# Textkit Community **URL:** https://www.textkit.com/c/textkit-community/5.md?page=1 [Latest](https://www.textkit.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://www.textkit.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://www.textkit.com/tags.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [Ἀττικιστὶ φιλοσοφεῖν σήμερον 2026 ἐν τῷ κήπῳ τῶν μουσῶν](https://www.textkit.com/t/topic/31091)
**Author:** [@bedwere](https://www.textkit.com/u/bedwere)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2026, 9:15pm UTC](https://www.textkit.com/t/topic/31091 "2026-03-17T21:15:06Z")
ΑΤΤΙΚΙΣΤΙ ΦΙΛΟΣΟΦΕΙΝ ΣΗΜΕΡΟΝ 2026 EN ΤΩΙ ΚΗΠΩΙ ΤΩΝ ΜΟΥΣΩΝ ΑΓΩΝ KAI ΕΡΓΟΝ ΚΑΛΟΝ K ́ΑΓΑΘΟΝ TΕΡΨΙΣ ΤΩΝ ΤΗΝ ΑΤΤΙΚΗΝ ΦΩΝΗΝ ΔΙΔΑΣΚΟΝΤΩΝ, ΣΠΟΥΔΑΖΟΝΤΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΝΥΝ ΤΟ ΦΙΛΟΣΟΦΕΙΝ TΙΜΩΝΤΩΝ! Ἀττικιστὶ διαλέγεσθαι - τριάκοντα καί τέσσα… --- ## [Cenaculum Familiae Sancti Hieronimi 2026](https://www.textkit.com/t/cenaculum-familiae-sancti-hieronimi-2026/31083)
**Author:** [@bedwere](https://www.textkit.com/u/bedwere)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2026, 12:20am UTC](https://www.textkit.com/t/cenaculum-familiae-sancti-hieronimi-2026/31083 "2026-03-13T00:20:21Z")
Quando Die 15 usque ad diem 20 mensis Junii, anno 2026. Ubi Loco aemoeno, campo pulchro, aedificio specioso fruemur. Sacred Heart Retreat Center 2457 Browns Lake Drive Burlington, WI 53105 Quis adesse potest Quisqu… --- ## [Studying Classics](https://www.textkit.com/t/studying-classics/31052)
**Author:** [@cez\_e](https://www.textkit.com/u/cez_e)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2026, 5:21pm UTC](https://www.textkit.com/t/studying-classics/31052 "2026-02-09T17:21:40Z")
Hello everyone, I am planning to pursue a university degree in Classical Philology in Romania. I have a strong interest in ancient history, especially the Greek poleis and Rome, and this major feels like the most suitab… --- ## [Hello and Introducing myself](https://www.textkit.com/t/hello-and-introducing-myself/31047)
**Author:** [@veronique.borde](https://www.textkit.com/u/veronique.borde)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2026, 3:17pm UTC](https://www.textkit.com/t/hello-and-introducing-myself/31047 "2026-02-08T15:17:37Z")
Hello, I am interested in languages, ancient and modern, especially Indo-European, koine Greek and Latin. I am French and 70 years old and have begun to learn ancient languages a few years ago, in the first place in ord… --- ## [Long time reader, first time poster here! Plus info on the Circulus Latinus Londiniensis](https://www.textkit.com/t/long-time-reader-first-time-poster-here-plus-info-on-the-circulus-latinus-londiniensis/31040)
**Author:** [@AnaMartin](https://www.textkit.com/u/AnaMartin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2026, 5:02pm UTC](https://www.textkit.com/t/long-time-reader-first-time-poster-here-plus-info-on-the-circulus-latinus-londiniensis/31040 "2026-01-28T17:02:08Z")
Hello! I thought I would briefly introduce myself, as I have been part of the community for a while but have never posted before. After graduating with a Philology Degree, I started teaching and developed an appreciati… --- ## [How good are you at standardized verbal tests?](https://www.textkit.com/t/how-good-are-you-at-standardized-verbal-tests/31027)
**Author:** [@Kurama](https://www.textkit.com/u/Kurama)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 5:18pm UTC](https://www.textkit.com/t/how-good-are-you-at-standardized-verbal-tests/31027 "2026-01-19T17:18:42Z")
This is a bit silly, but just for the sake of trying to get some anecdotal impressions, how well do you tend to do at standardized tests of verbal reasoning ability or capacity? For example, the verbal section of the SAT… --- ## [Hello, new member on the "intermediate plateau"](https://www.textkit.com/t/hello-new-member-on-the-intermediate-plateau/31016)
**Author:** [@JeanW](https://www.textkit.com/u/JeanW)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2026, 7:18pm UTC](https://www.textkit.com/t/hello-new-member-on-the-intermediate-plateau/31016 "2026-01-04T19:18:18Z")
Hello everyone, I’ve been lurking on the Latin side of textkit for quite some time now, and I learned a few things. So, time to become a member and perhaps try and contribute something… Wanting to know what is lost in … --- ## [Any student edition of Plato’s Republic following the format of Pharr’s Aeneid 1-6?](https://www.textkit.com/t/any-student-edition-of-plato-s-republic-following-the-format-of-pharr-s-aeneid-1-6/31013)
**Author:** [@teukros5](https://www.textkit.com/u/teukros5)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2026, 6:33am UTC](https://www.textkit.com/t/any-student-edition-of-plato-s-republic-following-the-format-of-pharr-s-aeneid-1-6/31013 "2026-01-03T06:33:54Z")
And in general, did Pharr’s approach catch on for the preparation of student editions of other texts? --- ## [Winter seminar in Spoken Ancient Greek, 29 December 2025 - 2 January 2026, Selianitika, Greece](https://www.textkit.com/t/winter-seminar-in-spoken-ancient-greek-29-december-2025-2-january-2026-selianitika-greece/30956)
**Author:** [@bedwere](https://www.textkit.com/u/bedwere)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2025, 4:49am UTC](https://www.textkit.com/t/winter-seminar-in-spoken-ancient-greek-29-december-2025-2-january-2026-selianitika-greece/30956 "2025-10-31T04:49:23Z")
3rd Hellenikon Idyllion Winter School in Ancient Greek 29th December 2025 – 2nd January 2026 The Hellenikon Idyllion Winter School is an intensive seminar in spoken Ancient Greek, aimed at improving and deepening parti… --- ## [Culture of Ancient Greece?](https://www.textkit.com/t/culture-of-ancient-greece/30832)
**Author:** [@Lukas](https://www.textkit.com/u/Lukas)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2025, 2:37am UTC](https://www.textkit.com/t/culture-of-ancient-greece/30832 "2025-10-29T02:37:52Z")
I am looking for a good book that concentrates on culture, rather than politics, of Ancient Greece. Anybody have recommendations? --- ## [My Projects on Textkit](https://www.textkit.com/t/my-projects-on-textkit/15090)
**Author:** [@bedwere](https://www.textkit.com/u/bedwere)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2017, 1:27am UTC](https://www.textkit.com/t/my-projects-on-textkit/15090 "2017-05-31T01:27:01Z")
A post to have quick access to my projects. For personal use, but feel free to use. Of course, your corrections are welcome. The Sword and the Dragon / Ilya Muromets read In progress The Invisible Man Completed Destin… --- ## [What happened to Linear B skepticism?](https://www.textkit.com/t/what-happened-to-linear-b-skepticism/13149)
**Author:** [@jeidsath](https://www.textkit.com/u/jeidsath)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2025, 11:15am UTC](https://www.textkit.com/t/what-happened-to-linear-b-skepticism/13149 "2025-09-13T11:15:14Z")
The more I find out about Linear B, the weirder and wackier the claims about its decipherment seem to be. For example, in the first chapters of Horrocks, we get repeated claims about the unexpected absence of expected li… --- ## [Introduction of myself1](https://www.textkit.com/t/introduction-of-myself1/30905)
**Author:** [@lefterri](https://www.textkit.com/u/lefterri)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2025, 11:57pm UTC](https://www.textkit.com/t/introduction-of-myself1/30905 "2025-09-09T23:57:45Z")
Hello everyone!!! I’m T, and I come from Australia. I’ve been studying Latin throughout secondary school, and am interested in its history and body of literature. I intend to improve my fluency in Latin and hopefully An… --- ## [A New Member....](https://www.textkit.com/t/a-new-member/21087)
**Author:** [@RMG](https://www.textkit.com/u/RMG)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2025, 12:50am UTC](https://www.textkit.com/t/a-new-member/21087 "2025-09-01T00:50:04Z")
Hello Everyone… I just joined, and thought I would say hello. I have loved and read (in translation) the classics for a long time - Ancient Greek philosophy, epic poetry, and history, and Latin poetry and history. Sever… --- ## [New member Birthe](https://www.textkit.com/t/new-member-birthe/30875)
**Author:** [@Birthe](https://www.textkit.com/u/Birthe)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2025, 7:21am UTC](https://www.textkit.com/t/new-member-birthe/30875 "2025-08-22T07:21:50Z")
Hi, my name is Birthe and I’m from Belgium. I’ve loved ancient history and mythology pretty much since I was a child, and I studied Latin and Ancient Greek all throughout secondary school. I enjoyed that so much that I w… --- ## [Introducing myself123](https://www.textkit.com/t/introducing-myself123/30872)
**Author:** [@Stavraetos](https://www.textkit.com/u/Stavraetos)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2025, 11:28am UTC](https://www.textkit.com/t/introducing-myself123/30872 "2025-08-20T11:28:30Z")
Greetings fellow-inquirers, Im Stavros Papadakis(23 y.o.),Im Greek-though I think of myself as a citizen of the world. Quite soon i’ll be graduating from an agricultural university where I write my thesis, in an engine… --- ## [New member Aleksander](https://www.textkit.com/t/new-member-aleksander/30858)
**Author:** [@Aleksander](https://www.textkit.com/u/Aleksander)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2025, 4:30am UTC](https://www.textkit.com/t/new-member-aleksander/30858 "2025-08-15T04:30:05Z")
Cześć. Jestem tutaj nowy. Mam na imię Aleksander i mieszkam w Polsce. Chciałbym rozpocząć naukę greki klasycznej, czy mogę liczyć na waszą pomoc. --- ## [I’m a new member and (almost) new to Latin](https://www.textkit.com/t/i-m-a-new-member-and-almost-new-to-latin/30856)
**Author:** [@David306](https://www.textkit.com/u/David306)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2025, 5:04pm UTC](https://www.textkit.com/t/i-m-a-new-member-and-almost-new-to-latin/30856 "2025-08-15T17:04:02Z")
I did learn some school Latin many years ago and I have decided to pick it up again. I’m self teaching using a course book and some grammar and vocabulary is slowly coming back to me. However I still count myself as a b… --- ## [Introduction of myself - new member](https://www.textkit.com/t/introduction-of-myself-new-member/30837)
**Author:** [@Emanuil](https://www.textkit.com/u/Emanuil)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2025, 4:16pm UTC](https://www.textkit.com/t/introduction-of-myself-new-member/30837 "2025-08-09T16:16:32Z")
Hello to all, I went to school in Greece in the 1960/70s, I learned too little ancient Greek, I was not enthousiastic at that time. My first language is Modern Greek, I speak German, English and some French. I am a phys… --- ## [Self-Introduction](https://www.textkit.com/t/self-introduction/21012)
**Author:** [@donbraxton](https://www.textkit.com/u/donbraxton)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2025, 12:44am UTC](https://www.textkit.com/t/self-introduction/21012 "2025-08-09T00:44:25Z")
Following the recommendation upon registering, I wish to introduce myself. I am Don Braxton, a professor of the anthropology of religion in the United States. I am about to retire after 36 years of teaching. From ages… --- ## [latin spoken today](https://www.textkit.com/t/latin-spoken-today/19961)
**Author:** [@josephuspaulus](https://www.textkit.com/u/josephuspaulus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2025, 6:09pm UTC](https://www.textkit.com/t/latin-spoken-today/19961 "2025-08-08T18:09:21Z")
Good morning everyone.I would like to recommend you a video of a Braziliam priest who speaks only in latin,very good.Just do a search on youtube with the name:Literae christianae - podcast. --- ## [Great Books Seminar Fall 2025 - Heavy on Greek & Latin Authors](https://www.textkit.com/t/great-books-seminar-fall-2025-heavy-on-greek-latin-authors/30823)
**Author:** [@MaverickNH](https://www.textkit.com/u/MaverickNH)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2025, 10:52pm UTC](https://www.textkit.com/t/great-books-seminar-fall-2025-heavy-on-greek-latin-authors/30823 "2025-08-06T22:52:50Z")
Just alerting folks to a new Great Book seminar series starting this Fall 2025, that includes many Greek & Latin authors during the first years (Year 1 shown below). Monthly seminars at 3pm or 8pm US eastern time. https… --- ## [New member introducing myself](https://www.textkit.com/t/new-member-introducing-myself/30819)
**Author:** [@teukros5](https://www.textkit.com/u/teukros5)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2025, 6:57pm UTC](https://www.textkit.com/t/new-member-introducing-myself/30819 "2025-08-05T18:57:14Z")
Hello all - I am excited to join Textkit! I studied Classics in college and graduate school with a focus on ancient Greek. Rusty as my Greek and Latin (even worse) are now, love for the languages really does not abate.… --- ## [Hello and Quick Intro](https://www.textkit.com/t/hello-and-quick-intro/30811)
**Author:** [@ManOfManyDevices](https://www.textkit.com/u/ManOfManyDevices)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2025, 4:03pm UTC](https://www.textkit.com/t/hello-and-quick-intro/30811 "2025-08-02T16:03:50Z")
Hi everyone, a new member here, just wanted to stop by the Open Board to say hello and introduce myself. I have been obsessively studying the Iliad in detail for some months as a hobby ever since I read it for the first… --- ## [Hello and Welcome](https://www.textkit.com/t/hello-and-welcome/30798)
**Author:** [@romodo](https://www.textkit.com/u/romodo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2025, 3:34pm UTC](https://www.textkit.com/t/hello-and-welcome/30798 "2025-07-24T15:34:17Z")
Good Day! I am an autodidact learning Latin. English is my first language, Spanish, German, and Latin have come later. I am hoping to use this website to find other resources that can help as I continue my studies. Che… --- ## [ΠΡΟΣΡΗΜΑ (greetings)](https://www.textkit.com/t/greetings/30751)
**Author:** [@VILSONIVS](https://www.textkit.com/u/VILSONIVS)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2025, 10:48pm UTC](https://www.textkit.com/t/greetings/30751 "2025-07-22T22:48:09Z")
Χαίρετε, ὦ φίλοι. I am an Ancient Greek student at the University of São Paulo (olá, amigos lusófonos!). As I am being taught Greek mainly through a grammar-translation method, I hope to find other approaches to its stud… --- ## [Memory Palaces of Byzantinum](https://www.textkit.com/t/memory-palaces-of-byzantinum/16031)
**Author:** [@mahasacham](https://www.textkit.com/u/mahasacham)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2025, 11:19am UTC](https://www.textkit.com/t/memory-palaces-of-byzantinum/16031 "2025-07-20T11:19:24Z")
I have been researching the use of memory palaces in medieval Europe and was wondering if there was any sort of corresponding tradition of memory palaces in the byzantine world. If so are there any treatises or popular a… --- ## [New "Rich Text" Editor](https://www.textkit.com/t/new-rich-text-editor/30789)
**Author:** [@jeidsath](https://www.textkit.com/u/jeidsath)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2025, 3:07am UTC](https://www.textkit.com/t/new-rich-text-editor/30789 "2025-07-20T03:07:05Z")
You should now see a new button in your compose window: Click it to compose your post as rich text. More information here. --- ## [Hello just joined the group](https://www.textkit.com/t/hello-just-joined-the-group/30775)
**Author:** [@Tillytrout](https://www.textkit.com/u/Tillytrout)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2025, 9:07pm UTC](https://www.textkit.com/t/hello-just-joined-the-group/30775 "2025-07-13T21:07:31Z")
Hello, I have just joined. I am a lover of Greek literature and am just beginning to try and learn to read a little Ancient Greek too. Anyway, hello. --- ## [Useful Latin phrases for Internet forums](https://www.textkit.com/t/useful-latin-phrases-for-internet-forums/16034)
**Author:** [@FlatAssembler](https://www.textkit.com/u/FlatAssembler)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2025, 7:16pm UTC](https://www.textkit.com/t/useful-latin-phrases-for-internet-forums/16034 "2025-07-13T19:16:09Z")
Hey, folks! Do you sometimes use Latin phrases on the Internet forums to shut up people who say you are stupid? I sometimes do, because when I argue for vegetarianism or anarchism on the Internet forums, I often get ad-h… [Previous page](https://www.textkit.com/c/textkit-community/5.md) [Next page](https://www.textkit.com/c/textkit-community/5.md?page=2)