Ancient Greek is the historical language of the Greek civilization, spanning from the 9th century BCE to the 4th century CE. It was the language of Homer's epic poems — the Iliad and the Odyssey — and of the foundational texts of Western philosophy by Plato, Aristotle, and Sophocles.

Spoken throughout the Eastern Mediterranean, it served as the lingua franca of the Hellenistic world. The language evolved across three major stages: Archaic Greek, Classical Greek, and Koine Greek — each with distinct grammatical features.

Dialects: Ancient Greek had several regional varieties — Attic (Athens), Ionic, Doric, and Aeolic. Our tool primarily targets Classical Attic Greek, the dialect of Plato and Thucydides.

Legacy: Ancient Greek is the root of thousands of English words in science, medicine, philosophy, and the arts — making it one of the most influential languages in human history.