Greek has been spoken in the Balkan peninsula since the third millennium B.C.E. is possible earlier. The earliest known example written Greek dates to around 1450 B.C.E. to 1350 B.C.E., making Greek the world's oldest recorded written language. Greek is divided into different periods, of which Ancient Greek is one; the two before the Ancient Greek period are Proto Greek and Mycenean Greek, which Koine Greek and Medieval Greek come after the Ancient period and precede Modern Greek. Ancient Greek fell out of use during the Middle Ages in Western Europe, but remained officially in use in the Byzantine world and was reintroduced to Europe wit the Fall of Constantinople and the Greek Migration. 

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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was published in Ancient Greek by Bloomsbury in 2004. The book was translated by Andrew Wilson. I've had a lot of questions about why Bloomsbury would publish a book in a dead language, and the answer is a fun one. Jo and her publishers wanted to take the fear away from studying dead languages (Latin being the other one), as well as hopefully help bolster Classical language studies by presenting not only the (thought to be) first children's tale rendered into Ancient Greek but also provide a wildly mainstream popular tale for current scholars. Only the first book was translated; however, there are two different covers available - the first edition features Thomas Taylor cover art and the 2nd edition features Jonny Duddle.

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Book Title: Ἅρειος Ποτὴρ καὶ ἡ τοῦ φιλοσόφου λίθος

 

To read more about Ancient Greek, Click Here and Here. 

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To hear the 1st paragraph of the book, Click Here.