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I understood the tour to india to be coastal rather than cross-ocean when i read the periplus.

Öncelikle iyi günler, Türkiyede yasiyorum fenotipim atalarim büyük oranda antik Yunanlıydı o yüzden antik yunanca ogrenmek istiyorum. Modern yunancayi ogrenip mi antik yunanca öğrenmeliyim yoksa antik yunancayi tek basinada ogrenebilir miyim size bunu sormak istiyorum

The reason for learning Ancient Greeks is that we come with direct contact with the people whose thoughts, actions , behaviour, experiences and words, literally developed and evolved the human brain.As a result, those people were civilized and passed their civilization onto other contemprary ( to them) and subsequents generations.That is, people in general democratized, educated and spiritualized..Unraveling the ball of thread of human spirituality and observing it from its very beginning, we are able to remember and re-consider why and how have evolved..Remebering and reconsidering are both vital for our well being and existence, because we people tend to forget..And if we allow to ourselves to forget we feel lost and confused!

There is freedom in Jesus Christ!! He breaks the chains of sin, gives people new life and freedom from the power of death. "Jesus answered them and said 'Most assuredly, I say to you, whoever commits sin is a slave to sin. And a slave does not abide in the house forever, but a son abides forever. Therefore, if the son makes you free then you shall be free indeed.' " John 8:34-36

Very interesting! And I would say that he made his case that Cicero is relevant today! I do wish you had recorded the Q&A portion as well.

It's karma that this biased lecture didn't reach the masses.. you complete ignored SOMALI citystates... which were the middle men of this great venture

Did you guys actually purchase a license to use Taylor Swift's music to promote the program?

I had 4 years of classical Greek in college and 2 years in seminary. I love reading the New Testament in the original. You pickup so many nuances that are hard to convey. Some bible translations go for thought for thought and some do word for word. The later are better for study by non greek readers.

Somalis are pharohos

Hail McVeigh

Reading Enid Blyton's books gave me an impulse to get to know the ancient Greek language. However when starting Latin the impetus vaned.

Ancient Greek medicine, as transmitted and modified by Arabs and Persians, is alive today in the countries descended from ancient India under the guise of Unani (= Ionian) Medicine or Tibb. However, to study it you don't need Greek or Latin.

I learnt Greek Koine many-many years ago with very purpose was to understand better the New Testament.

Aside from the cultural stuff, one rather practical point that is hardly ever made is what a boon a knowledge of classical Greek (and Latin) is if you are studying medicine, as it gives you a huge leg-up with the vast amount of terminology you need to learn. At uni I astonished a medical student mate who was grumbling about all the complicated names for things he had to memorise, by accurately deducing what a "salpingogram" was, despite never having heard the term before.

"Τοσοῦτον δ’ ἀπολέλοιπεν ἡ πόλις ἡμῶν περὶ τὸ φρονεῖν καὶ λέγειν τοὺς ἄλλους ἀνθρώπους, ὥσθ’ οἱ ταύτης μαθηταὶ τῶν ἄλλων διδάσκαλοι γεγόνασιν, καὶ τὸ τῶν Ἑλλήνων ὄνομα πεποίηκεν μηκέτι τοῦ γένους, ἀλλὰ τῆς διανοίας δοκεῖν εἶναι, καὶ μᾶλλον Ἕλληνας καλεῖσθαι τοὺς τῆς παιδεύσεως τῆς ἡμετέρας ἢ τοὺς τῆς κοινῆς φύσεως μετέχοντας."

Great ! Sea ANTIGONE, the resist to man's brutal world. A Greek friend, Demetrios.

17:15 Its worth noting that while the author shows an awareness of Alexander and the Indo-Greek kingdoms, the particular passage is referring to a place Alexander never visited (and which Indo-Greek kings never ruled), which shows that by this point a lot of myth was conflated into stories of Alexander.

The answer to that question is obvious. It’s important to be unemployable in several fields.

If you read ancient philosophers that comment on myths or comment on homer works, and explain the meaning behind the myths, you will unlock an entire new world that you could never imagine even existed and your mind will be blown, after this you will feel so sorry for everyone else for missing this treasure and reading those things as if they were simply a fairy tale

Old Greek did never exist! It was the Albanian Language, Gheg Dialect, the language of Greece at that ancient time. New Greek and the Myths can be easily deciphered from Albanian Language.

Scythopolis is modern Beit Shean which is in Israel....

I am Greek and intended to follow mathematics or physics at school, but around 15, when we started learning ancient greek and most of all, when i was taught Thucydides' Peloponnesian war from the original, it was love at first sight and there was no turning back. Today i am so happy that i learned ancient Greek because as Helen points out, there are so many texts i can access. The most amazing thing is this feeling when i come across something that seems so modern and yet it's stated there in something that was perceived 2,500 years ago. Like in Plato's Republic, when one character of the dialogue, Cephalos, tells Socrates that most people live their life as they please and don't worry about the afterlife, that is not until they reach an old age. Then they start thinking if there really is afterlife and whether they will be punished for their wrong doings. But he, Cephalos, thinks he has always lived justly and he has nothing to worry about (and yet people of that time knew that Cephalos, a real person living in Athens around 420 bc, had a sad and very unjust death...)

The Greek language is NOT at the heart of this civilisation. It IS the heart of this civilisation. There is a lot to say, but I will mention only one thing that is interesting to me. The ban of teaching the Greek language, even from Greeks to Greeks, for 400 years during the ottoman occupation constitutes the biggest crime against civilisation ever. So big that it will still require justice until the day justice achieved.

How can İ contact you? İ have extensive knowledge of primary literary sources and have been wanting to get proficient in my understanding of the ancient hellenic language spectrum, but due to time and circumstantial constraints, İ've been posponing it indefinitely. İ can't say how excited İ felt after watching your video. We should eventually lead the current historical profile into the spark of a Second Renaissance.

i had 4 years of classical Greek in college as I was considering a career in Protestant minister. i remember reading the Iliad and the Odessey I am now 66 and a part time Baptist minister

I'm Greek American and Ancient Greek is so different from modern Greek. Learning Ancient Greek is difficult for anyone.

I had 5 years of Ancient Greek in High School in Athens.....Priceless.....

I'm 81 and learning Greek testament.

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❤ ΑΝΔΡΩΝ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΩΝ ΠΑΣΑ ΓΗ ΤΑΦΟΣ....❤ ΤΩΝ ΦΡΟΝΙΜΩΝ ΟΛΙΓΑ...Ο ΦΙΛΟΣ ΤΟΝ ΦΙΛΟΝ ΕΝ ΚΙΝΔΥΝΟΙΣ ΓΙΓΝΩΣΚΕΙ...ΜΗΔΕΝ ΠΡΟ ΤΟΥ ΤΕΛΟΥΣ ΜΑΚΑΡΙΖΕ........❤

The Greek alphabet is not that hard. I had to learn it in fourth grade. The associated project was to produce a short story written in English, but transliterated into Greek letters. This stood me in good stead decades later when I decided to learn Koine Greek so I could read he New Testament in the original language. However, some time later, I was faced with the necessity of remedying the damage when an artist taking part in a festival for which I was producing the English version of the program book presented a translation of a text in Attic Greek that was of such poor quality that it would stick out like a sore thumb compared to the other texts we were translating ourselves. So... I redid the translation myself. I had to use an analytical dictionary to sort out the inflection, but once I had that taken care of, most of the vocabulary was pretty familiar, and I was able to carry out the translation. But no, I don't speak or write either Attic or Koine at this point. I am hoping to remedy that in due time :)

One good thing about speaking ancient greek is that you can avoid embarassment when you inevitably screw up when talking to native speakers (who are all long dead).

I’m Dorothy Prior in Gibraltar. Learning classical Greek from scratch at the age of 83. Can’t physically do much else, so why not?! Love the ancient Greeks, and want to be one when I grow up. 😂

It was fun and amazing learning Greek, Koine. Sadly, it lasted after only 3 years.

I'd slap the shit out of that cyclops

Thrilling! I am going to Athens in a month to take a 3 week class (maybe longer) in Modern Greek. I had 2 years of ancient Greek at the Uni. Thanks for doing this!

καλος!

If it weren't 7,400 km away, I would love to participate, but - alas - the commute would be a bit much!

I like learn Greek and Latin languages. What's the best way learn these two languages.?

Congratulations to all of you trying to learn such a rich language with so many richness Am Greek and I know what Greek has to offer to the humanity Keep up the good work ❤

I would love a collaboration with Chihon Teaches! Great content❤

I have a masters degree in greek and latin but I’ve never felt I actually mastered them, just got good at passing all the tests in Uni. I’m trying to get back into ancient greek now after 20 years and I still feel I’ll never master it 😅 I’ve been using Reading Greek to get me back and that’s ok, also tried Alexandros ton hellenikon paidion and, Idk if there are mistakes in the book but I can’t make sense of certain word forms and sentences 😅

How different is old Greeck from the new Greeck?

Hello, I am half Greek and have just basic knowledge of modern Greek, but just recently I have had a strong desire and interest in ancient Greek. I feel a lot of enthusiasm and excitement about the prospect of learning it. I have always had a great reverence for the ancient Greek culture and heritage and I've always had curiosity about the ancient language, but just recently it changed from being some very inconceivable concept, to I've been thinking of ways in which I could truly learn the ancient language. It was also an unexpected thing when you made the comment at the end about "with the era of technology we're living in we can do this together". The thought that I could have contact with you and others like you is absolutely wonderful! My approach to ancient Greek has changed from being distant, it's changed into me devising ways to actually learn. If you are willing to have contact/correspondence with a fellow "lover of all things Greek" although I have currently limited knowledge, I would greatly welcome that with open arms!! And I would have immense gratitude indeed.

Helen whats you saying.....?????............Till 1920..athens has spoken Albanian..all Greece ALBANIAN...UNIVERSITY of athens.....czcams.com/video/xr4iAv-gYv8/video.html

ALL HAIL SPARTA WHERE MY GRANDPARENTS CAME TO AMERICA FROM THATS REAL NOT SOME MYTH .

I want to learn greek

Lots of interesting topics- thanks for uploading so much great content for me to mull over

Fantastic to see you back, Helen 😊 I really enjoyed this presentation- fascinating about the background to New Comedy, a subject I'm quite new to.

I have a “nuts and bolts” question for you: What pronunciation do you use and why did you choose it? Ευχαριστώ πολύ!