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Rhabanus Maurus was a churchman and educator in medieval Germany. He was sent to study with the great Alcuin, architect of the Carolingian Renaissance in the court of Charlemagne. Here's Rhabanus with Alcuin, before the Archbishop of Mainz.

Should we start a Middle Egyptian program?

Have you read Plato? 📚🔥

August 18 - 20 Spoken Ancient Greek Reading the Greek New Testament SF Bay Area ancientlanguage.com/bible-camp/

A fascinating early example of “humanism” in the 9th century, concerning the importance of rhetoric

"Les mots grecs sont à la base de notre langue d'aujourd'hui : on parlerait mieux français si l'on connaissait un peu mieux les merveilles du vocabulaire grec." —Jacqueline de Romilly

Saskatoon mead with some Aelfric to cap the evening off. Gōd hælo!

Seamus Heaney's translation of Beowulf is a poetic masterpiece. But I don't recommend it. At least not for new readers of the poem. The very things that make his translation interesting obscure the original...

Three months in a row over 1,500 downloads per month. It's not much, but it's good fun! Plurimas gratias, to all our loyal listeners, but especially to those who give us ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ on Apple Podcasts.

Our last New Humanists episode from Richard M. Gamble's "The Great Tradition."