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Xenophon's Anabasis [1] has been on my reading list for a while but it was difficult to find a particular translation that I was interested in. However, I just
by zkirill 4y ago
Xenophon's Anabasis [1] has been on my reading list for a while but it was difficult to find a particular translation that I was interested in.
However, I just checked again and saw that Loeb Classical Library now offers individual subscriptions! [2] Better yet, it looks like you can read your book in the browser where original Greek appears next to the English translation! [3]
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anabasis_(Xenophon) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anabasis_(Xenophon)
[2] https://www.loebclassics.com/page/subscribe/ https://www.loebclassics.com/page/subscribe/
[3] https://www.loebclassics.com/view/LCL090/1998/pb_LCL090.1.xml https://www.loebclassics.com/view/LCL090/1998/pb_LCL090.1.xm...
- pjungwir 4y agoHave you seen there is a "Landmark" Anabasis now? I don't know what the translation is like, but when I read Herodotus & Thucydides all the maps were a big help, and the appendices had lots of interesting bits of info. If anyone has an opinion on the translation they used, I'd be curious to hear it.
- pjungwir 4y agoI was still curious about the translation quality, so I checked BMCR. Here is a review that praises the translation: https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2022/2022.09.40/ https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2022/2022.09.40/ That's not really a surprise considering the high quality of the Landmark series in other areas, but it's reassuring.
- mgaudet 4y agoBig thumbs up to the Landmark Histories project (http://thelandmarkancienthistories.com/ http://thelandmarkancienthistories.com/). Excellent production value making reading these histories much more managable -- you're 100% right on the frequent maps and good appendixes. Don't have Anabasis, but Herodotus was excellent.
- TecoAndJix 4y agoJust purchased because of this comment, thank you!