of how to apply these principles to their own exercise training regimen.The lessons found in the history of the world's best athletes are as relevant now as they were during the time of the first Olympic games. Alex Daulat's inviting and informative approach offers insight into ancient exercise, diet, and healthy-living techniques and how it can be applied to modern health and wellness plans. It's often nonfiction that makes history riveting, and The First Physical Culturists is a great must-read book for every history buff and fitness guru.

Ancient Greek Alive

Ancient Greek Alive
Author: Paula Saffire
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2017-12-10
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 1469643820

This innovative textbook offers students a dynamic introduction to classical Greek. It inspires a constructive sense of enthusiasm in the classroom while helping students master grammatical principles and reading skills. Among the imaginative features of the book is a two-week introduction to spoken Greek, which immerses students in the sound and basic vocabulary of the language so that they are comfortable as they learn to read and write. (Conversational scripts are provided.) For its reading passages, Ancient Greek Alive uses engaging and even humorous stories drawn from folklore around the world and rendered freshly into classical Greek. The book's grammatical explanations are unusually clear. Helpful, one-step-at-a-time exercises are incorporated into the lessons. Entire chapters are devoted to vocabulary review to underline its importance and provide rest stops. There are special sections on aspects of Greek culture. Students test their reading skills along the way on intriguing passages in original Greek texts, which range from Heraclitus and the New Testament to Diogenes and Greek gravestones.

Greek

Greek
Author: Hardy Hansen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 848
Release: 1987
Genre: Greek language
ISBN: 9780823211555

The first edition of this extremely popular Greek text has been successfully adopted in many high schools and colleges; the organization and approach used by the authors, make it an equally effective tool for those who would enjoy learning the language on their own. The text is designed for a two semester course at the introductory level. This second revised edition incorporates the authors' improvements and corrections gathered from users' commentary. Those who are currently using the first edition will find this update valuable, those who are seeking a Greek language text will find Greek: An Intensive Course one of the most complete and accessible books on the market.

Intermediate Ancient Greek Language

Intermediate Ancient Greek Language
Author: Darryl Palmer
Publisher: ANU Press
Total Pages: 402
Release: 2021-03-23
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1760463434

Intermediate Ancient Greek Language is a series of Lessons and Exercises intended for students who have already covered most of an introductory course in the ancient Greek language. It aims to broaden and deepen students’ understanding of the main grammatical constructions of Greek. Further attention is given to grammatical forms to illustrate their functions. In the Lessons, tragedy, comedy, historiography, oratory and philosophy are sources for dramatic material. The Cases have been deliberately placed late in the series of Lessons 36 to 41; students by now will be prepared to analyse Case usage. Consideration of prepositions in Lesson 42 naturally follows the Cases. Lesson 43, on correlative clauses, links with adjectival and adverbial constructions in previous Lessons. The final Lesson 44 deals with exclamations. Throughout the book, the author relies on genuine Greek sources for the passages in the Lessons and Exercises.