Ancient Greek

Ancient Greek is

the form of Greek Greek used  used during the periods of time spanning c. the 9th

 – 6th century BC (known (known as Archaic as  Archaic), ), c. the th – !th century BC (C"assica" ( C"assica"), ), and c. the #rd century BC – 6th century A$ ( %e""enistic %e""enistic)) in ancient Greece and Greece  and theancient theancient wor"d. wor"d . &t was predated in the 'nd mi""ennium BC y ycenaean Greek. Greek . *he "anguage of the %e""enistic phase is known as +oine +oine (common)  (common) or Bi"ica" Greek, whi"e the "anguage from the "ate period onward features no considera"e differences from ediea" Greek.. +oine Greek +oine is  is regarded as a separate historica" stage of its own, a"though in its ear"ier form, it c"ose"y resem"ed the C"assica". -rior to the +oine period, Greek of the c"assic and ear"ier periods inc"uded seera" regiona " dia"ects dia"ects..  Ancient Greek was the "anguage "anguage of %omer  and  and of c"assica" Athenian historians, Athenian  historians, p"aywrights and phi"osophers. &t has contriuted many words to ng"ish ocau"ary and has een a standard su/ect of study in educationa" institutions of the 0est 0estsince since the 1enaissance 1enaissance.. *his artic"e primari"y contains information aout the pic and C" assica" phases of the "anguage.