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nacholas
is on page 589 of 833
one more chapter, gaaaaahdaaaahm; that written, this was such a trip through the ancient world; a lot of names that blasts past (1st half is better than the 2nd half), the translation remains effortless. will probably finish it this week as there's only 40ish pages left
— Jul 15, 2026 03:26AM
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nacholas
is on page 377 of 833
making my way through it, 20 pages a day; the one section in Book 4 about the seas and all kinda bored me to death; but when it got back to the drama and of the people, it's pretty good
— Jun 06, 2026 01:01AM
nacholas
is on page 263 of 833
just reached book 4 of 9, which, this is such a delight to go through, minimum 20 pages a day, 40 at most. it is relatively densed as it has a lot lot lot of names and the structure is reminiscent of 'flow state', which, works well. the notes, maps and glossary index does come in super handy whenever references are needed.
most intriguing, how, although it's 5th century bc, we haven't really evolved since then.
— May 29, 2026 01:39AM
most intriguing, how, although it's 5th century bc, we haven't really evolved since then.
nacholas
is starting
translation facts and intro was 25 pages; pretty insightful for a person who has almost zero background... tbf, it's also of one from 5th century bc. i got this book since 2018 before my reading glow-up, i remember reading not even breaking 100 pages and it was left dormant since. but hey, im glad to be returning to this, during the reading glow up. i may be in the ancient history waters for awhile
— May 17, 2026 05:19AM