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[โ€“] dodgy_bagel@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Translations are important, and with the Cyropaedia I did need to use the translation. For the Principia, because I wanted to flex, I provided my own translation. I could have cited the text book, but that would be less fun.

[โ€“] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 2 points 10 months ago

Did you just translate the Koine Greek yourself?? ๐Ÿ˜‚