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Yeah, it would be nice to learn Latin and read the originals.

• wenc 6y ago
  Interesting tidbit: Marcus Aurelius, despite being a Roman emperor, wrote Meditations in Koine Greek. I once had a conversation with a Koine Greek scholar (also a Lyft driver, he was driving me to the airport -- turns out the job market for Ph.D.s in Koine Greek was/is not great), and he claims that most native English speakers should be able to achieve reading proficiency in Koine Greek in a matter of 6 months. It's apparently a very regular language. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meditations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meditations
  • proc0 6y ago
    Interesting indeed, thanks for sharing.