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Podcast: History Extra podcast (LS 70 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)
Episode: The Amazons: wonder-women of the ancient world
Pub date: 2025-09-04
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Episode: The Amazons: wonder-women of the ancient world
Pub date: 2025-09-04
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If you know anything about the Amazons of ancient legend, it's probably that they were fearsome female fighters, who bravely battled against male heroes of Greek legend. But, according to Professor David Braund, the Amazons were far more than just formidable warrior women – he explains why to David Musgrove.
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Episode: The Amazons: wonder-women of the ancient world
Pub date: 2025-09-04
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Episode: The Amazons: wonder-women of the ancient world
Pub date: 2025-09-04
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If you know anything about the Amazons of ancient legend, it's probably that they were fearsome female fighters, who bravely battled against male heroes of Greek legend. But, according to Professor David Braund, the Amazons were far more than just formidable warrior women – he explains why to David Musgrove.
(Ad) David Braund is the author of Amazons: The History Behind the Legend (Cambridge University Press, 2025). Buy it now from Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Amazons-History-Behind-David-Braund/dp/1108834493/?tag=bbchistory045-21&ascsubtag=historyextra-social-histboty.
The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Immediate Media, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.