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Have 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
by pjungwir 4y ago
Have 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!