'''Ancient Greek''' is the form of the [[Greek language]] spoken and written in [[ancient Greece]] and the wider Greek world from antiquity through the early centuries of the [[Byzantine Empire]]. It includes several regional [[Greek dialects]], such as [[Attic Greek]], [[Ionic Greek]], [[Doric Greek]], and [[Aeolic Greek]].

Ancient Greek was the language of many influential works of [[literature]], [[philosophy]], [[history]], and [[science]], including the writings of [[Homer]], [[Plato]], [[Aristotle]], and [[Herodotus]]. It also served as the language of much of the [[New Testament]] and other early Christian writings.

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