Semiramis, whilst I can appreciate Briant's point, in this country, at least, there has been such a proliferation of translation based so-called Classics degrees coupled with the closure of Latin and Greek departments; part of the drive to give anyone who can make a recognisable mark on a piece of paper a degree: that pretty soon real scholarship will become impossible. Translators are human and frequently err under the pressure of deadlines. I have Latin and Greek to some small level but stand in awe at the arguments of the Hammonds and Bosworths of this world over usage and semi-deponent middle aorist constructions (yes I have made that up) I hope Kuerht does have all the languages to that sort of level and is not just posing, might translate smatterings of German or Russian with the help of a dictionary and claim the translations as my own! No, that's just a cynicism born of envy, back to 'Teach Yourself Assyrian' for me. Ignorance is curable until it becomes institutionalised; ' Dick Camerlegg, give me back my declensions!!!!'
Apologies to the Divine Augustus
