Ever to Excel: Iliad Book 6

Course Description: Early in book 6 of Homer's Iliad, two heroes meet on the field of battle and end up engaging in a legendary conversation, wherein the generations of all mortals are compared to those of leaves in the wind. This passage also gives us Glaucus' indomitable maxim, Ever to Excel, a favorite motto of both Cicero and many institutions the world over.

In this Greek reading course, we will cover part of book 5 and the majority of book 6 of the Iliad, a little less than 600 lines or so. While this is an ongoing Homeric reading group, new participants are always most welcome.

DETAILS

Level: This course is intended for participants with upper-Intermediate to advanced reading knowledge of Ancient Greek.

Textbook: Iliad Books 6 and 22, by Geoffrey Steadman. Available as a free PDF or print on demand from Amazon: https://geoffreysteadman.com/iliad-6-22.

Sections capped at: 5 students. If the course is sold-out, please fill out this waiting-list form.

When
Tuesdays, 8:00p.m. U.S. Eastern Time

Cost
$250

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Ever to Excel: Iliad Book 6 Summer 2025 ($250)

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Instructor

Marcello Lippiello

A participant in the Telepaideia program since its inception, Marcello Lippiello is now completing his tenth year as an instructor. In that time, he has joyfully logged over 1000 hours of live video instruction experience, covering a range of topics and levels. Highlights include reading--together with enthusiastic Telepaideians of course!--the entirety of Homer's Odyssey in Greek over the course of a seven-year period, perennial courses in basic Latin and Greek grammar, and a number of advanced Latin conversational groups.

He was born and raised in the Bronx, New York, where he received his B.A. in Classical Languages and Theology from Fordham University. He has long had an interest in conversational Latin, earning a Graduate Certificate in Latin Studies from the University of Kentucky's Institutum Studiis Latinis Provehendis in 2005, along with master's degrees in classical languages and classical studies from Kentucky and from Duke University. He is also a two-time alumnus of Paideia's Living Greek in Greece Program (where he played Tiresias in the Bacchae), and has participated in many other conversational Greek and Latin workshops through the University of Kentucky, the Polis Institute, and through SALVI, such as the Synodos Hellenike and Rusticatio. He has taught undergraduate college courses in all levels of Latin and Greek at several institutions, including Christendom College in Virginia and the Pontifical College Josephinum in Ohio. He lives with his family in Danbury, Connecticut.