Let’s Read Ancient Languages!

Reading Greek may or may not be a spectator sport, but we will never know unless we try.

Below are some links to videos in which students of ancient languages, at various stages in their studies, come together to read texts.

Plutarch, Alexander

Gregory Crane and Christopher Blackwell read through and discuss certain passages of Plutarch’s Life of Alexander.

1. Plutarch, Alexander 57 Reading Video. To follow along Plutarch, Alexander, 1 , and 57 We begin reading Plutarch’s Life of Alexander from the Greek text, the author’s introduction, and then skipping to where Alexander the Great is about to cross the mountains into India. You can also use the lovely Scaife Viewer to read this text in Greek and English.
2. Plutarch, Alexander 58 Reading Video. To follow along, with help, go to Plutarch, Alexander, 58
3. Plutarch, Alexander 59 Reading Video. To follow along, with help, go to Plutarch, Alexander, 59

Other Texts

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