Do you aspire to irritate people with the precision of a fourth-century Athenian?
This course delves into Theophrastus’s Characters, drawing on Attic Greek at its sharpest, richest, and most stylistically nuanced.
Each session focuses on a single persona—the superstitious man, the flatterer, the fault-finder—and on the linguistic textures that bring them to life: idioms, characteristic formulas, syntactic habits, and the finely shaded vocabulary of vice. We will also explore passages not treated in previous iterations of this course, opening up new opportunities for advanced learners to expand their expressive range.
The original text serves as a springboard for sophisticated conversation, reenactment, and stylistic imitation. Designed for students already comfortable with Greek, this course combines textual subtlety with active spoken Attic. Come prepared to meet every shade of human annoyance—and to reproduce it with classical elegance.
Type: Speaking and Reading | Level: Intermediate to Advanced
Language of instruction: Ancient Greek
Class size cap: 8 | Platform: Zoom
Dates: January 17, 2026 - March 7, 2026
Meets (EST*): Saturdays, 11:00 AM | 8 sessions (1h each)
Materials: Special materials are required: Theophrastus, Characters
Sessions will be recorded and made available to enrolled participants for review or in case they missed a session.
Zoom
Decent internet connection
Earphones
Microphone
Webcam (preferred but optional)
A quiet space for classes
*The course will observe US time and thus will change according to daylight saving time.
Major US federal holidays are observed. If a participant misses a session due to their observance of a religious holiday, they can arrange a separate session with the instructor.
Education should be accessible. Choose the tier that fits your situation — no proof required, no shame included.
Supported — USD 200 total ($25/hour)
for students, caretakers, or anyone stretched right now.
Standard — USD 280 total ($35/hour)
full-value rate; covers the cost of small-group instruction.
Sustainer — USD 350 total (Standard Tier total + 25%)
full-value rate & your contribution to our LAC scholarship fund. Thank you!
Do you aspire to irritate people with the precision of a fourth-century Athenian?
This course delves into Theophrastus’s Characters, drawing on Attic Greek at its sharpest, richest, and most stylistically nuanced.
Each session focuses on a single persona—the superstitious man, the flatterer, the fault-finder—and on the linguistic textures that bring them to life: idioms, characteristic formulas, syntactic habits, and the finely shaded vocabulary of vice. We will also explore passages not treated in previous iterations of this course, opening up new opportunities for advanced learners to expand their expressive range.
The original text serves as a springboard for sophisticated conversation, reenactment, and stylistic imitation. Designed for students already comfortable with Greek, this course combines textual subtlety with active spoken Attic. Come prepared to meet every shade of human annoyance—and to reproduce it with classical elegance.
Type: Speaking and Reading | Level: Intermediate to Advanced
Language of instruction: Ancient Greek
Class size cap: 8 | Platform: Zoom
Dates: January 17, 2026 - March 7, 2026
Meets (EST*): Saturdays, 11:00 AM | 8 sessions (1h each)
Materials: Special materials are required: Theophrastus, Characters
Sessions will be recorded and made available to enrolled participants for review or in case they missed a session.
Zoom
Decent internet connection
Earphones
Microphone
Webcam (preferred but optional)
A quiet space for classes
*The course will observe US time and thus will change according to daylight saving time.
Major US federal holidays are observed. If a participant misses a session due to their observance of a religious holiday, they can arrange a separate session with the instructor.
Education should be accessible. Choose the tier that fits your situation — no proof required, no shame included.
Supported — USD 200 total ($25/hour)
for students, caretakers, or anyone stretched right now.
Standard — USD 280 total ($35/hour)
full-value rate; covers the cost of small-group instruction.
Sustainer — USD 350 total (Standard Tier total + 25%)
full-value rate & your contribution to our LAC scholarship fund. Thank you!
NOTA BENE: Classes require a minimum number of participants to run although they may run with fewer participants, at the instructor’s discretion.
More than a week before the start of the course: 100% refund or credit
Less than a week before the first class up until the second class: credit
