| Description |
12 audio discs (12 hr.) ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 192 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm) |
| Playing Time |
120000 |
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1.4 m/s |
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CD audio |
| Series |
The great courses. Topic, History. Subtopic, Ancient history |
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Great courses (Compact disc)
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| Performer |
Lecturer: Robert Garland, Colgate University. |
| Note |
Course no. 3843; issued in 2 containers (19 cm.) as a two volume set of 24 half-hour lectures on 12 discs. |
| Contents |
Ramesses II: Heartbeat of History -- Marathon: The Persians Have Landed! -- Oresteia: Judgment at the Dionysia -- Attack on Attica: Pericles's Gamble -- Socrates on Trial: For the Defense -- Conspiracy! Murder of Philip II -- Alexander the Great: Punjab Revolt -- Pyrrhus: Deadly Dreams of Empire -- India's Ashoka the Great Repents -- Hannnibal: Rome Holds Its Breath -- The Final Days of Julius Caesar -- Antony and Cleopatra's Death Pact -- Jesus under Surveillance and Arrest -- Jerusalem Tinderbox: Temple in Flames -- Roman Colosseum: Blood in the Arena -- Visigoth King Alaric Descends on Rome -- Nika Riots at the Racetrack: Theodora -- The Concubine Empress: Wu Zetian -- Muhammad's Awakening and Escape -- Charles Martel Defeats the Muslims -- Culture Shock! Travels of Ibn Fadlan -- Vladimir Smashes the Idols of the Rus -- Charlemagne Saves Leo III, Rogue Pope -- Urban II Unleashes the First Crusade. |
| Note |
Accompanying course guidebook includes bibliographical references (pages 185-192). |
| Subject |
Civilization, Western.
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Civilization, Medieval.
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Middle Ages.
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Civilization, Ancient.
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Civilization, Classical.
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Civilization, Classical. (OCoLC)fst00862996
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Civilization, Ancient. (OCoLC)fst00862946
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Civilization, Medieval. (OCoLC)fst00863049
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Civilization, Western. (OCoLC)fst00863138
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Middle Ages. (OCoLC)fst01020301
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| Added Author |
Teaching Company.
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| ISBN |
9781598039399 |
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1598039393 |
| Music No. |
3843 Great Courses |
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IC3843A-01 Great Courses |
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IC3843A-02 Great Courses |
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