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Ex Urbe Ad Astra Ep. 4: Bright and Dark Ages with historian and journalist David Perry

Ex Urbe Ad Astra by Ada Palmer

Oct 27, 202101:24:19Society & Culture

David Perry is a freelance journalist covering politics, history, education, and disability rights. He was a professor of Medieval History at Dominican University from 2006-2017, and now works as an academic advisor in t...

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