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Hey /lit/,

I'm trying to read about the roman empire but I can't get through stuff like Suetionius, English isn't my first language and it's too fancy to understand anything and I quickly lose my interest, nothing sticks.

Any books you recommend or any tips on how to read more properly?

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>> No.7431221
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read this it's accessible and comfy

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>>7431221
Thanks, they have it in my native language too I've just noticed.
Should you ever read translations?

>> No.7431242

what is your native language?

>> No.7431247

>>7431236
No reason not to, unless you want to immerse yourself in another language.

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>>7431242
Dutch

>> No.7431251

>>7431212
Suetonius and Quintus Curtius Rufus are basically the TMZ of the Roman world....

>> No.7431281

>>7431251
And there's no translation in my language for either and the english translation is too hard for me to understand.

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>>7431221
Just looked up a PDF and almost instantly forgot the time, defenitely picking this one up.

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>> No.7431356

>>7431249
lol is that them killing ceasar? any relevance to your native language

>> No.7431368

>>7431356
Not really but its a big deal in Roman history.

>> No.7431416

i would say look into the roman "desert fathers"

a lot of really good roman stuff never translated into english is in greek