In today’s episode of Reshaping History, host Maggie McNinch is joined by two historians and researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Audrey Williams and Nora Chouanard. Before recording the podcast, the three played Civilization VI together as Cleopatra. During the episode, they chat about their experiences playing through Cleopatra’s lens, and Audrey and Nora both dive into their historical specialities to provide some insight on misrepresentations in Civilization VI. This is an interesting and knowledge-packed episode — you won’t want to miss it!

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Reshaping History: Misconceptions in Civilization VI - Cleopatra

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