The Online Encyclopedia of Free Homeschool Resources and Classical Antiquity Education
The Progress of Teach Yourself Classics
At its founding, Teach Yourself Classics is a passion project of me, a former Classics professor.
I love learning about antiquity and sharing that with others. It’s amazing how many resources are out there for people who want to teach themselves, brush up before graduate school, or teach their children.
I hope to be a resource to offer free handouts and reviews of other projects to help you find the right one for what you need quickly.
This project is very in-progress.
Build It
In “Phase I” the emphasis is to build: get the skeleton out there. Let everyone see what the project will involve.
Completion Goal: Have at least 5 resources in each other key sections (articles/reviews, free handouts, and course outlines).
Completion Timeline: Summer 2026
Promote It
In “Phase II” the emphasis is to build community: share the work and idea with major players and decision makers in the realm of Classics.
Completion Goal: Create a newsletter for site updates and get 100 followers.
Completion Timeline: Spring 2027
Fund It
In “Phase III” the emphasis is to sustain: garner enough financial support to maintain the site and upgrade if possible.
Completion Goal: $50/year through Ko-fi, Substack, merch, or other channels.
Completion Timeline: Winter 2027
Additional goals will be added over time, but at the end of Phase III, the site will be considered “sustained.” It’s never truly completed as there are always more resources.
Other items to address one day:
- Updated design
- Classics-adjacent information
- Free (and free to use) translations
Homeschooling? This is the Hub for Free Homeschool Resources
As a homeschooling parent myself, I know how important it is to find homeschool worksheets and other printables that are both interesting and accurate.
In these pages, you’ll find a variety of books, websites, and worksheets that can be used for tutoring, teaching, and growth!
Since you’re already here, you probably don’t need a definition of antiquity and how the study of early Greeks and Romans can help us–developing our reading comprehension and writing skills, our understanding of language and grammar, and a deep consideration of human nature and civilization.
So rest assured that every textbook, citation, podcast, audiobook, and resource found here will be reviewed with these goals in mind.
Preparing for Graduate School after College? Sharpen Your Skill with Affordable Information
The common core is being eliminated from so many colleges, the foreign language requirement is dwindling, and soon Ancient Greek and Latin might not even be taught.
But many of us still have a desire to learn more about the ancient world.
Graduate school is a haven for reading and writing about every piece of Classical Antiquity — the Roman Empire, Ancient History, geography, late Antiquity, the Hellenistic period, Alexander the Great, Sparta, Athens, Classical Greece, the Peloponnesian War, Carthage, and so much more besides.
It’s no wonder why after college — even when you might have had a good Classical education — so many people need post-baccalaureate work before grad school.
If you’re feeling a little behind, never fear. Consider this your online public library to find every tool you’ll need to continue your formal education.
A Crash Course for Anyone Rounding Out Their Knowledge of History
Non-professional savants also welcome!
Learning about antiquity shouldn’t be prohibitively expensive or kept to formal classrooms.
You can still learn without a textbook or a test, just for the satisfaction and personal growth that comes with experience of another culture.
Here you’ll find the ability to take a virtual field trip through Ancient Europe, Asia, and Africa by reading primary sources and enjoying secondary research.
Share it with your community and everyone can benefit, even on a budget.
Start Reading About Ancient Culture Today
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A Very Short Introduction to Classics — How do we define Classics? What are the basic parameters of the field?
About the World of Ancient Greece — A timeline through the Bronze Age (Mycenaean Greece) to Archaic Greece (Greek Dark Ages), the Golden Age and the Peloponnesian War, the Hellenistic Period, and being conquered by the Romans.
About the World of Ancient Rome — A timeline from the Founding of Rome through the kings, the Roman Republic and the Punic Wars, Augustus and the Roman Empire, to the Fall of Rome and the World of Late Antiquity.
A Crash Course in Wider Culture (coming) — Greece and Rome do not exist in a vacuum — find some context on the rest of Italy, Macedonia, the Near East, the Iberian Peninsula, North Africa, Egypt, and northern Europe.
Reviews of Free and Affordable Ancient Resources — the Heart of this Website: an online encyclopedia and review of all the resources available to every student and teacher of antiquity. No artifact will be left. unturned, even it will take many years of writing!
Downloadable Items for Your Homeschooling Community — At the end of the day, you might just be here for some free homeschool printables. We’ll help with that.
Fun Greece and Rome Merch (coming) — Browse through our collection of fun, off the wall, and not to be taken seriously merch with memes of Classical antiquity. You can’t spell philological without LOL. Every item has a citation and explanation to improve your Classical literacy, too.