Advanced Ancient Greek: Κύρου Παιδεία
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Ancient Greek 301: Κύρου Παιδεία (Summer 2024)
Xenophon was an Athenian general, statesman, historian, and student of the philosopher Socrates. He also possessed that Greek genius for cosmopolitanism and interest in other cultures, whether a rival polis like Sparta or a rival empire like Persia. In Κύρου Παιδεία, also known as the Cyropaedia or The Education of Cyrus, Xenophon wrote a work unique for the Ancient Greeks: a novelistic biography providing advice and exhortation. In this account of Cyrus the Great’s rise and reign, Xenophon not only tells a great tale, but ends up inspiring some of the greatest writers of the Renaissance and Enlightenment, both with the subject matter of his work as well as the clarity of his style. In this course, we will be reading carefully selected, unadapted excerpts from Xenophon’s Cyropaedia and discussing them in Ancient Greek.
- Cost: $725
- Advanced Ancient Greek Details:
- Class sessions last 1.5 hours
- 1 class session per week
- Course lasts 14 weeks
- Term runs May 5th – August 10th
- ALI classes are completely risk-free: Get a 100% refund anytime before your second class session
- Refunds in weeks 2 – 4 done on a pro rata basis
- No refunds after week 4
Note: You must have completed either the new G202 (or the old G301) at ALI already or have instructor permission to join this course.
What You Need to Know
- Classes run on a trimester basis.
- Fall: September – December
- Spring: January – April
- Summer: May – August
- Class times are selected by students. Once your registration is confirmed, we’ll send you a Google Form to choose your class time.
- Classes are live, online classes run by ALI Greek professors. Learn Ancient Greek from anywhere.
- You can skip the semester system. With one-on-one Tutorials, you can set up your own class schedule with an ALI professor.
- We want to make sure you’re completely satisfied. If you don’t love your first Ancient Greek class, we guarantee a 100% refund. After that, in weeks 2 – 4, refunds will be made on a pro rata basis, based on however many class sessions you’ve attended. We cannot issue refunds after the fourth week of classes.