Race against time to revise the Bacchae for my ancient Greek exam and I needed to do a small spreadsheet to work out what I'd translated, what I'd reviewed, and what I have yet to do.

It felt a bit strange doing a spreadsheet for a translation subject, but somehow it's working.

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New instance, new #introduction, after moving here from @historians.social. I've been on the Fediverse since 2022, and I wish there were more ancient Mediterranean people here.

I am a mature-aged ancient history and classical languages student at the University of Queensland (in Brisbane, Australia). I've completed one post-graduate diploma in ancient history and Latin, and I've enrolled in a second for more ancient history and ancient Greek.

After six months off, I'm back to advanced ancient Greek this semester. Euripides FTW.

The broad plan is to pursue postgraduate studies in the next few years, depending on the day job and other commitments.

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Quomodo homines latinos-latinas loquentes invenire possimus? Possitisne nos adjuvare?

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How to read an app crit

Video tutorial on how to read the apparatus in a critical edition of an ancient mediaeval text, with a look at some of the problems that can arise in some editions.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COtAhb9PBzI

Modern editions of ancient Greek texts are copies of copies of copies. They come to us via mediaeval copies, and a scribal tradition over many centuries. Are they a reliable guide to what ancient writers actually wrote?

(Reading time: 17 minutes)
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https://kiwihellenist.blogspot.com/2022/08/manuscripts.html