Latin & Ancient Greek

Ἄνδρα μοι ἔννεπε, Μοῦσα · Arma virumque cano

The ancient world,
open for reading.

A scholarly library for reading original texts without turning them into a language course. Follow the words, consult the evidence, and keep your own record of the passage.

400works in the collection
2classical languages
2opening divisions of every work
Your accessOpening divisions

Two traditions · one shelf

Read across the classical world.

Move from Roman history to Greek drama without changing products or workspaces. The library is organized around texts, editions, and durable citations.

I

LATINITAS

Latin

Epic · history · comedy · philosophy
398 works
II

ἙΛΛΗΝΙΚΆ

Ancient Greek

Poetry · drama · history · philosophy
2 works

Library access

A simple boundary,
applied to every work.

The same rule covers Latin and Greek. You choose how many opening divisions remain public, then mark the membership plans that unlock the complete collection.

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Without an account

Read the opening 2 divisions

Every work is available to sample. Reading is view-only.
PUBLIC

Signed-in reader

Read, mark, and keep your place

Use notes and bookmarks wherever your account can read.
ACCOUNT

Complete Classics

Every work and every division

Included with All Languages.
FULL

Inside the reader

Everything needed for close reading.

Reference and annotation tools appear beside the text. Course exercises stay in the language-learning library.

Meaning & Wiktionary

Look up a selected word, then follow the lexical trail when you need more.

/meaning

Morphology

Inspect forms, lemmas, and grammatical information without leaving the passage.

ON SELECT

Sentence parsing

Request a compact translation, token analysis, and one focused grammar observation.

/sentence

Concordance

Trace a lemma through the work and return directly to each occurrence.

WORK-WIDE

Reading notes

Save plain notes, quotations, questions, and annotations with their citation.

/plain

Bookmarks & reading place

Keep a passage and its exact location ready for your next session.

SIGNED IN

Language-course functions such as /decline, /review, exercises, flashcards, and spaced review remain outside Classics.

The Perseus corpus

Perseus Project

Perseus has developed its Greco-Roman collection since 1987. Its 2022 update reported thousands of works, editions, and translations.

2,400+
works
3,100+
editions & translations
69.7m
words
Perseus project update, 2022

Selected authors

HomerVirgilCiceroOvidLivySenecaPlautusHoraceTacitusCaesarCatullusLucretiusSuetoniusSallustApuleius

A selection from the current Ayan Academy catalogue.

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400 works in Latin and Ancient Greek, with a clear path from reading to research.

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