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    Ancient Greek includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and

    the ancient world from around the 9th century BC to the 6th century AD. It is often roughly
    divided into the Archaic period (9th to 6th centuries BC), Classical period (5th and 4th centuries
    BC), and Hellenistic period (Koine Greek, 3rd century BC to 4th century AD).
    It is preceded by Mycenaean Greek and succeeded by Medieval Greek. Koine is regarded as a
    separate historical stage although its earliest form closely resembles Attic Greek and its latest
    form approaches Medieval Greek. There were several regional dialects of ancient Greek, of
    which Attic Greek developed into Koine.
    Ancient Greek was the language of Homer and of fifth-century Athenian historians, playwrights,
    and philosophers, as well as being the original language of the New Testament of the best-
    selling book in world history, the Christian Bible. Ancient Greek has contributed many words to
    English vocabulary and has been a standard subject of study in educational institutions of
    the Western world since the Renaissance. This article primarily contains information about
    the Epic and Classical periods of the language.

    Contents

     1Dialects
    o 1.1History
    o 1.2Related languages or dialects
     2Phonology
    o 2.1Differences from Proto-Indo-European
    o 2.2Phonemic inventory
     2.2.1Consonants
     2.2.2Vowels
     3Morphology
    o 3.1Augment
    o 3.2Reduplication
     4Writing system
     5Sample texts
     6Modern use
    o 6.1In education
    o 6.2Modern real-world usage
     7See also
     8Notes
     9References
     10Further reading
     11External links
    o 11.1Grammar learning
    o 11.2Classical texts

    Dialects
    Main article: Ancient Greek dialects
    Ancient Greek was a pluricentric language, divided into many dialects. The main dialect groups
    are Attic and Ionic, Aeolic, Arcadocypriot, and Doric, many of them with several subdivisions.
    Some dialects are found in standardized literary forms used in literature, while others are
    attested only in inscriptions.
    There are also several historical forms. Homeric Greek is a literary form of Archaic Greek
    (derived primarily from Ionic and Aeolic) used in the epic poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey, and
    in later poems by other authors. Homeric Greek had significant differences in grammar and
    pronunciation from Classical Attic and other Classical-era dialects.

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