How different is medieval Greek from modern Greek?

The older the Greek, the more different it is from Modern Greek. Ancient Greek uses infinitives in a way that Modern Greek doesn’t. The optative verb mood as well as some diacritics didn’t survive and there used to be an extra number called “dual” apart from the singular and the plural.

Is medieval and Greek the same?

Medieval Greek is the link between this vernacular, known as Koine Greek, and Modern Greek….

Medieval Greek
Era	330/395 AD – c.1500 AD; developed into Modern Greek
Language family	Indo-European Hellenic Greek Attic-Ionic Koine Greek Medieval Greek

Should I take Ancient Greek or Latin?

Latin. It is much easier, both in terms of grammar and recognizable vocabulary. Also, Ancient Greek is really a set of dialects, so if you learn one of them, texts written in another dialect will still give you more trouble than you’d have reading Latin, which is much more standardized.

What is the difference between Ancient Greek and Modern Greek?

It can be said that Modern Greek has been derived to a large extent primarily from Ancient Greek. The similarity between the two forms of Greek is both in the phonological and the morphological sense. There is, of course, some difference between the two types of Greek when it comes to their word-formation or morphology.

How is Ancient Greek theatre different from modern theatre?

Ancient Greek theatre is obviously very different from the theatre we perform today in many respects. Particularly, there were many performance elements that were very different and deemed unacceptable, such as female actors, within ancient Greek theatre; I would be fascinated to see how modern day adaptations went with the production.

How much Ancient Greek do you need to understand?

It is a generally accepted fact that a person who has studied Modern Greek would be in a position to understand at least 50\% of the Ancient Greek texts. Although most roots are the same in both Modern and Ancient Greek, there is some difference when it comes to the usage of grammar.

What are the similarities between the two forms of Greek?

The similarity between the two forms of Greek is both in the phonological and the morphological sense. There is, of course, some difference between the two types of Greek when it comes to their word-formation or morphology.