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    <body><![CDATA[While the first few lectures were a bit slower (interesting, but not as narratively compelling), the middle lectures, including Marathon, Thermopylae, the March of the 10,000 (my favorite) and Alexander the Great's arc were amazing. I really look at this audioseries as a resource, well worth revisit...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72651880">more...</a>]]></body>
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