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Ancient Greece, Second Edition
- From Prehistoric to Hellenistic Times
- Narrated by: John Lescault
- Length: 12 hrs and 59 mins
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Summary
In this compact yet comprehensive history of ancient Greece, Thomas R. Martin brings alive Greek civilization from its Stone Age roots to the fourth century BC. Focusing on the development of the Greek city-state and the society, culture, and architecture of Athens in its Golden Age, Martin integrates political, military, social, and cultural history in a book that will appeal to students and general audiences alike.
Now in its second edition, this classic work now features updates throughout.
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- Nik Jewell
- 26-04-18
Superb Survey
A very good survey of the history of Ancient Greece. Organised chronologically it covers all the usual events in Greek history and does not stint in charting cultural achievements.
Whilst you obviously cannot expect great depth in a short book on a vast subject it manages to present a fair amount of detail whilst still remaining very readable/listenable.
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- John R.
- 28-01-21
Avoid.
I didn't think that it could be possible to make Greek History boring but this author manages it. All of the greatness of Greece is ignored so the author can waffle on endlessly about gender studies and how unwoke the Greeks were. And the audio book is narrated by someone who speaks like a robot and cannot pronounce any of the Greek names. Waste of money.
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- Anonymous User
- 26-06-20
Good overall review of Ancient Greece
I enjoyed listening to this audiobook. The material was engaging enough that the reader's somewhat unenthusiastic (but very clear and we'll spoken) tone didn't make much difference to me.
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- Joe C.
- 10-10-21
Perfect introduction
This is a perfect introduction to what is such a dauntingly huge area. It is full of fascinating information while maintaining a really strong narrative line. It gives one the courage to go to the sorce works with some confidence, which is exactly what i was hoping for.
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- luke pritchett
- 04-02-20
Brilliant book read by a sleepy robot
This is a fantastic brief overview of Ancient Greece. I wasn’t sure unfortunately if the narrator was actually human or a computer program.
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- Mr. O. A. Scott
- 13-06-18
amazing overview, average execution
I found the narration to be choppy and uninspired, but the content was of such high quality that after a while I got used to it and an now SO much better informed on Greek history. A great place to start for anyone wanting to prop up their ancient Greek knowledge
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- 25-06-23
Too superficial, no substance
I appreciate that this is a vast subject and almost impossible to condense but unfortunately this was so superficial and such a race through important events, lacking any detail that it might just as well be a list of events and dates.
i listened to it twice and still came away really none the wiser on Ancient Greece.
The structure is messy, certainly not helped having no chapter titles. The writer goes off on tangents and doesn't wrap up the gist of an event.
i still have no idea why the war with Sparta started or how it ended. The 30 Tyrants came out of nowhere with no explanation.
The narrator is terribly dry and monotonous.
There are much better books on this important subject. You won't get anything meaningful from this.
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- barbara
- 13-08-23
could not cope with the robotic narration
Tried to persevere, it is an interesting subject but the narration really grated and I was not taking in the words because of that. So had to give up. pity
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- JCM
- 12-06-23
Solid overview
This was a bit textbooky, and in places felt a bit like Wikipedia, but that's kinda the point - a solid linear narrative history. That it calls out key themes and is at pains to point readers to the original sources is a solid bonus.
Let down slightly by workmanlike narration with occasional glaring shifts in sound quality and reading tone. (I may be being unfair, but I also struggle with American voice artists for European history... Just feels weird, somehow.)
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-06-23
Very good ,compact history of Greece.
I thought that this audio book was very good. I found out some extremely interesting information. I would recommend. I do however speed up the narrative as the narrator was a bit slow.
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