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The Greek writing visible in the image reads: ΦΙΛΟΔΗΜΟΥ ΠΕΡΙ ΦΥΣΕΩΣ This translates into English as: Of Philodemus, On Nature
by number6 1y ago
The Greek writing visible in the image reads:
ΦΙΛΟΔΗΜΟΥ ΠΕΡΙ ΦΥΣΕΩΣ
This translates into English as:
Of Philodemus, On Nature
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- seydor 1y agoΠΕΡΙ ΚΑΚΙΩΝ Ά About vices - part A
- sanxiyn 1y agoInterestingly, as written, it is ΚΑΚΙωΝ not ΚΑΚΙΩΝ.
- stevula 1y agoOriginally there was no minuscule/majuscule (uppercase/lowercase) distinction in Greek writing (or Latin for that matter). They did have handwritten forms designed to be written faster, which is what the ω is in this case. Of course, those handwritten forms evolved often evolved into the forms we think of as lowercase forms today.