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The Modern Scholar: From Troy to Constantinople: The Cities and Societies of Ancient Turkey
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LENGTH7 hrs and 17 mins
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RELEASE DATE08-31-11
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Program TypeLecture
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Publisher's Summary
From time immemorial, the region of modern-day Turkey has served as a crossroads between east and west. In this illuminating course, Professor Jennifer Tobin leads a compelling discussion of "Anatolia" from early archaeological sites and the Trojan War up through the Greeks, Persians, Alexander the Great, and the Romans. A land of immense cultural significance, Ancient Turkey has housed an amazing array of peoples - the study of whom shines light on the modern world.
Download the accompanying reference guide.
©2011 Jennifer Tobin (P)2011 Recorded Books, LLC
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"Another Archaeological Triumph"
Another fascinating presentation by Professor Tobin. This time she focusses on just one small part of the ancient world, Anatolia, or what we nowadays call Turkey. But the number of different peoples who lived in this bit of land makes it an amazing trip through time. Did you know that people were building temples in 11,000 BC, even before we started farming or living in villages, let alone cities? Do you know who invented money? Did you know that America's federal system is based partly on the government of a small nation in southern Turkey that was established before Christ? Enough of the spoilers, hear it for yourself. Suffice it to say that Professor Tobin never loses sight of the fact that she is talking about people, not just buildings. And the PDF document you get with the program enables you to see the pictures and check the spelling of those funny names.
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Sandy BUCKETTY, Australia 02-28-12 Member Since 2008
Love having someone read me a story. Fires in the hearth, rain on the roof, sunny days and surf. Good friends, good food and J S Bach.
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"Glimpses"
Treat this as a Lecture series and a Guide. What I did like was the number of www. sites as well as books for further reading. The pdf was great, thanks. The area covered is huge, the time span great, so I for one see this series of lectures as a suggested 'road map'. Today this whole area is still a hotbed. In terms of Archeology there is still so much being uncovered and more questions being asked. I have hardly started going through the suggested readings. So my rating is a little premature. I expect I will be dipping into this series of lectures for a while to come.
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"Very Very Great Book !"
What did you love best about The Modern Scholar: From Troy to Constantinople?Well spoken and easy to follow
Who was your favorite character and why?Urmmmm I would have to say Turkey?
Have you listened to any of the narrator’s other performances before? How does this one compare?It was great ! Love to listen to her ! Never boring.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?Yea!!! I enjoyed it thoroughly
Any additional comments?=)
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Mark C Walker Toney, AL United States 01-10-13 Member Since 2005
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"Informative"
This book was decent, and to an extent informative. The title is a little bit misleading in that the vast preponderance of the information was related to ancient Anatolia, only the final ten minutes of the book was related to Constantinople. The other shortcoming in my opinion was the total lack of discussion on the critical role this area played in the early Christian Church.
The narration was good, although it is in the form of a lecture rather than a narration.0 of 0 people found this review helpful