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Helen of Troy
- Narrated by: Bettany Hughes
- Length: 15 hrs and 39 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Helen of Troy is one of the most evocative names in ancient history. For nearly three thousand years she has been both the embodiment of absolute female beauty and a reminder of the terrible power that it can wield. Held responsible for both the Trojan War and enduring the enmity between East and West, for millennia she has been viewed as an exquisite agent of extermination. But who was she really?
Focusing on the 'real' Helen, bestselling historian Bettany Hughes reconstructs the true life for this elusive Green Bronze age princess and places her alongside the heroes and heroines of myth and history. Vivid and compelling, this remarkable audiobook brilliantly unpacks the facts and myths surrounding one of the most enigmatic and notorious figures of all time.
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- Happy recipient
- 30-07-2023
Well researched
Very enjoyable connecting of stories, and facts about the idea and reality of Helen of Troy
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- S.Attenborough
- 27-12-2022
Fantastic but with a few errors
Bettany this reading is well done as is the story. However there are a few glaring errors. For example: In chapter 13 the quote re: portions of figs, wheat etc taken from a Linear B tablet should read 1,200 BCE not 12,000 (twelve thousand) BCE.
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