Textbooks for Classical Languages courses

Please consult the table below to find out which textbook will be used for your Classical Language course.

Please note: We recommend you purchase the book after the first session of the course, after you’ve had confirmation that the class is suitable for you.

In the event of course changes or cancellations, we cannot refund the cost of any textbooks already purchased.

For any queries, please contact classics@citylit.ac.uk.

Please select your subject using the tabs below:

Course Details	Book	Chapters/Section (if applicable)
Ancient Greek 3: module 1
Thursday \| 11:00-12:30 01/10/26 - 03/12/26 Class \| RG015 Tutor: Szerdi Nagy	Taylor J., *Greek to GCSE: Part 2*, Bloomsbury: 2016 (ISBN 9781474255202). Followed by OCR Anthology for Classical Greek GCSE 2025-2026 by J. Affleck and C. Letchford. Bloomsbury: 2023 (ISBN 978-1350161818)	Finishing Greek to GCSE and then start with the anthology
Ancient Greek 4: module 1
Thursday \| 18:00-19:30 01/10/26 - 03/12/26 Online \| RG129 Tutor: Jordan Dyck	*Reading Greek: Grammar and Exercises* by JACT (Cambridge UP: Cambridge, 2007, ISBN 978-0-521-69852-8) *Reading Greek: Text and Vocabulary* by JACT (Cambridge UP: Cambridge, 2007, ISBN 978-0-521-69851-1) Lucian's *Dialogue of the Courtesans* by Hayes and Nimis, available free online [external link]
Ancient Greek 4: module 3
Monday \| 14:00-15:30 28/09/26 - 30/11/26 Online \| RG652 Tutor: Hugo Cook	*Reading Greek: Grammar and Exercises* by JACT (Cambridge UP: Cambridge, 2007, ISBN 978-0-521-69852-8) *Reading Greek: Text and Vocabulary* by JACT (Cambridge UP: Cambridge, 2007, ISBN 978-0-521-69851-1)	TBC
Ancient Greek 5 advanced: module 1
Monday \| 18:00-19:30 28/09/26 - 30/11/26 Online \| RG121 Tutor: Anna Bulmer	*Aeschylus, Agamemnon*. Recommended edition is The Agamemnon of Aeschylus: A Commentary for Students, ed. D. Raeburn and O. Thomas (Oxford University Press: 2011).	TBC
Ancient Greek 5: module 1
Monday \| 14:00-15:30 28/09/26 - 30/11/26 Class \| RG081 Tutor: Jordan Dyck	Geoffrey Steadman, *Homer's Odyssey* (self-published and continually updated), available free online [external link] alongside vocabulary resources and worksheets. Schoder, Horrigan and Edwards, A Reading Course in Homeric Greek, Book 1 (Hackett Publishing, 2005)	Odyssey - Books 9-12 Reading Course - Book 1
Monday \| 19:40-21:10 28/09/26 - 30/11/26 Online \| RG093 Tutor: Sean Gabb	Taylor J., *Greek beyond GCSE*, Bloomsbury: 2016 (ISBN 9781474299756). Additional extracts, vocabulary lists and grammar notes will be supplied by the tutor. Students should also have access to a good Greek lexicon and a Greek grammar. Recommendations will be given.	TBC
Tuesday \| 13:10-14:40 29/09/26 - 01/12/26 Online \| RG169 Tutor: Sean Gabb	Taylor J., *Greek beyond GCSE*, Bloomsbury: 2016 (ISBN 9781474299756). Additional extracts, vocabulary lists and grammar notes will be supplied by the tutor. Students should also have access to a good Greek lexicon and a Greek grammar. Recommendations will be given.	TBC
Wednesday \| 18:00-19:30 30/09/26 - 02/12/26 Class \| RG301 Tutor: Szerdi Nagy	Taylor J., *Greek beyond GCSE*, Bloomsbury: 2016 (ISBN 9781474299756).	Final section (practice exams)
Wednesday \| 18:00-19:30 30/09/26 - 02/12/26 Online \| RG841 Tutor: Andrew David	*Reading Greek: Grammar and Exercises* (ISBN 978-0521698528). Followed by OCR Anthology for Classical Greek AS and A Level by E. Hetherington et al (ISBN 978-1350379633)	Section 20 of Reading Greek (a scanned version of pp 362-367 of the Grammar and Exercises volume will be available on Google Classroom). OCR Anthology: from p. 24 Herodotus Histories Book 7
Friday \| 16:30-18:00 02/10/26 - 04/12/26 Online \| RG718 Tutor: Elena Vacca	OCR Anthology for Classical Greek GCSE 2025-2026 by J. Affleck and C. Letchford. Bloomsbury: 2023 (ISBN 978-1350161818)	Homer, Iliad Book 6, lines 370–413 and 429–502, alongside two passages from Medea (lines 230–291 and 358–409)
Homeric Greek beginners: module 1
Tuesday \| 19:00-20:30 29/09/26 - 01/12/26 Online \| RG001 Tutor: Vaughan Pilikian	Pharr, Homeric Greek: A Book for Beginners (1986 edition preferred; available from the tutor as pdf)	From the start
Homeric Greek intermediate: module 1
Thursday \| 19:00-20:30 01/10/26 - 03/12/26 Online \| RG460 Tutor: Vaughan Pilikian	Pharr, Homeric Greek: A Book for Beginners (1986 edition preferred; available from the tutor as pdf)	Lesson XVII
Homeric Greek advanced: module 1
Monday \| 17:00-18:30 28/09/26 - 07/12/26 Online \| RG045 Tutor: Vaughan Pilikian	Willcock, *Homer: Iliad I-XII*	TBC
New Testament Greek 1: module 1
Monday \| 18:00-19:30 28/09/26 - 30/11/26 Online \| RG703 Tutor: Sean Gabb	*Reading Koine Greek* by Rodney Decker (Baker Academic: Grand Rapids, 2014 ISBN 978-0801039287). New Testament text available for free at www.gntreader.com	TBC
New Testament Greek 2: module 1
Thursday \| 15:00-16:30 01/10/26 - 03/12/26 Online \| RG016 Tutor: Jordan Dyck	*Reading Koine Greek* by Rodney Decker (Baker Academic: Grand Rapids, 2014 ISBN 978-0801039287). New Testament text available for free at www.gntreader.com	Beginning from Chapter 13
New Testament Greek 3: module 1
Wednesday \| 15:15-16:45 30/09/26 - 02/12/26 Class \| RG453 Tutor: Jordan Dyck	*Reading Koine Greek* by Rodney Decker (Baker Academic: Grand Rapids, 2014 ISBN 978-0801039287). New Testament text available for free at www.gntreader.com	Beginning from approx. Chapter 23
New Testament Greek 5: module 1
Thursday \| 15:00-16:30 01/10/26 - 03/12/26 Online \| RG109 Tutor: Sean Gabb	Material provided by the tutor	TBC

Course Details	Book	Chapters/Section (if applicable)
Biblical Hebrew 1: module 1
Wednesday \| 15:30-17:00 30/09/26 - 02/12/26 Online \| RH481 Tutor: Rachel Montagu	The First Hebrew Primer 3rd Edition: The Adult Beginners Path to Biblical Hebrew by Simon, Motzkin and Resnikoff, EKS, 1992
Biblical Hebrew 2: module 1
Tuesday \| 18:00-19:30 29/06/26 - 01/12/26 Class \| RH130 Tutor: Dillon Kelly	The First Hebrew Primer 3rd Edition: The Adult Beginners Path to Biblical Hebrew by Simon, Motzkin and Resnikoff, EKS, 1992
Thursday \| 16:00-17:30 01/10/26 - 03/12/26 Online \| RH205 Tutor: Rachel Montagu	The First Hebrew Primer 3rd Edition: The Adult Beginners Path to Biblical Hebrew by Simon, Motzkin and Resnikoff, EKS, 1992
Biblical Hebrew 3: module 1
Wednesday \| 18:00-19:30 30/09/26 - 02/12/26 Online \| RH526 Tutor: Rachel Montagu	The First Hebrew Primer 3rd Edition: The Adult Beginners Path to Biblical Hebrew by Simon, Motzkin and Resnikoff, EKS, 1992
Biblical Hebrew advanced: module 1
Monday \| 16:00 - 17:30 28/09/26 - 30/11/26 Online \| RH121 Tutor: Rachel Montagu	David as a Father	Chapters from 2 Samuel
Monday \| 18:00-19:30 28/09/26 - 30/11/26 Online \| RH110 Tutor: Rachel Montagu	On alternate weeks, Grammar topics not covered by our textbook and reading Elijah and Elisha	Chapters from 1 & 2 Kings
Tuesday \| 15:00-19:30 29/09/26 - 01/12/26 Class \| RH542 Tutor: Rachel Montagu	The Beginnings of Kingship - Samuel, Saul and David	Chapters from 1&2 Samuel
Tuesday \| 18:00 - 19:30 29/09/26 - 01/12/26 Online \| RH316 Tutor: Rachel Montagu	David as a Father	Chapters from 2 Samuel
Thursday \| 18:00 - 19:30 01/10/26 - 03/12/26 Class \| RH133 Tutor: Rachel Montagu	TBC

Course Details	Book	Chapters/Section (if applicable)
Latin 3: module 1
Wednesday \| 13:30-15:00 30/09/26 - 02/12/26 Class \| RL010 Tutor: Jordan Dyck	John Taylor, *Latin Beyond GCSE* (London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2017). Plautus' *Truculentes* by Nimis and Hayes (self-published and continually updated), available free online [external link]
Thursday \| 18:00-19:30 01/10/26 - 03/12/26 Class \| RL291 Tutor: Sarah Merali-Smith	Cullen H. & Taylor J., Latin to GCSE: Part 2, Bloomsbury: 2016 (ISBN 9781780934419)	Chapter 10
Latin 3: module 3
Thursday \| 12:45-14:15 01/10/26 - 03/12/26 Class \| RL004 Tutor: Szerdi Nagy	Cullen H. & Taylor J., *Latin to GCSE: Part 2*, Bloomsbury: 2016 (ISBN 9781474285650)	Chapter 8
Latin 4 lower: module 1
Monday \| 11:15-12:45 28/09/26 - 30/11/26 Online \| RL456 Tutor: Doukissa Kamini	Chambers, T. and Lawell, D. 2025. OCR Anthology for Latin GCSE 2027-2028. London. Jones, P. and Sidwell, K. 2016. Reading Latin: Text and Vocabulary. 2nd ed. Cambridge. Jones, P. and Sidwell, K. 2016. Reading Latin: Grammar and Exercises. 2nd ed. Cambridge. Seigel, M. 2008. *Latin: A Clear Guide to Syntax*. London.	TBC
Latin 4 lower: module 3
Tuesday \| 18:00-19:30 29/09/26 - 01/12/26 Online \| RL495 Tutor: Elena Vacca	Taylor J., Greek beyond GCSE, Bloomsbury: 2016 (ISBN 9781474299756)	Chapter 1
Latin 4 upper: module 1
Wednesday \| 18:00 - 19:30 30/09/26 - 02/12/26 Online \| RL193 Tutor: Doukissa Kamini	Chambers, T. and Lawell, D. 2025. OCR Anthology for Latin GCSE 2027-2028. London. Jones, P. and Sidwell, K. 2016. Reading Latin: Text and Vocabulary. 2nd ed. Cambridge. Jones, P. and Sidwell, K. 2016. Reading Latin: Grammar and Exercises. 2nd ed. Cambridge. Seigel, M. 2008. *Latin: A Clear Guide to Syntax*. London.	TBC
Latin 5 adanced: poetry and prose - module 1
Tuesday \| 12:30-13:40 Class \| RL754 Tutor: Anna Bulmer	Tacitus, *Annals Book 4. The recommended edition is Tacitus, Annals Book IV,* R.H. Martin and A.J. Woodman (Cambridge University Press: 1989), other editions also valid.	Book 4
Latin 5 adanced: poetry group
Tuesday \| 10:30-11:40 29/09/26 - 01/12/26 Online \| RL150 Tutor: Justin Murray	Horace, Odes	TBC
Latin 5 adanced: poetry group - module 1
Tuesday \| 10:45-11:55 29/09/26 - 01/12/26 Class \| RL196 Tutor: Anna Bulmer	*Horace, Odes 1* (poem 29 to the end) + *Terence, Adelophoe. Recommended editions (others also valid): Horace: Odes Book 1, ed. Roland Mayer (Cambridge University Press: 2012) and Terence: Adelphoe*, R.H. Martin (Cambridge University Press: 1976).	Odes 1: poem 29 to the end
Latin 5: module 1
Wednesday \| 18:15 - 19:45 30/09/26 - 02/12/26 Online \| RL098 Tutor: Nikoletta Manioti	Poetry: *Ovid, Metamorphoses 3. Textbook details: text and commentary notes provided by the tutor. Prose: Sallust, The Conspiracy of Catiline.* Textbook: Woodman, A.J. (2026) Sallust: Bellum Catilinae. Cambridge University Press. ISBN-13: 978-1009371490	Ovid: starting at line 339. Sallust: starting from paragraph 1.1.
Wednesday \| 12:10-13:40 30/09/26 - 02/12/26 Online \| RL143 Tutor: Mary Ruskin	*Virgil’s 4th Georgic. Recommended edition: Bristol Classical Press edition (ISBN 10: 0906515343) for the notes, but any will do. Followed by Lucretius De Rerum Natura Book 3*. Recommended edition: Lucretius: De Rerum Natura Book III - Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics, edited by EJ Kenney (ISBN: 9780511843754)	Georgics 4: starting at line 396
Monday \| 18:00-19:30 28/09/26 - 30/11/26 Online \| RL143 Tutor: Justin Murray	TBC	TBC
Tuesday \| 18:00-19:30 29/09/26 - 01/12/26 Online \| RL275 Tutor: Sean Gabb	TBC	TBC
Saturday \| 10:30-13:00 26/09/26 - 21/11/26 Online \| RL401 Tutor: Judith Rice	Peter Jones, Reading Ovid – satires from the Metamorphoses (ISBN 9780521613323). Also *Tacitus Annals 1* - we will use this edition [external link] We also use: Taylor-Briggs R., *Via Plana* 2001 reprint (ISBN 1853996122) and sometimes Taylor J., *Latin beyond GCSE*, Bloomsbury: 2017 (ISBN 9781474299831)	Ovid Chapter 10, Arethusa. Tacitus Annals 1 starting at ch.7
Tuesday \| 18:30-20:00 29/09/26 - 08/12/26 Online \| RL416 Tutor: Judith Rice	We will begin by finishing *Virgil Aeneid 1, and focusing on this for about 4 weeks. Any edition. We will then be doing Tacitus Annals 1* - recommended edition: Tacitus: Annals I: Bk. 1 (BCP Latin Texts) ISBN 10: 1853993581 ISBN 13: 9781853993589 Publisher: Bristol Classical Press, 2002 We also use: Taylor-Briggs R., *Via Plana* 2001 reprint (ISBN 1853996122) and sometimes Taylor J., *Latin beyond GCSE*, Bloomsbury: 2017 (ISBN 9781474299831)	Virgil Aeneid 1: starting at line 629
Medieval Latin: module 1
Wednesday \| 10:15 - 11:30 30/09/26 - 02/12/26 Online \| RL331 Tutor: Mary Ruskin	Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae, Book 7 (freely provided on-line by Wikisource). On alternate weeks, we shall continue with our text-book: *Medieval Latin* by K.P. Harrington. Second Edition, revised by Joseph Pucci (ISBN 978-0226317137). There is also a free download available on the internet.	Starting to read Harrington's Medieval Latin at p. 558, line 8
Neo-Latin: module 1
Thursday \| 15:00 - 16:00 01/10/26 - 03/12/26 Class \| RL255 Tutor: Mary Ruskin	*Bacon's Historia regni Henrici septimi regis,* freely available from The Latin Library [external link] Followed by selections from the *Latin poems of Donne, Milton and Herbert* (texts will be provided by the tutor). On alternate weeks, we shall continue with our text-book, *Neo-Latin Reader*, by Mark Riley (ISBN 9780989783682)	Bacon: starting towards the end of chapter 8 of Book 8: 'hic novum edictum promulgavit...' Neo-Latin Reader: starting on p. 318, chapter 22

Languages of the Ancient Near East

For all Languages of the Ancient Near East classes, the resources will be provided by your tutor.

Old English

For all Old English classes, the resources will be provided by your tutor.

Course Details	Book	Chapters/Section (if applicable)
Sanskrit 1: module 1
Wednesday \| 18:00-19:30 30/09/26 - 02/12/26 Online \| RS078 Tutor: Dillon Kelly	Complete Sanskrit: A Comprehensive Guide to Reading and Understanding Sanskrit by Michael Coulson, 2010 (ISBN 978-1444106107)
Sanskrit reading group
Wednesday \| 17:00-18:30 30/09/26 - 02/12/26 Online \| RS317 Tutor: Vaughan Pilikian	Lanman, *A Sanskrit Reader* (repr. 2004, available from tutor as pdf); Siderits and Katsura, *Nagarjuna's Middle Way* (2013); Egenes, *Introduction to Sanskrit Part Two* (2005, available from tutor as pdf)

Textbooks for Classical Languages courses

Please select your subject using the tabs below:

Ancient Greek 3: module 1

Ancient Greek 4: module 1

Ancient Greek 4: module 3

Ancient Greek 5 advanced: module 1

Ancient Greek 5: module 1

Homeric Greek beginners: module 1

Homeric Greek intermediate: module 1

Homeric Greek advanced: module 1

New Testament Greek 1: module 1

New Testament Greek 2: module 1

New Testament Greek 3: module 1

New Testament Greek 5: module 1

Biblical Hebrew 1: module 1

Biblical Hebrew 2: module 1

Biblical Hebrew 3: module 1

Biblical Hebrew advanced: module 1

Latin 3: module 1

Latin 3: module 3

Latin 4 lower: module 1

Latin 4 lower: module 3

Latin 4 upper: module 1

Latin 5 adanced: poetry and prose - module 1

Latin 5 adanced: poetry group

Latin 5 adanced: poetry group - module 1

Latin 5: module 1

Medieval Latin: module 1

Neo-Latin: module 1

Languages of the Ancient Near East

Old English

Sanskrit 1: module 1

Sanskrit reading group

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