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Asclepius, God of Healing

As anyone who has used the Athenaze textbooks will know, […]

Posted on 7th February 2021 by helenmcv
Posted in UncategorisedTagged Ancient Greece, ancient greek, Ancient languages, apollo, archaeology, asclepius, athenaze, Athens, centaur, cheiron, chiron, classical civilisation, classical greek, classics, dikaiopolis, epidaurus, greek, greek gods, greek medicine, greek religion, greek theatre, greek tragedy2 Comments

What is Classics?

When I say I study classics, or teach classics, or […]

Posted on 14th November 2020 by helenmcv
Posted in BlogTagged Ancient Greece, ancient greek, Ancient History, Ancient languages, ancient mediterranean, Ancient Rome, archaeology, classical civilisation, classical greek, classics, classics and class, edith hall, greek, latin, peoples history of classics, philosophy, what is classicsLeave a comment

Literacy and the readers of the ancient novels

One of the most intriguing questions about the ancient Greek […]

Posted on 30th October 2020 by helenmcv
Posted in BlogTagged ancient greek, ancient greek fiction, ancient greek literature, ancient greek novels, ancient literacy, classical greek, classics, greek, greek novels, literacyLeave a comment

H.M. Classics Academy Newsletters

Click here to join my mailing list. Past email newsletters […]

Posted on 25th October 202022nd June 2023 by helenmcv
Posted in NewsletterTagged Ancient Greece, ancient greek, Ancient languages, belfast classics, classical greece, classical greek, classical greek tutoring, classics, Classics News, classics newsletter, greek, latin, learn ancient greek, Learn Latin, NewsletterLeave a comment

The ancient Greeks wrote novels!

This literary genre might not be the one which springs […]

Posted on 3rd October 2020 by helenmcv
Posted in BlogTagged ancient fiction, Ancient Greece, ancient greek, ancient greek literature, ancient greek novels, Ancient languages, ancient literature, classical civilisation, classical greek, classics, classics blog, Classics Tutor, greek, greek novelLeave a comment

Aegina’s hidden temple

I visited Aegina three decades ago. I had just left […]

Posted on 18th September 2020 by helenmcv
Posted in BlogTagged Aegina, Ancient Greece, ancient greek, Ancient languages, classical civilisation, classical greek, classics, classics blog, Classics News, classics newsletter, Classics Tutor, greece, greek, greek islands, greek language, Greek newsletter, greek tutor, Newsletter, Temple of Aphaia, Tutoring NewsletterLeave a comment

Beginning with the Alphabet

When I was an Open University student in the 1990s, […]

Posted on 15th August 202015th August 2020 by helenmcv
Posted in BlogTagged Ancient Greece, ancient greek, Ancient languages, classical civilisation, classical greek, classics, classics newsletter, greek, greek alphabet, Greek newsletter, Greek to GCSE, greek tutor, learn ancient greek, learn online, Newsletter, Online course, online Greek, online teaching, Online tutor, online tutoringLeave a comment

Ancient Greek Comedy

Last week I focused on the Tragic competition at the Dionysia. […]

Posted on 18th July 2020 by helenmcv
Posted in BlogTagged ancient drama, Ancient Greece, ancient greek, Ancient languages, Aristophanes, classical greek, classics, classics blog, classics newsletter, Cyclops, euripides, greek, greek comedy, greek tragedy, greek tutor, satyrLeave a comment

Ancient Greek Drama

Dramatic performances took place in Athens at the Lenaia festival each January […]

Posted on 11th July 2020 by helenmcv
Posted in BlogTagged ancient drama, Ancient Greece, ancient greek, Ancient History, Ancient languages, ancient theatre, Athens, classical civilisation, classical greek, classics, Classics Tutor, Dionysus, Drama, greek, greek drama, greek tragedy, Theatre1 Comment

Newsletter, 28th June 2020

My latest newsletter contains more information about activities taking place […]

Posted on 27th June 202027th June 2020 by helenmcv
Posted in NewsletterTagged ancient classics, Ancient Greece, ancient greek, Ancient languages, classical civilisation, classical greek, classics, Classics News, classics newsletter, Classics Tutor, GCSE Greek, greek, Greek newsletter, Greek to GCSE, greek tutor, Online tutorLeave a comment

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