How the Maritime World made the West
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How the Maritime World made the West
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With sail came trade—and with trade came connection between cultures. When did that begin in the West? In this episode we go to ancient Mesopotamia, the Levant, Egypt, and the islands of the Mediterranean; we learn about the Phoenicians (who didn’t call themselves Phoenicians); we set sail with Odysseus; and Carthage meets Rome. Josephine Quinn, the first woman to hold the distinguished Professorship of Ancient History at Cambridge University, joins host Jonathan Bate to talk about the maritime dimensions of her bestselling book How the World made the West: A Four Thousand Year History.
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New episodes featuring leading scholars will be uploaded regularly.
This episode was edited by Dave Waugh at Scrubcast.
Music: from Claude Debussy, La Mer (rights-free recording).