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4.28 AVERAGE
4.28 AVERAGE
This was very thorough, and i seriously loved the tone and humor of the author. I had a great time all in all.
That being said, it is true we simply dont know as much about common people than we do about famous or rich ones, and at times, it showed as Garland engaged in some padding, telling us that, as common people, we perceived the rich ones and their (detailed) occupations in such and such way.
So, really good all in all, but for a book that was so much about commoners, i wish we had talked about them a bit more.
That being said, it is true we simply dont know as much about common people than we do about famous or rich ones, and at times, it showed as Garland engaged in some padding, telling us that, as common people, we perceived the rich ones and their (detailed) occupations in such and such way.
So, really good all in all, but for a book that was so much about commoners, i wish we had talked about them a bit more.
This review is for the audiobook version.
This is a fascinating collection of classes, and easily one of my favorite Great Courses. Lots of info about the daily lives of people in some of the biggest western ancient civilizations, from Greece and Rome, the Egiptians, and barbarian and Middle Ages Europe. Lots of interesting infos about many facets of life back then, analysing point like class divisions, day to day life, religion and culture in general.
This is a fascinating collection of classes, and easily one of my favorite Great Courses. Lots of info about the daily lives of people in some of the biggest western ancient civilizations, from Greece and Rome, the Egiptians, and barbarian and Middle Ages Europe. Lots of interesting infos about many facets of life back then, analysing point like class divisions, day to day life, religion and culture in general.
Awesome look at the not-so-famous people of history and how they lived their lives.
informative
medium-paced
dark
informative
reflective
slow-paced
A lot of it was already familiar to me, but there were new tidbits here and there. One amazing one was about medieval soccer. Apparently they would play between villages, which could be separated by miles! What a field to play on. This tends to explain a few things too, such as why there were originally no substitutions, and why there were so many players on the pitch at one time.
informative
medium-paced
One of the most interesting histories i've ever read/listened to.
adventurous
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
DNF at Lecture 5 (2 hours)
While I usually enjoy learning about history, I found this to be very boring. I waited till he got to the Egyptian lecture because I love learning about Egypts history and hoped it would get better, but sadly it didn’t so I am just going to stop here. I am not going to force myself to sit through 23 hours of this.
Really deep dive into what life was like for the 99% in Ancient Greece, Egypt, Rome and the medieval era, covering things like what people did for entertainment, what their workday was like, what crime was like, etc. The most striking thing is that slavery was an aspect of every culture, and that for all the great philosophers & thinkers over 2,000 years not one ever proposed ending the system. As frightening as it sounds this is the best time to be alive, historically speaking.