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Athenaze : an introduction to ancient Greek. Book 2 by Maurice G Balme; Gilbert Lawall; Catherine Balme is a reference work available to read on EtoBox.

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I used both book I & II (along with a resource called The Perseus Project [...] which is a FREE collection of original texts & translations) in college and of all the languages I've studied I found Ancient Greek to be one of the easiest to learn, despite its difficulty, because of this wonderful textbook. The layout is straightforward, and simple. It gives many exorcises for passive and active translation. It explains the grammatical concepts well and provides a great dictionary in the back pages along with pages of tables for quick reference (the ones in this text I think are presented better than those in the Oxford Grammar Reference, especially for verbs). It is an ideal book for either a student learning in a classroom setting or someone learning on their own. If all you want is to gain a basic understanding of Ancient Greek and the ability to do passive translation, the is almost all you'll need (except for a general dictionary once you get more into it.) If you want to study the language extensively this is a good starting point. I have been studying Greek for around 4 years now, having progressed enough to do independent translations of actual texts, and I still use these bo

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Author
Maurice G Balme; Gilbert Lawall; Catherine Balme
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Published
2003
Language
EN
ISBN
9780195149562
Category
reference
Subjects
Literary Fiction, History, Poetry
Rating
3.92 / 5 (20 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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