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Combining the best features of traditional and modern methods, __Athenaze: An Introduction to Ancient Greek, 2/e__, provides a unique course of instruction that allows students to read connected Greek narrative right from the beginning and guides them to the point where they can begin reading complete classical texts. Carefully designed to hold students' interest, the course begins in Book I with a fictional narrative about an Attic farmer's family placed in a precise historical context (432-431 B.C.). This narrative, interwoven with tales from mythology and the Persian Wars, gradually gives way in Book II to adapted passages from Thucydides, Plato, and Herodotus and ultimately to excerpts of the original Greek of Bacchylides, Thucydides, and Aristophanes' __Acharnians__. Essays on relevant aspects of ancient Greek culture and history are also provided. New to the Second Edition: \* **Short passages from Classical and New Testament Greek** in virtually every chapter \* **The opening lines of the** **__Iliad__** **and the** **__Odyssey__** **toward the end of Book II** \* **New vocabulary and more complete explanations of grammar**, including material on accents \* **Many new exerci

Who reads Athenaze: An Introduction to Ancient Greek, Vol. 2?

Author

Maurice G Balme; Gilbert Lawall; Catherine Balme

Publisher

Oxford University Press, USA

Published

2003

Language

EN

ISBN

9780195149579

Category

reference

Subjects

Literary Fiction, History, Poetry

Rating

3.92 / 5 (20 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14