Up next · Level 1 · First steps
In the Beginning Was the Word
John the Evangelist, Gospel of John 1.1–5
Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ λόγος, καὶ ὁ λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν θεόν, …
~2 min · 61 words
Start readingLibrary
Every Latin and Ancient Greek text we can share, free. Search by author, work or topic, in English, Latin or Greek.
Learning Latin or Greek? Start with the graded path
Point at a book to open it on the desk. Arrow keys work too.
Famous books to begin with, free to read in full.
The library is unlimited: read, tap every word and review as much as you like.
Texts from The Greek Library and the Perseus Digital Library, under CC BY-SA 4.0 and CC BY 4.0. Divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
Library
Every Latin and Ancient Greek text we can share, free. Search by author, work or topic, in English, Latin or Greek.
Learning Latin or Greek? Start with the graded path
Lines 1.1-1.45
Arma virumque cano, Troiae qui primus ab oris Italiam, fato profugus, Laviniaque venit litora, multum ille et terris iactatus et alto vi superum saevae memorem Iunonis ob iram; multa quoque et bello passus, dum conderet urbem, inferretque deos Latio, genus unde Latinum,
Point at a book to open it on the desk. Arrow keys work too.
Famous books to begin with, free to read in full.
Latin
Greek
12 short Ancient Greek passages, checked by hand and graded from level 1 (first steps) to level 5. Every word is explained.
Up next · Level 1 · First steps
John the Evangelist, Gospel of John 1.1–5
Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ λόγος, καὶ ὁ λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν θεόν, …
~2 min · 61 words
Start reading2 passages
2 passages
3 passages
A Trusting Husband
Lysias · On the Murder of Eratosthenes 6–7
A husband recalls his model wife. Then comes a funeral.
Socrates Takes the Stand
Plato · Apology 17a–b
Socrates opens his defence. "I almost forgot who I was."
Lest Great Deeds Fade
Herodotus · Histories 1.0 (proem)
The first sentence of history, in soft Ionic Greek.
3 passages
Sing the Rage
Dactylic hexameterHomer · Iliad 1.1–7
Seven lines that launch Western literature.
The Man of Many Turns
Dactylic hexameterHomer · Odyssey 1.1–10
The wanderer who saw many cities and lost every comrade.
If Only the Argo
Iambic trimeterEuripides · Medea 1–15
The Nurse wishes the famous ship had never sailed.
2 passages
Every Ancient Greek text, by period, genre or author.
Bring a passage from class, a textbook or a book you own.
2 passages
2 passages
3 passages
A Trusting Husband
Lysias · On the Murder of Eratosthenes 6–7
A husband recalls his model wife. Then comes a funeral.
Socrates Takes the Stand
Plato · Apology 17a–b
Socrates opens his defence. "I almost forgot who I was."
Lest Great Deeds Fade
Herodotus · Histories 1.0 (proem)
The first sentence of history, in soft Ionic Greek.
3 passages
Sing the Rage
Dactylic hexameterHomer · Iliad 1.1–7
Seven lines that launch Western literature.
The Man of Many Turns
Dactylic hexameterHomer · Odyssey 1.1–10
The wanderer who saw many cities and lost every comrade.
If Only the Argo
Iambic trimeterEuripides · Medea 1–15
The Nurse wishes the famous ship had never sailed.
2 passages