Greek seminars
For beginnerS
Led by Vukašin Miljković
Designed for beginners, this course introduces students to the fundamentals of reading and writing Ancient Greek. Through essential classroom phrases, foundational vocabulary, and elementary grammar structures, learners will build the core skills necessary to engage directly with the language.
Taught in Ancient Greek
Recordings Available
Fri, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM EDT (US East) / 7:00 – 8:30 PM CEST (Central Europe)
Sep 18 – Nov 20
15h total
Led by Maciek Gdula
This seminar offers advanced beginners a sustained narrative reading of selected episodes from Neophytos Doukas’s Koine prose paraphrase of the Odyssey. Participants retell and discuss each episode in Ancient Greek, in preparation for further unsheltered prose.
Taught in Ancient Greek
Recordings Available
Thu, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM EDT (US East) / 6:00 – 7:30 PM CEST (Central Europe)
Sept 3 – Nov 5
15h total
For Intermediate and Advanced Students
Led by Joanna Thornhill
This text-based Ancient Greek course offers a close, in-depth reading of Plato’s Theaetetus, (Πλάτωνος Θεαίτητος), allowing ample time for thoughtful analysis and shared discussion.
Taught in Ancient Greek
Recordings Available
Mon, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM EDT (US East) / 7:00 – 8:30 PM CEST (Central Europe)
Sep 7 – Nov 9
15h total
Led by Vukašin Miljković
Fly to the Moon and survive being swallowed by a giant whale in Lucian’s True Histories. This course examines a 2nd-century masterpiece of Atticizing prose, celebrated for its sharp wit and unparalleled literary craftsmanship.
Taught in Ancient Greek
Recordings Available
Wed, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM EDT (US East) / 7:00 – 8:30 PM CEST (Central Europe)
Sep 26 – Nov 18
15h total
Led by Camille Demouchy
This seminar offers a philological and mathematical investigation into ancient Greek astronomical systems. Students analyze solar anomalies, lunar coordinates, and eclipse computations directly through primary sources.
Taught in Ancient Greek
Recordings Available
Wed, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM EDT (US East) / 17:00 – 18:30 CET (Central Europe)
Nov 11, 2026 – Jan 20, 2027 (Note: Winter hiatus on Dec 30)
15h total
Led by Rogelio Toledo
This seminar examines Aristotle’s survey of early Greek speculative thought in the inaugural book of the Metaphysics. Participants trace the development of philosophy from its mythic origins to the formalization of Aristotelian causality.
Taught in Ancient Greek
Recordings Available
Sat (bi-weekly), 12–1:30 PM EDT (US East) / 6–7:30 PM CEST (Central Europe)
Sep 5 – Jan 9 (2027)
15h total
Led by Soraia Tabaio
Close reading of passages from Plato and Plutarch on the nature, purpose, and educational value of poetry, examining one of the central debates of classical antiquity: whether poetry shapes the soul toward virtue or away from truth.
Taught in Ancient Greek
Recordings Available
Tue & Fri, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM EDT (US East) / 7:00 – 8:30 PM CEST (Central Europe)
Oct 23 – Dec 18
25,5h total