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 ...

Just how special were the ancient Greeks? Was there really a Greek “miracle”? The question has become painfully politicised. Critics of colonialism and racism tend to play down the specialness of the ...

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 ...

As if English wasn’t proving hard enough for them, pupils at inner-city primaries are to face the challenge of ancient Greek. Some 13 schools in Oxford will begin lessons designed to help improve ...

We meet the female philosopher Arete of Cyrene, who explains how so many aspects of Ancient Greek civilisation are still relevant to us today. Welcome to Ancient Greece! Now I’m not going to blow our ...

Ancient scientists can be easy to dismiss. Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus, often described as the West’s first scientist, believed the whole Earth was suspended on water. Roman encyclopaedist ...