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Apr 2016
18m 8s

001 Let There Be Greece!

RYAN STITT
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The first part of this episode is a brief introduction to the podcast; who I am, what my motivation is for doing this, and what I hope to achieve, and in the second part, we describe the geography of Greece (Hellas) and its natural resources

Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2016/04/001-let-there-be-greece.html

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