When Harry Richter, age 8, was picking a second language to learn, he went for the obvious choice: ancient Greek. “It’s just the first thing that popped into my head,” says Harry, a second-grade ...
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
The ancient language that Alexander the Great used to command his vast empire is to be taught on an Oxford estate. Koine Greek — the language of philosophy, mathematics and mythology — will be taught ...
A woman, overwhelmed by language, finds herself unable to speak. Her only solace is in learning ancient Greek, a dead language which in its complexity and unfamiliarity may help her break her silence.