χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί!

Welcome to 2025 and the new season of our podcast in Ancient Greek! We are now reading Aristophanes and this episode serves as an introduction to the man and his work.

Who would you bring back from Hades? Let us know in the comments!

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χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί!

In our last episode on Strabo we finally arrive in Greece talking about the temples and shrines around Olympia.

This will also be the last episode before the Xmas break. The new season, in which we will be reading Aristophanes, will begin on the 17th of January.

καλὰ Χριστούγεννα ὑμῖν!

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χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! 

Check out our latest episode continuing with Strabo’s Geographica this time discussing what he has to say about Germany. Please find the listening exercises attached below.

Enjoy!

Josep & Leandros

Here are the quotes that we read during the episode:

εὐθὺς τοίνυν τὰ πέραν τοῦ Ῥήνου μετὰ τοὺς Κελτοὺς πρὸς τὴν ἕω κεκλιμένα Γερμανοὶ νέμονται, μικρὸν ἐξαλλάττοντες τοῦ Κελτικοῦ φύλου τῷ τε πλεονασμῷ τῆς ἀγριότητος καὶ τοῦ μεγέθους καὶ τῆς ξανθότητος, τἆλλα δὲ παραπλήσιοι καὶ μορφαῖς καὶ ἤθεσι καὶ βίοις ὄντες, οἵους εἰρήκαμεν τοὺς Κελτούς.

Στράβωνος 7.1.2

ὁ δὲ Ἑρκύνιος δρυμὸς πυκνότερός τέ ἐστι καὶ μεγαλόδενδρος ἐν χωρίοις ἐρυμνοῖς κύκλον περιλαμβάνων μέγαν, ἐν μέσῳ δὲ ἵδρυται χώρα καλῶς οἰκεῖσθαι δυναμένη, περὶ ἧς εἰρήκαμεν.

Στράβωνος 7.1.5

κοινὸν δ᾽ ἐστὶν ἅπασι τοῖς ταύτῃ τὸ περὶ τὰς μεταναστάσεις εὐμαρὲς διὰ τὴν λιτότητα τοῦ βίου καὶ διὰ τὸ μὴ γεωργεῖν μηδὲ θησαυρίζειν, ἀλλ᾽ ἐν καλυβίοις οἰκεῖν ἐφήμερον ἔχουσι παρασκευήν: τροφὴ δ᾽ ἀπὸ τῶν θρεμμάτων ἡ πλείστη καθάπερ τοῖς νομάσιν, ὥστ᾽ ἐκείνους μιμούμενοι τὰ οἰκεῖα ταῖς ἁρμαμάξαις ἐπάραντες ὅπῃ ἂν δόξῃ τρέπονται μετὰ τῶν βοσκημάτων.

Στράβωνος 7.1.3

φαίνεται γὰρ ἡ νῦν Ἑλλὰς καλουμένη οὐ πάλαι βεβαίως οἰκουμένη, ἀλλὰ μεταναστάσεις τε οὖσαι τὰ πρότερα καὶ ῥᾳδίως ἕκαστοι τὴν ἑαυτῶν ἀπολείποντες βιαζόμενοι ὑπό τινων αἰεὶ πλειόνων. 

Θουκυδίδου 1.1

γνώριμα δὲ ταῦτα κατέστη τὰ ἔθνη πολεμοῦντα πρὸς Ῥωμαίους, εἶτ᾽ ἐνδιδόντα καὶ πάλιν ἀφιστάμενα ἢ καὶ καταλείποντα τὰς κατοικίας: κἂν πλείω δὲ γνώριμα ὑπῆρξεν, εἰ ἐπέτρεπε τοῖς στρατηγοῖς ὁ Σεβαστὸς διαβαίνειν τὸν Ἄλβιν μετιοῦσι τοὺς ἐκεῖσε ἀπανισταμένους.

Στράβωνος 7.1.4

πρὸς οὓς ἡ μὲν ἀπιστία μέγα ὄφελος, οἱ δὲ πιστευθέντες τὰ μέγιστα κατέβλαψαν, καθάπερ οἱ Χηροῦσκοι καὶ οἱ τούτοις ὑπήκοοι, παρ᾽ οἷς τρία τάγματα Ῥωμαίων μετὰτοῦ στρατηγοῦ Ὀυάρου Κουιντιλλίου παρασπονδηθέντα ἀπώλετο ἐξ ἐνέδρας.

Στράβωνος 7.1.4

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χαίρετε, ὦ προστάται! Listen to our latest episode continuing with Strabo's Geographica, this time discussing the section on ancient Britain (4.5.1-4.5.3). The original text is available to read here:

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0197%3Abook%3D4%3Achapter%3D5%3Asection%3D1

καλῶς ὑμῖν γένοιτο!

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χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! This week we continue reading Strabo's Geographica, this time talking about the section on Spain.

καλῶς ὑμῖν γένοιτο!

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χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! This week we are reading Strabo's Geographica and so this episode serves as an introduction to discussing the cardinal directions in simple ancient Greek. If you would like to practice this further, you can find more in Logos (p.77, 248) and Polis (p.185, 236).

εὐωχοῦ τοῦ ἐπεισοδίου!

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χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! Here is our latest episode in which we chat about the planets.

If you are reading Logos, this episode is a good accompaniment to the chapter on the cosmos (p.59), but you do not need to read that to follow the episode.

Do you have a favourite planet? Which one would you most like to visit? Let us know in the comments!

εὐωχοῦ τοῦ ἐπεισοδίου!

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χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! Here is the 1st episode of the new season in which we chat about learning Greek and other podcasts that we enjoy. Be sure to check them out:

Argos Didaskei: https://open.spotify.com/show/6i8q9d4S4uqNVofQyht3wm

Alpha with Angela: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JyEUGqnrUAVOwWaXNyQ1y

καλῶς ὑμῖν γένοιτο!

Leandros & Josep

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χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! This week we are discussing a difficult topic. War was prevalent in the Hellenic world and is still the cause of much human suffering today. What can we do to stop it? Will it ever disappear or are we doomed to repeat history? Let us know what you think in the comments.

This will be the last episode for this season as the podcast will be taking a break over the summer. We will return with episode #74 on the 20th of September. Have a great summer!

εἰρήνη ὑμῖν,

Josep & Leandros

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χαίρετε, ὦ ἀκροαταί! Here is our new episode continuing the discussion from last time on Greek mythical monsters. Do you have a favourite? Are there any that you are afraid of? Let us know in the comments!

Enjoy the episode!

Leandros & Josep

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