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Ἑλληνική: the Ancient Greek Language

This subreddit is dedicated to discussions about ancient Greek language and literature. However, we certainly welcome discussions of ancient Greek culture, history, and mythology, so long as they pertain to their reflection in an ancient Greek linguistic context. Posts may involve every dialect of ancient Greek. We invite discussion about topics as diverse as Homeric poetry, papyrology, biblical interpretation, and grammatical analysis.

52k subscribers183 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~3% by known bots)127 authors / mosince 2009

r/AncientGreek has 52k members (+37% over the last 12 months). It gets about 183 posts a month from 127 people. Top topics: Translation Requests, Greco-Persian Wars and Stoic Meditations.

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+37%in 12 months · +7.2% in 3 months · +1.3% in 1 month
Oct 202652k
Growing52k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+22%vs Sep 2025 · +16% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026183
BusierPeaked at 226 in Aug 2026
Sep 2026: incl. ~3% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/AncientGreek

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Translation Requests1.0%
  2. Greco-Persian Wars0.4%
  3. Stoic Meditations0.3%
  4. Greek Tombs and Artifacts0.3%
  5. Grammatical Gender and Nouns0.3%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Bitbucket
  2. Dickinson College Homepage
  3. Substack
  4. Academia
  5. Wikimedia

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