The pronunciation of Ancient Greek is a fascinating story that stretches from the epic Homeric legends through Classical Greece and Rome to the modern era. How did the sound of Greek change from early to late antiquity to the Mediaeval period to the present? In this series of videos, I will answer those questions, and many more!

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‍ Luke Ranieri presents (in Latin! subtitles in English) his research on Latin & Greek Pronunciation Evolution 500 BC to 500 AD "Vōcēs quae per saecula inmūtantur" (Living Latin & Ancient Greek in New York City 2020):
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Polis
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‍♂ Kataskopos
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Vox Graeca by W. Sydney Allen:
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Greek: A History of the Language and its Speakers by Horrocks:
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Social Variation and the Latin Language by J.N. Adams:
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Occurrences of “Alexandrēa” in Roman Latin literature: https://latin.packhum.org/search?q=al...'>https://latin.packhum.org/search?q=al...
Occurrences of “Alexandrīa” in Roman Latin literature: https://latin.packhum.org/search?q=al...'>https://latin.packhum.org/search?q=al...

And by Cicero:
https://latin.packhum.org/search?q=%5...'>https://latin.packhum.org/search?q=%5...
https://latin.packhum.org/search?q=%5...'>https://latin.packhum.org/search?q=%5...

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00:00 Intro
00:32 ρ in Modern Greek
01:13 Difference between single R and double RR
02:20 Learn how to roll your Rs!
04:17 Why distinguishing single R and double RR is so important
04:49 How to trill the R
06:30 Don't trill your R too much!
10:17 Initial R
12:28 Latin rh, rhh for Ancient Greek ῥ, ῤῥ
14:22 Difference between voiced and voiceless consonants
19:22 The marking of ῤῥ
21:00 Portuguese comparison
22:49 Why this matters
24:39 stinger