Author Topic: Donald Kagan Introduction to Ancient Greek History: Course Downloads  (Read 614 times)

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I may have gotten the link to this from one of y'all miscreants, but I would like to give a review of just one of the downloadable lectures after completing 25% of it.

There are about 250 courses to choose from.  Me, being a history buff, chose Kagan's intro to Greek history.  I download the audio and listen while doing work around the house. 

In my estimation, this particular lecture is excellent.  Kagan is a good lecturer and knows his stuff.  If you. too, like history I would run your little fingers over to the link & download.

24 hour-long lectures available in audio, med-qual .mov, and high-qual .mov.  Lecture #6, the one where he describes the hoplite phalanx might be a good one to download the video for, as there is a classroom demonstration.

Course Link
http://oyc.yale.edu/classics/introduction-to-ancient-greek-history/content/downloads.html

Other Courses:
http://www.openculture.com/freeonlinecourses

Personally, I would think this sort of thing less ideal for courses with a high math or hard science component that included problem-solving.
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Re: Donald Kagan Introduction to Ancient Greek History: Course Downloads
« Reply #1 on: June 02, 2010, 01:50:33 PM »
When it come s to Ancient Greek History, Kagan has forgotten more then all the others know.
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