I Cast Fist@programming.dev to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 7 months agoIf you could send a book back in time for a person to read, what book would it be and who would be the recipient?message-squaremessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up126arrow-down11
arrow-up125arrow-down1message-squareIf you could send a book back in time for a person to read, what book would it be and who would be the recipient?I Cast Fist@programming.dev to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 7 months agomessage-square32fedilink
minus-squareNotSteve_@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up7·7 months agoSide question, but would ancient Romans be able to decipher a modern day language from one book? I’d imagine a language with Latin based words might be easy enough but not sure how equipped they were. I miss /r/AskHistorians
minus-squareKrafty Kactus@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 months agoJust translate it into Latin before sending it.
minus-squareNotSteve_@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 months agoOh yeah, for sure as an answer to the OP question, but I’m still curious about their decyphering ability
Side question, but would ancient Romans be able to decipher a modern day language from one book? I’d imagine a language with Latin based words might be easy enough but not sure how equipped they were.
I miss /r/AskHistorians
Just translate it into Latin before sending it.
Oh yeah, for sure as an answer to the OP question, but I’m still curious about their decyphering ability