Look for original sources—that way, you’ll be getting samples of how people used to think rather than interpretations from more modern people.
You might want to try Ex Urbe—Ada Palmer is good about how much the way people think has changed.
Look for original sources
I’ve actually done this on several occasions. But I mostly just get the feeling that “something is wrong here” and I can’t quite put together how anybody could actually think what the source is saying makes sense.
Look for original sources—that way, you’ll be getting samples of how people used to think rather than interpretations from more modern people.
You might want to try Ex Urbe—Ada Palmer is good about how much the way people think has changed.
I’ve actually done this on several occasions. But I mostly just get the feeling that “something is wrong here” and I can’t quite put together how anybody could actually think what the source is saying makes sense.