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RE-AIR: Fragments of an Ethiopian King, Memnon & the African Continent in Greek Myth

The ancient Greeks knew incredible warriors when they saw them. The African continent featured often in Greek myth, Egypt as well as regions typically referred to as Libya and Ethiopia, these are the Greek myths featuring those people and places. Listen to Legendary Africa on App ...  Show more

Conversations: Blood-Sweat Horses and Empire, Ancient Greece and China w/ Lee Moore

This week Liv and Michaela sit down to talk with Lee Moore of the Chinese Literature Podcast all about the time Ancient China may have met Ancient Greece. The conversations slowly descends into madness and talking about empire generally, as China is very outside of our wheelhouse ...  Show more

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