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Athenaze: An Introduction to Ancient Greek, Vol. 2 by Maurice G Balme; Gilbert Lawall; Catherine Balme is a reference work available to read on EtoBox.

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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

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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

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