You’re hearing this generation’s greatest Greek scholar
Donald Kagan literally "wrote the book" on the Peloponnesian War. You are listening to a man who will be continuously cited for generations. I’m a rather newbie on ancient Greece, I haven’t anything to compare this against, and therefore, can’t critique whether he should have emphasized this piece of material over that piece of material and so forth. I will say that he is an above average lecturer and that this is meant as a survey course. He seems to do fine. His presentation is fine. I know of no better intro course so knock yourself out on this.Read full review »
Posterizer via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 11/02/13
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After the first lecture, there's not a lot of modern politics, just a lot of excellent history lectures. The lectures are thorough, interesting, and full of the kind of energy that comes only from someone who knows and loves the subject. I'm enthralled.Read full review »
Rigtysfrw via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 06/23/11
Having gone to an engineering school, my liberal arts courses were limited to some literature and philosophy courses. This course is absolutely fascinating and puts many of the bits and pieces I've heard about over the years in perspective and fills in many gaping holes in my knowledge. ...Read full review »
Mapmyrunner via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 03/24/13
These lectures are insightful and accessible, providing a great introduction to ancient greek history. The lecturer holds a few biases but he openly identifies them as such and therefore does not distort a students views with them but instead shows them an interesting explanation of a personal...Read full review »
pstachnik via Apple Podcasts · Canada · 07/25/11
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