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Welcome to Prof Bob's Podcast Corner!
 I’ve been known online as Prof. Bob from my podcast History According to Bob. I have been doing a six day a week history podcast
for over four years now. Some of the topics I have covered are pirates,
mistresses, Rome, Maya, and American Civil war, to name only a few of
over 1300 topics. I have spent my life building a 7,000 volume library,
and collecting artifacts that I use in my classes to bring history
alive. I love to tell stories about real people behind the often
sterile descriptions found in history books or distorted by time. My
style is conversational, filled with anecdotes, quips, humor and
explanation. It is an attempt to bring life to the sometimes dusty
characters of history. I hope you will enjoy my podcast contributions
here at historytimes.com.
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Written by Robert Lee Packett
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Tuesday, 10 August 2010 |
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Cleopatra Part 1
Hi, everyone, Professor Bob Packett here. I trust you're well.
Entitled “Cleopatra Part 1” today's history podcast is a look at the early life of one of the greatest women rulers of the Ancient world, namely Cleopatra of Egypt. This show will discuss her lineage, her early life and the situation that led her to meet none other than Julius Caesar. Of course Cleopatra had a thing for men of power from Rome but that will be part 2 of Cleopatra's life.
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Written by Robert Lee Packett
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Thursday, 29 July 2010 |
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Thessalonike of Macedonian
Hi everyone, Professor Bob Packett here. I trust you're well.
Entitled “ Thessalonike of Macedonia” today's history podcast is a short overview of the life of Alexander the Great's sister, Thessalonike. One can only imagine the marriage battle over trying to make Thessalonike their wife. The show covers her entire short life as well as her tragic end in the era after the death of her brother Alexander.
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Written by Robert Lee Packett
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Tuesday, 27 July 2010 |
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Philip and Cleopatra
Hi everyone, Professor Bob Packett here. I trust you're well.
Entitled “Philip and Cleopatra” today's history podcast is the story of the last wife of Philip of Macedonia, namely Cleopatra. Surprise - the name Cleopatra which we associate with Caesar and Egypt is actually a Macedonian name. There are plenty of other surprises in this show, Philip's women, problems with Alexander and the face off for control between Cleopatra's baby and Alexander for the crown of Macedonia after Philip's death. Not to mention the animosity between Cleopatra and Olympia - Alexander's mother.
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Tuesday, 29 June 2010 |
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Artemisia of Caria
Hi everyone, Professor Bob Packett here. I trust you're well.
Entitled “Artemesia of Caria” today's history podcast is the story of one of the great female figures of the Persian War era of Greek history, namely Artemesia of Caria or of Halicarnassus.
Artesmesia was of course responsible for Xerxes famous quote from the Battle of Salamis; “Today my men fight like women and my women fight like men”.
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Written by Robert Lee Packett
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Tuesday, 01 June 2010 |
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Hatshepsut of Egypt
Hi everyone, Professor Bob Packett here. I trust you are well.
After working our way through Ancient jobs it is time to find out about famous women of the Ancient world. Entitled “Hatshepsut” today's history podcast is a short biography of the life of one of the most unique rulers of Ancient Egypt. This show will cover her rise to power and her tenacious hold on the throne of Egypt which had always been dominated by a male.
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