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Walter Scheidel, "What Is Ancient History?" (Princeton UP, 2025)

Princeton UP Ideas Podcast

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Scope, Foundations, and Avoiding Teleology

Scheidel introduces his Roman background, argues for studying foundational innovations (farming, cities, writing, states), and warns against progress myths or treating cultures as isolated.

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