Rebecca’s review of Agrippa I: Loyal Roman or Planning a Rebellion?: The Third Wall of Jerusalem — Archaeology & Political Context (Agrippa I: Thesis Defence Series) > Likes and Comments

Thank you for your comment. I would like to clarify that this publication is part of my thesis defense — specifically, the transcript of the defence session — and not the full 750‑page dissertation. Draft2Digital requires a written transcript when an audio version is published, and any transcript over 10 pages is automatically categorized as a “book.”

The full dissertation — 750 pages, awarded full marks by the University of Pisa — was first published by the University itself on Google Scholar.

I myself have also published the full thesis, as well as various sections of the thesis and parts of the thesis‑defense transcript, on Academia.edu and ResearchGate, where they are openly accessible to scholars and readers.

As a classical archaeologist and qualifying physician, my research integrates archaeology, ancient history, and forensic‑medical analysis. The dissertation contains many original theories, all of which were evaluated and praised by a professional academic board.

I also published this transcript on Kindle out of personal enthusiasm for my academic work, not to mislead readers. When I publish research in one place, I often publish it in another simply because I am proud of the work and want it accessible across platforms.

All platforms that sell this transcript openly display the page count and manuscript length before purchase. Any reader can see that it is a short academic transcript, not a full‑length book.

Your review states that you did not finish reading the transcript. A one‑star rating based on an incomplete reading of a defence transcript does not reflect the academic merit of the work, nor the standards of the institution that evaluated it.

I hope this explanation helps future readers understand the purpose and context of this publication.

You have misunderstood. It is a thesis defence manuscript and wasn't advertised as a book. It is available for interest and educational purposes.

A transcript of a thesis defence is not a book. The material is not presented in a way that is at all clear to those who were not in the room. It comes across as lazy and sloppy to publish a transcript full of "ums" and "uhs". My review is based on the poor presentation of the material rather than a judgement of the content. I stand by my original review.

The audio version is a podcast‑style re‑presentation of a section of my thesis‑defence session, as I clearly stated in the description. Draft2Digital automatically classifies any academic audio over ten minutes as an “audiobook,” even when the style is conversational.

It is also common knowledge in academic publishing that a thesis defence, or a section of a thesis defence, is not long. These sessions are concise by nature, and no scholar would expect a defence transcript to resemble a full‑length monograph.

The written version is fully polished and contains no filler words. Spoken‑language features appear only in the audio because it is based on real academic delivery.

The full 750‑page dissertation is available through the University of Pisa, and also through Draft2Digital and Amazon, as well as Google Scholar, Academia.edu, and ResearchGate.

Since I clearly state in the description that this is a section of the thesis‑defence transcript and that the audio is podcast‑style, and since you have already said you knew this upon purchase, I am unsure why this is an issue. Publishing platforms automatically classify all manuscripts and audio files as “books,” and the author cannot control that categorisation.

I do not wish to continue with back‑and‑forth or personal insults. My explanation is here for future readers, and I will not engage further.