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The Modern Scholar: Wars That Made the Western World: The Persian Wars, the Peloponnesian War
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LENGTH8 hrs and 2 mins
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RELEASE DATE09-21-09
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Program TypeLecture
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Publisher's Summary
The three wars to be investigated here are (1) the Persian Wars, between a coalition of Greek city-states or "poleis", most notably Athens and Sparta, and the Achaemenid Persian empire, the central and decisive portion of which took place between 490 and 479 B.C.E.; (2) the later Peloponnesian War between Athens and her allies and Sparta and hers, 431-404 B.C.E.; and finally (3) the three Punic Wars between Rome and Carthage, which stretched, on and off, for well more than a century, from 264 to 146 B.C.E.
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©2004 Timothy Shutt; (P)2004 Recorded Books
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"a good overview of 3 ancient wars"
Even if you think you know quite a bit about the Greek/Persian wars, the Peloponnesian war and the wars between Rome & Carthage, Prof Shutt provides a lecture with interesting surprises and interpretations of what happened a couple of thousand years ago, how it has been remembered (rightly or wrongly) and how it is relevant to the world of today (surprisingly so).
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"Wars that made the Western world"
Timothy Shutt is not only a great scholar, but a great reader. If you are interested at all in ancient Greek, Persian and Roman history through the yes of the wars that were fought and the characters who fought them and those who recorded them, it's a must read.
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Keith Hermosa Beach, CA, United States 08-22-10 Member Since 2009
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"Very Interesting and Entertaining"
This is one of my favorite periods of history, and this audio book was excellent. The pacing was good, the delivery was good, and the material was very interesting. I highly recommend it.
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"The wars that nade the Western World"
Proff. Shutt made this era come alive. His lectures were clear, presise and at times, humourous. My previous techers had skipped over these wars, but Timothy Shutt brings home the importance of them to our world today.
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Steven Harold Alcorc?n, Madrid, SpainSpain 04-20-10 Member Since 2010
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"Great subject, great teacher!"
Timothy Shutt tells a good story in an expressive manner.
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