Ancient Greek A

• • 1. Introduction to Ancient Greek: Alphabet and Sounds of Greek; Grammatical Outline.
  • 2. Verbs: Present Indicative Active and Middle-Passive of ‑ω Verbs; The First Principal Part ; Imperfect Active and Middle-Passive; εἰμί ; Future Active and Middle; The Second Principal Part ; Aorist Active and Middle; The Third Principal Part .
  • 3. Nouns: First Declension Nouns ; Second Declension Nouns; Third Declension Nouns; Pronouns ; Article.
  • 4. Adjectives: First/Second Declension Adjective Types; Third Declension Adjectives Types; Third/First Declension Adjectives Types; Irregular Adjectives
  • 5. Syntax: Simple sentence; Indirect Statement ; Result Clauses; Temporal and Causal Clauses; Conditional Clauses.
  • 6. Attic Greek: Introduction to dialect; Attic alphabet ; Attic documents.

Equivalent subjects

You cannot enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

• MAQ-AHIX108-Ancient Greek A

Special requirements

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This subject was previously known as AHIX108 Ancient Greek A.

The main aim of this unit is to teach students to read documents in Ancient Greek. This is an introductory unit and no previous knowledge of Ancient Greek is expected, nor is familiarity with the rudiments of English grammar essential (although this is helpful). By the end of the unit students should be able to read simple passages in Greek; should have a sound knowledge of the vocabulary of the texts studied; and should have acquired sufficient mastery of their grammar and vocabulary to understand the texts at the level of word and phrase. A second semester of study is required before students are able to read original Greek documents with any degree of fluency.

• Assignments (50%)
• Non-Invigilated Exam (40%)
• Quizzes (10%)