About Maciek Gdula
Classicist, scholar, content creator, and teacher of Ancient Greek as a living language.
Languages have been the constant of my life: Arabic and English in a childhood spent between Syria, Poland, and the United States, Latin taught to myself at school, two years of Chinese in Beijing. I have been the struggling beginner many times, in several writing systems, and that experience sits in every lesson I teach.
Ancient Greek I began the usual way: grammar, translation, and the close study of texts. I wanted to better know the language, so in 2022 I moved to Jerusalem to study at the Polis Institute, where Ancient Greek is taught using the natural method. I taught at the institute in my final year and graduated in 2024 with the program’s teaching track.
Today I teach one-on-one lessons at the Ancient Greek School and group courses at the Polis Institute and Institutum Antiquitatis. Everything I make outside lessons is free: videos, idiom studies, and audiobook recordings, in Ancient Greek and fully subtitled.
Education
University of Warsaw
expected 2027
M.A. in Classics
The Polis Institute, Jerusalem
2022–2024
Fluency in Ancient Greek (Emphasis in Teaching Ancient Languages Track)
Tsinghua University, Beijing
2010–2012
Chinese Language Program
McGill University, Montreal
2008–2009
Department of History Exchange
University of Nottingham
2007–2010
B.A. in History & Political Science
Teaching Experience
Ancient Greek Instructor, The Polis Institute
2024, 2026–Present
Teach Ancient Greek level 5 online, combining classical texts with modern compositions, ranging from Blackie’s dialogues to the Harry Potter translation.
Ancient Greek Instructor, Institutum Antiquitatis
2026–Present
Conduct seminars in Ancient Greek on a different topic or author each semester.
Founder & Teacher, Ancient Greek School
2024–Present
Tutor learners at every level, from the alphabet to Homer, and record the school’s free audio and video content.
Language Facilitator, Google
2012
Authored the curriculum for an advanced conversational language course and taught it to Google China employees.
Experience Living Ancient Greek
Listen to videos and read my posts in Ancient Greek, all free. Considering classes with me? Check out more about how lessons work.