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It's Greek to Me: How to Pronounce Greek Like an Ancient Athenian (Or a Modern American)

It's Greek to Me: How to Pronounce Greek Like an Ancient Athenian (Or a Modern American)

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Any student of Greek history will occasionally come across a Greek word or name that's hard to pronounce. In this episode, host Scott Emmons offers a few pointers — but only after exploring the more interesting question of how we know what classical Greek sounded like. We know a lot more about it than you might think!

For a few accompanying visuals, check out Episode 8 at epicgreekhistory.substack.com

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