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The history of Syria, from the Pharaohs to the Pharaonic
Season 3, Ep. 16
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I spoke to the brilliant historian James Barr about the history of Syria from the Pharaohs to the present day. You can find James on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/jamesbarr.bsky.social and his books in all the good book places.
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