It probably wasn’t any harder back then to be honest, the human brain hasn’t fundamentally changed enough in this amount of time. The internet may be helpful, but I would still say the easiest way to learn a language is to be exposed to it at a young age.
Children of merchants and diplomats likely shadowed their parents and that type of profession would simply give them the chance to practice frequently.
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Reply to Might be a stupid question, but I've been watching a lot of stuff regarding the Spartan and Persians recently and I always wondered how would these people have communicated back then? Were there specific scholars in both countries that were trained in various languages? by herewego199209
It probably wasn’t any harder back then to be honest, the human brain hasn’t fundamentally changed enough in this amount of time. The internet may be helpful, but I would still say the easiest way to learn a language is to be exposed to it at a young age.
Children of merchants and diplomats likely shadowed their parents and that type of profession would simply give them the chance to practice frequently.