Scholae graecae: online Greek courses

Scholae graecae: online Greek course

Graecia capta ferum victorem cepit, et artes
intulit agresti Latio.
Horace, Epistulae, II, 1, 156.

In January we’ll continue our series of courses of Latin and Greek. They’ll be followed by other courses in April.
For now, you can register for the following courses (which have a limited number of participants):
Latin language: elementary (A1, A2), intermediate (B1, B2, B3) and advanced level (C1.1, C1.2);
Latin composition: for students at advanced level (C1 and C2);
Christian Latin literature: for students at advanced level (C1 and C2);
Medieval Latin literature: for students at advanced level (C1 and C2);
Latin literature of the Renaissance: for students at advanced level (C1 and C2);
Roman life under emperor Claudius: for students at advanced level (C1 and C2);
Greek language: elementary (A2.1) and intermediate level (B1.2, B3).

How to apply
The applications will close no later than December the 21st, but they might close even earlier if the maximum number of applicants is reached. So apply sooner rather than later!
To apply you must fill out the form at the bottom of the page. Upon receiving the application, you’ll be provided all the details needed to make the bank transfer.
The application will be valid the moment the deposit is received, provided this happens within ten days after the form is sent.
All those who register for two or more of the courses above (for the period January-March 2026), all those who have taken part in at least one course held from October to December 2025, and all those who are under 21 years of age at the time of registration, will receive a discount of 10%. The discounts are not combinable.

GREEK LANGUAGE

The Greek language course, based on the “nature”, or “inductive-contextual”, method, is directed towards everyone, from teachers to students to plain enthusiasts, who has a love for the language of Plato.

A course tailored for you
We believe that Greek is a language too, and that in order to learn any language well, one must exercise the four basic linguistic skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing.
We want everybody to take an active part in our lessons; that’s why, each group will be composed of no more than ten participants.

Three different learning levels
When registering, the participants will choose one of these three levels: A2.1, B1.2 or B3. The A2.2, B2.1 and C1.1 courses will be held from April.
Students must have the following books: Athènaze I (the much augmented Italian edition) and Meletèmata I for the levels A2.1 and B1.2, and Athènaze II and Meletèmata II for the level B3.
The following chapters of Athènaze I (and Athènaze II) will be covered:
A2.1: chapters V through VIII;
B1.2: chapters XIV through XVI;
B3: chapters XXIII through XXV.

In our courses these points of grammar will be dealt with:
A1: the alphabet; Greek orthography and pronunciation; the article; the first and second declension; first class adjectives; the present indicative active; the imperative active; the infinitive active;
A2.1: contracted verbs in -α; the present middle and deponent verbs; the third declension; second class adjectives; personal, possessive, and reflexive pronouns; the present participle middle; numerals; the interrogative τίς and the indefinite τɩς;
A2.2: the present participle active; stems in -ευ; stems in -ι and -υ; some impersonal verbs; the first and second aorist; the imperfect of εἰμί;
B1.1: the 1st and the 2nd aorist; the imperfect; the relative pronoun and relative clauses; 3rd declension nouns with stem in -εσ-; contracted nouns of the 2nd declension;
B1.2: comparatives and superlatives of adjectives and adverbs; the demonstratives οὗτος, ὅδε, ἐκεῖνος; expressions of time; interrogative and indefinite adverbs; the 3rd aorist; contracted verbs in -ο-; the verbs δύναμαι, κεῖμαι and ἐπίσταμαι; the irregular nouns ἡ ναῦς and ὁ βοῦς; numerals;
B2.1: the future; the verbs εἶμι, δίδωμι and τίθημι; final clauses with ὡς and the future participle; the meanings of αὐτός; 3rd declension adjectives of the group of ταχύς, ταχεῖα, ταχύ;
B2.2: the genitive absolute; the use of the article, and particularly the attributive and predicative position; the verb ἵστημι; the supplementary participle; the subjunctive mood; the verb ἵημι; clauses of fearing; the eventual subjunctive with ἄν; the verb δείκνυμι; other verbs with the suffix -νῡ-/-νυ-;
B3: the passive voice: the present and the imperfect; indirect speech; the verb φημι; relative pronouns and their antecedents: some special cases; the aorist passive and future passive; the aorist of deponent verbs; clauses after verbs expressing care or effort; the comparison of adjectives; the optative mood.

Dates of the courses
Each course is divided into 20 one-hour lessons: two per week.
All lessons will be held on  Zoom. They will follow this timetable:
A2.1: every Monday and Thursday, from the 5th of January to the 12th of March: lessons will begin at 5:45 p. m., Rome time (UTC + 2).
B1.2: every Monday and Thursday, from the 5th of January to the 12th of March: lessons will begin at 7 p. m., Rome time (UTC + 2).
B3: every Monday and Thursday, from the 5th of January to the 12th of March: lessons will begin at 4:30 p. m., Rome time (UTC + 2).
Should you be unable to attend a lesson, the Schola Latina will be glad to provide you with a video recording.
To help participants to meet and make friends, we’ll form some groups on Whatsapp or similar applications.
The levels A2.2, B2.1 and C1.1 will be held in April: so, if from January to March you have followed the lessons of the A2.1 level, from April you’ll be able, if you wish, to follow the lessons of the A2.2 level. 

Teaching material
Students must have the following books: Athènaze I (the much augmented Italian edition) and Meletèmata I for the levels A2.1 and B1.2, and Athènaze II and Meletèmata II for the level B3. Other teaching material will be provided by our teacher during the lessons.

Teacher
All lessons will be held by Renan Marques Liparotti.

Cost of the courses
Each course costs 239 euros. This doesn’t include the above mentioned books.
All those who register for two or more of our courses (for the period January-March 2026), all those who have taken part in at least one course held from October to December 2025, and all those who are under 21 years of age at the time of registration, will receive a discount of 10%. The discounts are not combinable.

How to apply
The applications will close no later than December the 21st, but they might even close before that deadline, if the maximum number of applicants is reached. So apply sooner rather than later!
To apply, it is required to fill out the form below. Upon receiving the application, you will be provided all details needed to make the bank transfer.
The application will be kept valid the moment the deposit is received, provided this happens within ten days after the sending of the form.