Textbooks for Classical Languages courses
Please consult the table below to find out which textbook will be used for your Classical Language course. For any queries, please contact classics@citylit.ac.uk.
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.
Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek 3: module 1
COURSE DETAILS
Thursday | 11:00 - 12:30 | 01/10/26 - 03/12/26 | In-person Class | RG015 | Tutor: Szerdi Nagy
BOOKS
Greek to GCSE: Part 2 by Taylor J. Bloomsbury: 2016 (ISBN 9781474255202)
OCR Anthology for Classical Greek GCSE 2025-2026 by J. Affleck and C. Letchford. Bloomsbury: 2023 (ISBN 978-1350161818)
CHAPTER/SECTION
Finishing Greek to GCSE and then start with the OCR anthology
Ancient Greek 4: module 1
COURSE DETAILS
Thursday | 18:00-19:30 | 01/10/26 - 03/12/26 | Online | RG129 | Tutor: Jordan Dyck
BOOKS
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
COURSE DETAILS
Monday | 14:00-15:30 | 28/09/26 - 30/11/26 | Online | RG652 | Tutor: Hugo Cook
BOOKS
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)
Chapter/Section
TBC
Ancient Greek 5 advanced: module 1
COURSE DETAILS
Monday | 18:00-19:30 | 28/09/26 - 30/11/26 | Online | RG121 | Tutor: Anna Bulmer
BOOKS
Aeschylus, Agamemnon. Recommended edition is The Agamemnon of Aeschylus: A Commentary for Students, ed. D. Raeburn and O. Thomas (Oxford University Press: 2011).
Chapters/Section
TBC
Ancient Greek 5: module 1
Latin
Ancient Greek 1: module 1
Course details: Friday | 11:00 - 12:30 | 23/01/26 - 27/03/26 | Online | RG704
Book: Greek to GCSE: Part 1 by J. Taylor, Bloomsbury: 2016 (ISBN 9781474255165)
Chapters/Section: Chapter 1
Ancient Greek 1: module 2
Course details: Friday | 11:00 - 12:30 | 23/01/26 - 27/03/26 | Online | RG704
Book: Greek to GCSE: Part 1 by J. Taylor, Bloomsbury: 2016 (ISBN 9781474255165)
Chapters/Section: Chapter 1
Ancient Greek 1: module 3
Course details: Friday | 11:00 - 12:30 | 23/01/26 - 27/03/26 | Online | RG704
Book: Greek to GCSE: Part 1 by J. Taylor, Bloomsbury: 2016 (ISBN 9781474255165)
Chapters/Section: Chapter 1
Near East
Ancient Greek 1: module 1
Course details: Friday | 11:00 - 12:30 | 23/01/26 - 27/03/26 | Online | RG704
Book: Greek to GCSE: Part 1 by J. Taylor, Bloomsbury: 2016 (ISBN 9781474255165)
Chapters/Section: Chapter 1
Ancient Greek 1: module 2
Course details: Friday | 11:00 - 12:30 | 23/01/26 - 27/03/26 | Online | RG704
Book: Greek to GCSE: Part 1 by J. Taylor, Bloomsbury: 2016 (ISBN 9781474255165)
Chapters/Section: Chapter 1
Ancient Greek 1: module 3
Course details: Friday | 11:00 - 12:30 | 23/01/26 - 27/03/26 | Online | RG704
Book: Greek to GCSE: Part 1 by J. Taylor, Bloomsbury: 2016 (ISBN 9781474255165)
Chapters/Section: Chapter 1