027. Heavy Metal Spartans with Dr Jeremy Swist

Spartan History Podcast by Steven

Aug 15, 202167:46Society & Culture

EPISODE 27 HEAVY METAL SPARTANS WITH DR JEREMY SWIST We're shifting gears a little with this episode as I'm joined by Dr Jeremy Swist, lecturer and classicist at Brandeis University in Massachusetts. Dr Swist i...

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