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Episode 109: Cornerstones

Literature and History by Doug Metzger

Mar 15, 202502:09:42Arts

Episode 109 brings our long season on Late Antiquity to a close, reviews the past 24 programs on the beginnings of the Middle Ages, and introduces our new season on early Islamic History. The Actual First Novels Bonus Se...

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