Every time I see an ancient text translated, it always sounds like it was spoken by a classy Englishman from the 1800s. Is there a reason it’s translated that way instead of modern English?

  • RobotToaster@mander.xyz
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    7 months ago

    I imagine with a lot of ancient languages there’s about 3 people capable of translating it and they’re all university professors in ancient history, who write like that normally.