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“He had a good voice; a naturally engaging person. I wish the content went deeper. Most material is generalized, missing a personal argument. For example, when discussing the Celts in the late Bronze Age, no mention of their oral culture - their only written records were the runes. The Greeks called them Keltoi, “The Other” (Barbarians of the North). Herodotus referred to them in the 4th century BC as Keltoi.
The Celts would have adopted that name from the Hellenes.
I personally like the depth of scholarship in Melvyn Bragg’s “In Our Time” podcast, from the BBC.
-SSki”
S Socki via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/18/20
More reviews of The Hellenistic Age Podcast
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“Minimal biased perspectives get interjected in this podcast which in contrast to many of the other history podcasts and given that we live in overly politicised times, is a feat as impressive as the show itself. Not having to try and look through the muddied waters of the presenters opinion and...”Read full review »
Britto125 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
03/13/21
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“Started listening to the first EP and found the audio editing extremely irritating!
Although the narrator has a good voice and the content seemed interesting, couldn't listen past 2m30s exactly!
This is storytelling not the butcher of whatever you like to name your audio editing! Sorry...”Read full review »
Cortex24 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
01/13/21
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