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Ancient Empires before Alexander

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Complete your knowledge of the ancient world with this comprehensive look at the dozen empires that flourished in the 2,000 years before the conquests of Alexander the Great. Over the course of 36 insightful lectures, you'll follow the Egyptians, the Mycenaean Greeks, the Persians, the Carthaginians, and others as they rise to glory, create administrative and military structures, clash with one another, and eventually collapse. Professor Dise immerses you in the political, administrative, and military details of these thrilling civilizations, analyzing three basic questions: How did this particular empire emerge? How was it governed and defended? How and why did it ultimately fall? These questions raise a host of profound issues on the growth, development, and failures of vast imperial systems. Grounded in a chronological approach, you'll find no better guide through the palatial halls, administrative offices, and war-torn battlefields of these empires than Professor Dise. Each lecture is packed with a range of rich sources on which our current understanding of the ancient Near East rests, including cuneiform tablets, colorful narratives, and archaeological remains. As you comb through these intriguing records, you quickly become more informed about how the past is recorded and passed down to subsequent generations. Spanning thousands of years of human history and encompassing regions both familiar and forgotten, this course is a remarkable tour through the farthest reaches of the ancient world - in all its marvelous diversity.

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    • AudioFile Magazine
      Rather than speaking extemporaneously or from an outline, Professor Dise seems to be reading his lectures. The resultant quality of language, mixed with an experienced delivery style, provides a worthwhile experience. The names and geographical locations from the Ancient Near East may overwhelm some listeners, but lecture outlines and abundant course materials on the publisher's Web site reinforce the audio. His ability to pronounce the foreign vocabulary with fluency confirms that the lecturer has abundant experience with the ancient empires discussed. His speaking voice can be easily understood, but he occasionally drops the volume of some words to near inaudibility. Overall, listeners interested in history can expect to become well informed. J.A.H. (c) AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine

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