Online Greek and Latin Seminars
Salvēte omnēs et χαίρετε
Institutum Antiquitatis has recently launched multiple online courses and intermediate/advance seminar series conducted in Latin and Greek.
Please find some of the current offerings below. More at www.institutumantiquitatis.com
Ovidius Lusor Amantum: Rhetorical Play in Heroides I, III, and V - Led by Adriana Caballer Ricart | Tue & Thu, Jun 2–25 | 16 hrs
A rigorous philological and intertextual reading of Ovid's Heroides, exploring how the poet gives voice to mythological heroines through constant dialogue with the epic and tragic traditions. Features a three-stage reading method moving from adapted text to original Ovidian verse. Advanced level.
Menander's One-Verse Maxims and the Athenian Worldview - Led by Joanna Thornhill | Tuesdays, Jun 30 – Sep 1 | 15 hrs
Explore the wit and wisdom of Menander's pithy sententiae while mastering the iambic trimeter — the heartbeat of Greek drama. Ideal for late-beginners ready for authentic texts.
Vita Homeri — The Pseudo-Herodotean Life of Homer - Led by Miguel Ángel Acosta Albarracín | Mon & Wed, Jun 22 – Sep 9 | 48 hrs
The most immersive offering in our catalog: a 12-week journey through archaic prose and embedded hexameter, conducted entirely in Ancient Greek, tracing Homer's legendary life from Smyrna to Samos.
Introduction to Ancient Greek Prosody - Led by Rogelio Toledo | Saturdays, Jun 13 – Jul 11 | 7.5 hrs
A focused 5-session introduction to iambic verse, hexameter, and anapest through texts ranging from Homer and Aeschylus to early Christian poets. Includes oral recitation and scansion practice.
Roman Satire: Wit, Indignation, and the Mirror of Rome - Led by Alexander Olave | Thursdays, Jun 4 – Aug 20 | 18 hrs
A comprehensive survey of Rome's most distinctively homegrown literary genre — from Lucilius's biting libertas through Horace's ethical wit, Persius's Stoic intensity, and Juvenal's magnificent indignatio.
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institutum Antiquitatis is a non-profit organization dedicated to the living study of classical languages. We are a community of teachers and students united by a love of Greek and Latin, committed to engaging with these languages actively and critically — not as relics behind glass, but as instruments of human thought and communication.
Places are limited. We look forward to welcoming you into the seminar room.
Warm regards,