Projects

This page is a curated collection of well-written, step-by-step guides for learning Classics through hands-on, project-based practice.

What I cannot create, I do not understand — Richard Feynman.

These projects are meant to support learning throughout the curriculum, not only at the end.
By building, writing, creating, or reconstructing real artifacts in the field, learners develop practical understanding alongside theoretical study.

Tutorials

• Edition
• Translation
• Commentary
• Lexicon
• Grammar
• Reconstruction
• Inscription
• Critical Essay
• Literary Analysis
• Historical Narrative

Edit your own edition

• CTE Tutorial (Software walkthrough)
• Software for producing a critical edition: Classical Text Editor, LaTeX, and TEI (Tool guide)

Translate your own text

• A straightforward guide to translating Latin Unseens (Video tutorial)

Write your own commentary

• Sections of a Commentary (Structure guide)
• Classical Commentary DIY (Practical creation)

Compile your own lexicon

• How to Create an Effective Glossary: A Complete Guide (Step-by-step process)

Compose your own grammar

• Stage 1 Latin grammar resource (Compilation reference)

Reconstruct your own text

• The words on the page: Thoughts on philology, old and new (Essay) — explains stemmatic method for reconstructing archetype from manuscripts
• Digital Methods of Analysing and Reconstructing Ancient Greek and Latin Texts (Guide) — outlines traditional and computational workflows for text reconstruction

Transcribe your own inscription

• Greek and Latin Epigraphy – an absolute beginners' guide (Guide) — introduces transcription basics and conventions
• Epigraphic conventions used in transcriptions and reconstructions (Reference) — details standard notation for transcribing and restoring inscriptions

Write your own critical essay

• GUIDELINES FOR WRITING AN ESSAY IN THE CLASSICS DEPARTMENT (Department guide) — provides structure, argumentation, and evidence use specific to Classics essays
• SCHOOL OF HISTORY, CLASSICS AND ARCHAEOLOGY GUIDELINES FOR ESSAYS IN CLASSICS (Guidelines) — step-by-step advice on organizing points and building evidence-based arguments

Produce your own literary analysis

• Sections of a Commentary (Guide) — models line-by-line analysis structure used in classical commentaries
• Writing a Literary Commentary: Guidelines (Guidelines) — outlines process for contextualizing and analyzing passages

Construct your own historical narrative

• Writing Ancient History: An Introduction to Classical Historiography (Book) — discusses techniques classical historians used to construct narratives (modeling approach)
• A Guide to Writing in History and Classics (Guide) — covers precise language and evidence handling for historical writing