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How learning a "dead language" can make you a better programmer

Dead languages aren't as unimportant as they seem, because learning Latin, Sanskrit and Ancient Greek will make coding easier ...
Greek Reporter

The Scholars Who Deciphered the Ancient Greek Script Linear B

If not for the work of two scholars, Alice Kober and Michael Ventris, the ancient Greek script Linear B would likely still be ...
America Magazine

A defense of learning Latin and Greek (Also: Why does it even need defending?)

There is no assessment more objective than a written exam in an ancient language. Such a test measures recall of and facility with a language that exists only on the printed page, one governed by a ...
The New Yorker

An Instant Classic About Learning Ancient Greek

When Andrea Marcolongo’s book “La Lingua Geniale,” subtitled “9 ragioni per amare il greco” (“Nine Reasons to Love Greek”), came out in 2016, I bought it, in Italian, and took it with me to Greece. I ...
Brandeis University

Brandeis Students Merge Language Learning with STEM in a Unique Hands-On Project

Brandeis undergraduate students in Beginning Ancient Greek (GRK 10a) are taking their language studies beyond the classroom, applying their knowledge in creative and immersive ways in Assistant ...
Santa Clara University

Second Language Requirement

Yes, they do! Both Ancient Greek and Latin satisfy the second language requirement. So if you want to learn a fascinating language that will continue to benefit you for years to come, or if you just ...
Oxford Mail

School pupils to learn ancient Greek

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