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Apr 2023
53m 46s

Greek Colonies and Networks in the Iron ...

Wondery / Patrick Wyman
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One of the best ways to understand how the ancient world functioned is to think in terms of networks and interactions between people and places. Dr. Lieve Donnellan of the University of Melbourne is an archaeologist who specializes in applying network theory to southern Italy and the Greek world in the Iron Age, and she's come up with some fascinating and in ... Show More
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