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translating names

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I was translating a sentence with two names in the genitive ( Sullae and Crassi) with the first name represented by an initial.If the first names were written out would they be in the genitive as well? Thanks.
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spqr wrote:I was translating a sentence with two names in the genitive ( Sullae and Crassi) with the first name represented by an initial.If the first names were written out would they be in the genitive as well? Thanks.
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