This is absurd. Wilson’s translation doesn’t replace anything. Old translations are still in print. New translations have been published since. The Greek isn’t going anywhere — which is all you would need, id you actually cared about this half as much as you claim.
Culture ministry buys the François Tomb, a masterpiece of Etruscan art
Renowned frescoes among most significant examples of ancient painting
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More than Twenty Bases of Votive Statues Found Still in Their Original Position at the Sanctuary of Apollo in Frangissa, Cyprus
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Here is the advanced version, for those ambitious readers who want build a relatively complete ancient Greek library.
A couple of comments to guide you. You'll find a list of the title, author and estimate date.
I've grouped the works into 'book' versions that you should able to complete each one in a month.
Hesiod's three main works can be found in one book. The same with Plato's first five dialogues.
I've included part of Plutarch's works focused on the Greeks: Greek Lives and Hellenic Lives. Oxford publishes these with Robin Waterfield translations.
Now reading: “Mortal Republic: How Rome Fell Into Tyranny” - E.J. Watts
A recent introductory overview of the Late Roman Republic from the Gracchi to the rise of Augustus.
We’ve finally reached the Late Republic in the podcast, time to do a deep dive this summer
The world breathlessley reads a papal encyclical and enters anither week of hotly debating the Odyssey
Yet humanities programs are being closed all over.
#NightThoughtsOfAHomerTranslator, 6: Sound Effects
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I’ve been posting abt challenges in translating certain words (polytropos, polymêtis, etc) as well as how to handle rendering Homer’s epithets. Now I want to talk about something more granular: his use of sound effects...
· AD 17 · Germanicus returns to Rome as a conquering hero; he celebrates a triumph for his victories over the Cherusci, Chatti and other German tribes west of the Elbe. Tiberius is jealous. #RomeOnThisDay
Today is the feast day of The Venerable Bede
Bede was a great monk and scholar who wrote and translated around 40 books, hymns and poems on subjects including religion, science, history, astronomy, mathematics and language