Resources on Ancient Greek

Greek names had meaning based on the parts from which they were composed.

Epigraphy means writing on something.

Skytale is a term connected with ancient writing.

Molibdion is a term connected with ancient writing.

Diphtherai is a term connected with ancient writing.

A chart of the Greek alphabet and the Roman letters represented.

A chart showing where and when the dialects of Ancient Greek developed.

Questions on bibliography, pronunciation, days of the week, major authors, and definitions of terms like hapax legomenon and crasis.

Koine evolved from Attic Greek as the language of life rather than literature. There were marked changes in orthography, vocabulary, accidence, and syntax.

Some of the papyri that have been processed with photos and commentary. Many are literary, including works by Sappho, Hesiod, Alcman, Plato, and Callimachus.

Increase your vocabulary with five new Greek or Latin words each week.

Map of Egypt highlighting Oxyrhynchus with red arrow.

William Harris' essay on the stress and pitch of Ancient Greek with reference to modern musical conventions.

By Philip Stadter. Herodotus may have first sung his stories. Assuming he was like today's storytellers, reacting to audiences would have colored his final version.

Perseus provides a search tool for Greek words using the intermediate Liddell.

By Seton Hall University's Eugene Cotter, a downloadable dictionary for Windows 95/98.

List of words and expressions in Roman letters and phrases using Greek letters alphabetically sorted.