{"product_id":"an-ephesian-tale-book-4-zoom-class-mon-fri-12pm-et","title":"An Ephesian Tale Book 4, Zoom Class, Mon \u0026 Fri 12pm ET","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntermediate Ancient Greek Full Immersion Zoom Class!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMon \u0026amp; \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eFri\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e12pm ET\u003c\/span\u003e (6pm CET)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e10 lessons, 90 min each\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMon, May 11 to Fri, June 12\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eClass size limited to 10 students\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e(This is the section held Mon \u0026amp; Fri at 12p.m ET; for the same class held Mon \u0026amp; Thu at 9am ET, \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\" href=\"https:\/\/luke-ranieri.myshopify.com\/products\/an-ephesian-tale-book-4-zoom-class-mon-thu-9am-et\"\u003efollow this link\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWelcome back to the Ancient Mediterranean! Will Habrocomes and Anthea escape their fate, or succumb to it? We will find out together, in Book 4 of the ancient novel and action thriller \u003cem\u003eAn Ephesian Tale!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eprerequisite\u003c\/span\u003e for this course is to have read Book 1, Book 2, and Book 3 of \u003cem\u003eAn Ephesian Tale. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew students will be given access to the materials for Books 1 and 2 so they may catch up in their reading.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHighly recommended is the\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/luke-ranieri.myshopify.com\/collections\/frontpage\/products\/an-ephesian-tale-book-1-an-intermediate-level-course-in-ancient-greek-language-literature-1\" title=\"An Ephesian Tale Book 1 Video Course\"\u003eon-demand video course, linked here\u003c\/a\u003e). for \u003cem\u003eAn Ephesian Tale \u003c\/em\u003eBook 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUpon purchasing your registration for this course, you will receive a download link to the course syllabus. You will then be contacted \u003cstrong\u003evia the email you use on checkout\u003c\/strong\u003e within 48 hours to confirm your registration. If you do not receive an email, please write to scorpiomartianus@gmail.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf the course is sold-out, please send an email to scorpiomartianus@gmail.com, and you will be added to the waitlist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eRefund policy: If you decide not to continue with the class, you may be refunded for the lessons you do not attend if you communicate this to your instuctor prior to the fourth lesson.  There will be no refunds after the fourth lesson occurs.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdditional information about \u003cem\u003eAn Ephesian Tale\u003c\/em\u003e and this course:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn Ephesian Tale\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is one of the first novels in history, and is the shortest, easiest, and most ridiculous of the five complete Ancient Greek novels that have survived to us from antiquity. Written by Xenophon of Ephesus in the 2nd century AD, this action-adventure-romance is so over-the-top, its sincere star-crossed characters so wrought by plight, that to properly conceive of what this novel is like, imagine \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e meets \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePirates of the Carribean\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/1822\/1964\/files\/romeo_and_juliet_1968_png.webp?v=1768848893\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eIt’s silly, shocking, unbelievable. Since this course will render the text entirely comprehensible for all participants, I strongly recommend you not spoil the story for yourself: don’t look up any plot summary or the like, as it will be far more enjoyable to experience the story entirely through the medium of Ancient Greek, and feel the same excitement they felt in the 2nd century AD when the novels first readers first thrilled readers couldn’t wait to read the next chapter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/1822\/1964\/files\/p_piratesofthecaribbean_thecurseoftheblackpearl_19642_d1ba8e66.jpg?v=1768848939\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe class will be conducted almost entirely in Ancient Greek, and will train every participant to begin \u003cem\u003ethink\u003c\/em\u003e in Ancient Greek. (A few minutes at the end of every class will be reserved for questions or clarifications in English.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/1822\/1964\/files\/greek-island.jpg?v=1768849133\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA key part of each lesson will be in the recognition of idiomatic expressions in the text, such as:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eΔιέκειτο δὲ καὶ Ἄνθεια πονήρως.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnthea though was in a bad way.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis type of formula, \u003cstrong\u003eδιακεῖσθαι + adverb\u003c\/strong\u003e, occurs frequently in the text and in Ancient Greek prose at large, and doesn’t pose a great challenge in comprehension. But have you ever uttered this phrase yourself? That’s what we will do in class! Based upon this formula, we will create our own phrases based on the formula and take turns speaking them aloud:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eΤήμερον διακεῖμαι καλῶς!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eἘυλαβοῦ! ἐκεῖνος ὁ κύων διακεῖται ἀγρίως.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eΧθὲς μὲν διεκείμην πονήρως, νῦν δὲ εὐδαιμίνως πρά̄ττω.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eκτλ.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is will not merely \u003cem\u003eread\u003c\/em\u003e Ancient Greek, but truly acquire it, making it our own, and thus render ourselves ever more proficient readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/1822\/1964\/files\/ephesus-site_1018_0016-1200-630-20150610152534.jpg?v=1768848976\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAncient Greek literature is filled with some of the most important texts in history, such as Aeschylus’ tragedies, Plato’s philosophy, Josephus’ antiquities, Dio’s histories, Church Fathers’ letters — but on the way to the goal of reading those often difficult, advanced texts, we must build a strong foundation, and fall in love with the activity of reading and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ethinking \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein Ancient Greek, so that, once we arrive at those challenging texts, we will be well prepared: not only in your ability to read Greek, but in your understanding of common aspects of the world of the ancient Eastern Mediterranean which will further enrich your sense of the context of this vast body of literature. 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