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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3247108, member: 19463&quot;]Yes,&nbsp; if you are looking for New Years resolutions that will make collecting Greeks more enjoyable I might suggest the following:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Learn the Greek alphabet but add in the archaic letters that were retained as numerals long after they stopped appearing in literature.&nbsp; Those are stigma S (6 - often with the lower curve smaller) and qoppa&nbsp; :Greek_Koppa: (90 - also handy as the first letter in Corinth).&nbsp; There are a couple others that show up but those two are most common.&nbsp; Also learn that omega Ω was often made W and the Greeks sometimes liked to run letters together in ligate groups. Learn those as you experience them. </p><p><br /></p><p>2. Learn a bit of Mediterranean geography.&nbsp; It would be nice if you knew all the subdivisions in what is now Turkey but that is asking a lot.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>3. Learn the popular names used by the various regions so you won&#039;t waste time looking in Egypt for kings with Syrian names etc.&nbsp; I&#039;m not saying you have to get comfortable with the differences between Ptolemy I and Ptolemy X right now but printing out a king list of the major regions might be a handy cheat sheet. </p><p><br /></p><p>4.&nbsp; Realize there is more to learn than you have time to cover so don&#039;t sweat the details until you see a need to add to your knowledge bank.&nbsp; Don&#039;t fight it; have fun with it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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