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 prose composition: for students at advanced level (C1 and C2);
Seneca: self-formation and care of the soul: for students at advanced level (C1 and C2);
Caligula: life, death, and propaganda: for students at advanced level (C1 and C2);
Medieval Latin literature: pagan mythology and legendary traditions: for students at advanced level (C1 and C2).

How to apply
The applications will close no later than December the 20th, 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), all those who have taken part in at least one course held from September to December 2026, 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.

One learning level
In this term, we will offer the A1 course, for which no prior knowledge of the language is required. The A2.1 course will be held from April.
Students must have the following books: Athènaze I (the much augmented Italian edition) and Meletèmata I.
The following chapters of Athènaze I will be covered:
A1: chapters I through IV.

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 course
Our course is divided into 20 one-hour lessons: two per week.
All lessons will be held on  Zoom every Monday and Thursday, from the 4th of January to the 11th of March. Lessons will begin at 5:45 p. m., Italian time (UTC + 1). 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 A2.1 and B1.2 will be held in April: so, if from January to March you have followed the lessons of the A1 level, from April you’ll be able, if you wish, to follow the lessons of the A2.1 level. 

Teaching material
Students must have the following books: Athènaze I (the much augmented Italian edition) and Meletèmata I. Other teaching material will be provided by our teacher during the lessons.

Teacher
Lessons will be held by Omar López Pacheco.

Cost of the course
The course fee is 239 euros and doesn’t include the books mentioned above.
All those who register for two or more of our courses (for the period January-March), all those who have taken part in at least one course held from September to December 2026, 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 20th, 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.