Does Ancient Greek Have to Be Hard?
April 26, 2025
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“It’s all Greek to me.” “Latin is a language, dead as dead can be, first it killed the Romans, now it’s killing me.” Ancient languages
Ryan Hammill, our Executive Director and Co-Founder, runs the marketing, editorial, and business operations side of the Ancient Language Institute and its publishing imprint Vergil Press. He was converted to a comprehensible input approach to language instruction back in 2017 as a student in a Latin class run by Jonathan Roberts.
Ryan received an A.B. in History from Occidental College in 2015, where he also studied French and Russian. He has experience in journalism and digital marketing, and co-hosts the podcast New Humanists with Jonathan.
Get in touch with Ryan on X (@hammillryan).
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Dr. Robert L. Jackson is the Founding Partner of Classical Commons, a senior fellow for both Flagler College and the Chesterton Schools Network, and associate
Announcing Vergil Press
November 8, 2024
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From the beginning, the Ancient Language Institute’s mission has been to teach students the languages and to develop new materials to help students. So far,
Ancient Greek Workshop (5/10/24): Theophrastus’ “Characters” (Session IV)
April 9, 2024
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Theophrastus Workshop Details: Although this workshop is fourth in a series, there is no requirement to have attended prior sessions. The moment you begin learning
Latin Workshop (5/11/24): Introduction to Reciting Latin Poetry and Meter
April 9, 2024
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Recitation & Meter Workshop Details: N.B. This is a repeat of a previous, sold-out April 27th Workshop. The jewel of Latin literature, and one of
Latin Workshop (5/4/24): Introduction to Reciting Latin Poetry and Meter [Latine Tantum]
March 25, 2024
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Latin-Only Recitation & Meter Workshop Details: N.B. A beginner-friendly version of this Workshop taught in English will run on April 27th. The jewel of Latin
Latin Workshop (4/27/24): Introduction to Reciting Latin Poetry and Meter
March 25, 2024
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Recitation & Meter Workshop Details: N.B. A Latin-only version of this workshop will run on May 4th. The jewel of Latin literature, and one of
Ancient Greek Workshop (4/5/24): Using Scholia and Reading Euripides
March 14, 2024
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Scholia & Euripides Workshop Details: Reading Greek Tragedy has always been a challenging task. It is thus no wonder that the manuscripts that carried those
Ancient Greek Workshop (3/29/24): Theophrastus’ “Characters” (Session III)
March 13, 2024
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Theophrastus Workshop Details: Although this workshop is third in a series, there is no requirement to have attended prior sessions. The moment you begin learning
Ancient Greek Workshop (11/30/23): Theophrastus’ “Characters” (Session II)
October 25, 2023
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Theophrastus Workshop Details: Although this workshop is second in a series, there is no requirement to have attended the first one. The moment you begin