The translator for this work offers a brief account of the spirit in which the translation was done. The overriding concern in translation was to make a volume that was accessible, thereby trying to make the details of the work relatable to a contemporary audience. The one exception to this is the Life of Lycurgus, where the pervasive strangeness of Spartan society is conveyed through the continued use of Spartan terms (though with an added lexicon). The translator also notes that they have given distances in contemporary terms, while keeping foreign terms for currency, and these choices are justified. Place names and proper names have been Romanised as has become traditional in the translation of Greek texts for a broader audience. The notes also contain a brief discussion on currency and coinage in the ancient world.