Best Sellers
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The History of the Ancient World
- From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome
- Written by: Susan Wise Bauer
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 26 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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A lively and engaging narrative history showing the common threads in the cultures that gave birth to our own....
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Iffy narration, abrupt ending
- By Micah Clark on 2020-09-07
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- War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age
- Written by: Tom Holland
- Narrated by: Tom Holland
- Length: 14 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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A stunning portrait of Rome’s glory days, this is the definitive history of the Pax Romana—an ultimate superpower at the pinnacle of its greatness....
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Enlightening
- By Anonymous User on 2023-10-23
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The Storm Before the Storm
- The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic
- Written by: Mike Duncan
- Narrated by: Mike Duncan
- Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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The story of the tumultuous years that set the stage for the fall of the Roman Republic....
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Brilliant, especially for beginners like myself
- By Stefan J. Knibbe on 2018-02-13
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Lost to the West
- The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization
- Written by: Lars Brownworth
- Narrated by: Lars Brownworth
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Filled with unforgettable stories of emperors, generals, and religious patriarchs, as well as fascinating glimpses into the life of the ordinary citizen, Lost to the West reveals how much we owe to the Byzantine Empire that was the equal of any in its achievements, appetites, and enduring legacy....
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An astonishingly beautiful story
- By Matt on 2018-10-05
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Julian, Ancient Lives Series
- Rome's Last Pagan Emperor
- Written by: Philip Freeman
- Narrated by: Jonathan Johns
- Length: 4 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Flavius Claudius Julianus, or Julian the Apostate, ruled Rome as sole emperor for just a year and a half, from 361 to 363, but during that time he turned the world upside down. Although a nephew of Constantine, the first Christian emperor of Rome, Julian fought to return Rome to the old gods.
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Troy
- The Greek Myths Reimagined
- Written by: Stephen Fry
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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In this brilliant conclusion to his best-selling Mythos trilogy, legendary author and actor Stephen Fry retells the tale of the Trojan War....
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Thank you with all of my heart Stephen!
- By Ogopogo on 2021-11-24
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The History of the Ancient World
- From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome
- Written by: Susan Wise Bauer
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 26 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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A lively and engaging narrative history showing the common threads in the cultures that gave birth to our own....
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Iffy narration, abrupt ending
- By Micah Clark on 2020-09-07
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Pax
- War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age
- Written by: Tom Holland
- Narrated by: Tom Holland
- Length: 14 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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A stunning portrait of Rome’s glory days, this is the definitive history of the Pax Romana—an ultimate superpower at the pinnacle of its greatness....
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Enlightening
- By Anonymous User on 2023-10-23
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The Storm Before the Storm
- The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic
- Written by: Mike Duncan
- Narrated by: Mike Duncan
- Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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The story of the tumultuous years that set the stage for the fall of the Roman Republic....
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Brilliant, especially for beginners like myself
- By Stefan J. Knibbe on 2018-02-13
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Lost to the West
- The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization
- Written by: Lars Brownworth
- Narrated by: Lars Brownworth
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Filled with unforgettable stories of emperors, generals, and religious patriarchs, as well as fascinating glimpses into the life of the ordinary citizen, Lost to the West reveals how much we owe to the Byzantine Empire that was the equal of any in its achievements, appetites, and enduring legacy....
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An astonishingly beautiful story
- By Matt on 2018-10-05
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Julian, Ancient Lives Series
- Rome's Last Pagan Emperor
- Written by: Philip Freeman
- Narrated by: Jonathan Johns
- Length: 4 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Flavius Claudius Julianus, or Julian the Apostate, ruled Rome as sole emperor for just a year and a half, from 361 to 363, but during that time he turned the world upside down. Although a nephew of Constantine, the first Christian emperor of Rome, Julian fought to return Rome to the old gods.
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Troy
- The Greek Myths Reimagined
- Written by: Stephen Fry
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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In this brilliant conclusion to his best-selling Mythos trilogy, legendary author and actor Stephen Fry retells the tale of the Trojan War....
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Thank you with all of my heart Stephen!
- By Ogopogo on 2021-11-24
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
- Written by: Edward Gibbon
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 126 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Here in a single volume is the entire, unabridged recording of Gibbon's masterpiece....
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It almost killed me!
- By Travis Johnston on 2020-01-03
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The Fall of Carthage
- The Punic Wars 265-146BC
- Written by: Adrian Goldsworthy
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 16 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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An epic of war and battle, this is also the story of famous generals and leaders: Hannibal, Fabius Maximus, Scipio Africanus, and his grandson Scipio Aemilianus, who would finally bring down the walls of Carthage....
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It's a basic outline of the 3 Punic wars
- By Duy B. on 2019-03-20
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Alexander the Great
- Written by: Arrian
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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This is the incredible story of the world's greatest conqueror, a man who single handedly changed the course of history....
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The History of Rome, Volume 2: Books 6 - 10
- Written by: Titus Livy
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 14 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Livy continues his magnificent epic, with Rome in complete ruin after the Gallic invasion and sack of the city in 310 B.C....
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume Two (A.D. 395 to A.D. 641)
- Written by: Edward Gibbon
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 39 hrs and 15 mins
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Volume Two begins with the accession of the Roman Emperor Valens in the year 364, a period which heralded vast movements of barbarian tribes from the north and east....
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Emperor of Rome
- Ruling the Ancient World
- Written by: Mary Beard
- Narrated by: Mary Beard
- Length: 14 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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In her international bestseller SPQR, Mary Beard told the thousand-year story of ancient Rome. Now she shines her spotlight on the emperors who ruled the Roman empire....
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The Emperor's Handbook
- A New Translation of the Meditations
- Written by: Marcus Aurelius, C. Scot Hicks - translator, David V. Hicks, and others
- Narrated by: Stephen Graybill, Aden Hakimi, Sarah Naughton, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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A powerful and accessible translation of Marcus Aurelius’s Meditations, The Emperor’s Handbook is an essential book on character, leadership, and how to live a fulfilling life....
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Marcus Aurelius
- The Stoic Emperor
- Written by: Donald J. Robertson
- Narrated by: Donald J. Robertson
- Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Experience the world of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius and the tremendous challenges he faced and overcame with the help of Stoic philosophy.
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Another classic from Donald Robertson
- By Mitchell Medak on 2024-02-15
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Egypt, Greece, and Rome
- Civilizations of the Ancient Mediterranean
- Written by: Charles Freeman
- Narrated by: Jim Meskimen
- Length: 32 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Long sources of mystery, imagination, and inspiration, the myths and history of the ancient Mediterranean have given rise to artistic, religious, cultural, and intellectual traditions....
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Laughter in Ancient Rome
- On Joking, Tickling, and Cracking Up
- Written by: Mary Beard
- Narrated by: Jennifer M. Dixon
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Laughter in Ancient Rome explores one of the most intriguing, but also trickiest, of historical subjects. Drawing on a wide range of Roman writing-from essays on rhetoric to a surviving Roman joke book-Mary Beard tracks down the giggles, smirks, and guffaws of the ancient Romans themselves.
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Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics: Series 5-8
- More Comical Tales from Ancient Greece and Rome
- Written by: Natalie Haynes
- Narrated by: Natalie Haynes
- Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins
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Author, broadcaster and 'rock star classicist' Natalie Haynes is a little bit obsessive about Ancient Greece and Rome. In these four series, she explores some of the most prominent historical and mythological figures from the classical world....
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Outstanding
- By Diana Wright on 2023-11-07
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Roman Hispania
- The History of Ancient Rome’s Conquest of Spain and the Iberian Peninsula
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Roman Hispania: The History of Ancient Rome’s Conquest of Spain and the Iberian Peninsula looks at the history of relations between the two ancient empires. You will learn about Roman Hispania like never before....
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Roman Warfare
- Written by: Adrian Goldsworthy
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
- Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins
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Award-winning historian of ancient Rome Adrian Goldsworthy presents a concise and comprehensive history of the fighting forces that created the Roman Empire....
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Streams of Gold, Rivers of Blood
- The Rise and Fall of Byzantium, 955 A.D. to the First Crusade
- Written by: Anthony Kaldellis
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 15 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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In the second half of the tenth century, Byzantium embarked on a series of spectacular conquests. By the early eleventh century, the empire was the most powerful state in the Mediterranean. Yet this imperial project came to a crashing collapse fifty years later....
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Carthage Must Be Destroyed
- The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Civilization
- Written by: Richard Miles
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 14 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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An epic history of a doomed civilization and a lost empire.....
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Why You Think the Way You Do
- The Story of Western Worldviews from Rome to Home
- Written by: Glenn S. Sunshine
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
- Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Why You Think the Way You Do traces the development of the worldviews that underpin the Western world.
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Dense book
- By Angela Bergmann on 2023-02-02
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Ten Caesars
- Roman Emperors from Augustus to Constantine
- Written by: Barry Strauss
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 12 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Best-selling classical historian Barry Strauss tells the story of three-and-a-half centuries of the Roman Empire through the lives of 10 of the most important emperors, from Augustus to Constantine....
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The Annals
- The Reigns of Tiberius, Claudius, and Nero
- Written by: Tacitus, J. C. Yardley - translated, Anthony A. Barrett - introduction
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 19 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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The Annals also provides a vivid account of the violent suppression of the revolt led by Boudicca in Britain, the great fire of Rome under Nero, and the subsequent bloody persecution of the Christians....
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24 heures dans la Rome Antique
- Written by: Philip Matyszak
- Narrated by: Mathieu Buscatto
- Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins
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Comment était-ce de vivre dans l'une des villes les plus puissantes et les plus animées du monde antique, une ville huit fois...
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The Life We're Looking For
- Reclaiming Relationship in a Technological World
- Written by: Andy Crouch
- Narrated by: Andy Crouch
- Length: 5 hrs and 55 mins
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In The Life We’re Looking For, best-selling author Andy Crouch shows how we have been seduced by a false vision of human flourishing—and how each of us can fight back....
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We are more than our bodies
- By Thomas Shaw Stiffel on 2023-01-10
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Vergil
- The Poets Life
- Written by: Sarah Ruden
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Sarah Ruden, widely praised for her translation of the Aeneid, uses evidence from Roman life and history alongside Vergil’s own writings to make careful deductions to reconstruct the life of Rome’s greatest poet....
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Julius Caesar
- Written by: Philip Freeman
- Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
- Length: 14 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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More than 2,000 years after his death, Julius Caesar remains one of the great figures of history. He shaped Rome for generations, and his name became a synonym for "emperor" - not only in Rome but as far away as Germany and Russia....
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The Prince of Medicine
- Galen in the Roman Empire
- Written by: Susan P. Mattern
- Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin
- Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Galen of Pergamum (A.D. 129-ca. 216) began his remarkable career tending to wounded gladiators in provincial Asia Minor....
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The Five Good Emperors
- The History of the Roman Empire During the Reigns of Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and Marcus Aurelius
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Jim Johnston
- Length: 1 hr and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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"The Five Good Emperors", a reference to the five emperors who ruled the Roman Empire between 96 and 180 CE (Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and Marcus Aurelius), was a term first coined by Machiavelli and later adopted and popularized by historian Edward Gibbon. Learn more....
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The Fall of Rome: End of a Superpower
- Fall of the Roman Empire, Book 2
- Written by: Nick Holmes
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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In this gripping retelling of one of the most momentous chapters in history, Nick Holmes presents a new interpretation of an old story. The fate of Rome was decided not just by emperors, soldiers, and barbarians but also by an environmental disaster. A catastrophic megadrought on the Asian steppes in the fourth century AD forced the migration of entire peoples—Huns, Goths, Vandals, and others—west into the Roman Empire. They met an empire weakened from war with Persia. Rome's misfortunes multiplied as it made tactical errors on the battlefield.
Written by: Nick Holmes
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Dynasty
- The Rise and Fall of the House of Caesar
- Written by: Tom Holland
- Narrated by: Tom Holland
- Length: 17 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Tom Holland gives a dazzling portrait of Rome's first imperial dynasty. Dynasty traces the full astonishing story of its rule of the world: both the brilliance of its allure, and the blood-steeped shadows cast by its crimes. Ranging from the great capital rebuilt in marble by Augustus to the dank and barbarian-haunted forests of Germany, it is populated by a spectacular cast: murderers and metrosexuals, adulterers and druids, scheming grandmothers and reluctant gladiators.
Written by: Tom Holland
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Soldier of Rome: March to Oblivion
- The Artorian Dynasty, Book 3
- Written by: James Mace
- Narrated by: Jonathan Waters
- Length: 12 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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In 89 A.D., following a failed insurrection by the governor of Upper Germania, the disgraced Legio XXI Rapax is dispatched to Pannonia, on the River Danube. The legion is purged of its senior officers and Emperor Domitian appoints the venerable Lucius Flavius Silva as the new commanding legate. A revered general, Silva famously captured the Herodian Fortress of Masada at the end of the Great Jewish Revolt, twenty years earlier.
Written by: James Mace
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The Roman Revolution: Crisis and Christianity in Ancient Rome
- The Fall of the Roman Empire, Book 1
- Written by: Nick Holmes
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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It was a time of revolution. The Roman Revolution describes the little known "crisis of the third century", and how it led to a revolutionary new Roman Empire. Long before the more famous collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the fifth century, in the years between AD 235-275, barbarian invasions, civil war, and plague devastated ancient Rome.
Written by: Nick Holmes
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A History of the Roman Empire
- From Its Foundation to the Death of Marcus Aurelius (27 B.C.-180 A.D.)
- Written by: John Bagnell Bury
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 28 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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No era in world history has fascinated us more than that of the Roman Empire, especially when it was at its height. The period known as the Pax Romana is generally agreed to have occurred between Octavian's defeat of Mark Antony at Actium in 27 B.C. to the death of Marcus Aurelius in A.D.180. During this 227-year period, most of the sharp military conflict was confined to the periphery of the empire, though the civil war kicked off during the Year of the Four Emperors in 68/69 was a glaring exception to this "universal" peace.
Written by: John Bagnell Bury
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Enemies at the Gate
- The City Walls of Ancient Rome
- Written by: Patricia Southern
- Narrated by: Rupert Bush
- Length: 16 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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The legend of the foundation of Rome by Romulus in 753BC accords very well with the earliest defensive walls on the Palatine Hill, made of clay and timber and showing evidence of animal sacrifices. To trace the continual efforts to fortify Rome is to trace the rise and fall of the Roman Empire - through the taking of the city by the Gauls in 390/387, the wars with the Italian states, the threat of Hannibal, the establishment of the Republic, attacks by the northern tribes and eventual division and collapse.
Written by: Patricia Southern
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The Fall of Rome: End of a Superpower
- Fall of the Roman Empire, Book 2
- Written by: Nick Holmes
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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In this gripping retelling of one of the most momentous chapters in history, Nick Holmes presents a new interpretation of an old story. The fate of Rome was decided not just by emperors, soldiers, and barbarians but also by an environmental disaster. A catastrophic megadrought on the Asian steppes in the fourth century AD forced the migration of entire peoples—Huns, Goths, Vandals, and others—west into the Roman Empire. They met an empire weakened from war with Persia. Rome's misfortunes multiplied as it made tactical errors on the battlefield.
Written by: Nick Holmes
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Dynasty
- The Rise and Fall of the House of Caesar
- Written by: Tom Holland
- Narrated by: Tom Holland
- Length: 17 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Tom Holland gives a dazzling portrait of Rome's first imperial dynasty. Dynasty traces the full astonishing story of its rule of the world: both the brilliance of its allure, and the blood-steeped shadows cast by its crimes. Ranging from the great capital rebuilt in marble by Augustus to the dank and barbarian-haunted forests of Germany, it is populated by a spectacular cast: murderers and metrosexuals, adulterers and druids, scheming grandmothers and reluctant gladiators.
Written by: Tom Holland
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Soldier of Rome: March to Oblivion
- The Artorian Dynasty, Book 3
- Written by: James Mace
- Narrated by: Jonathan Waters
- Length: 12 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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In 89 A.D., following a failed insurrection by the governor of Upper Germania, the disgraced Legio XXI Rapax is dispatched to Pannonia, on the River Danube. The legion is purged of its senior officers and Emperor Domitian appoints the venerable Lucius Flavius Silva as the new commanding legate. A revered general, Silva famously captured the Herodian Fortress of Masada at the end of the Great Jewish Revolt, twenty years earlier.
Written by: James Mace
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The Roman Revolution: Crisis and Christianity in Ancient Rome
- The Fall of the Roman Empire, Book 1
- Written by: Nick Holmes
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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It was a time of revolution. The Roman Revolution describes the little known "crisis of the third century", and how it led to a revolutionary new Roman Empire. Long before the more famous collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the fifth century, in the years between AD 235-275, barbarian invasions, civil war, and plague devastated ancient Rome.
Written by: Nick Holmes
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A History of the Roman Empire
- From Its Foundation to the Death of Marcus Aurelius (27 B.C.-180 A.D.)
- Written by: John Bagnell Bury
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 28 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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No era in world history has fascinated us more than that of the Roman Empire, especially when it was at its height. The period known as the Pax Romana is generally agreed to have occurred between Octavian's defeat of Mark Antony at Actium in 27 B.C. to the death of Marcus Aurelius in A.D.180. During this 227-year period, most of the sharp military conflict was confined to the periphery of the empire, though the civil war kicked off during the Year of the Four Emperors in 68/69 was a glaring exception to this "universal" peace.
Written by: John Bagnell Bury
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Enemies at the Gate
- The City Walls of Ancient Rome
- Written by: Patricia Southern
- Narrated by: Rupert Bush
- Length: 16 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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The legend of the foundation of Rome by Romulus in 753BC accords very well with the earliest defensive walls on the Palatine Hill, made of clay and timber and showing evidence of animal sacrifices. To trace the continual efforts to fortify Rome is to trace the rise and fall of the Roman Empire - through the taking of the city by the Gauls in 390/387, the wars with the Italian states, the threat of Hannibal, the establishment of the Republic, attacks by the northern tribes and eventual division and collapse.
Written by: Patricia Southern
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Laughter in Ancient Rome
- On Joking, Tickling, and Cracking Up
- Written by: Mary Beard
- Narrated by: Jennifer M. Dixon
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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What made the Romans laugh? Was ancient Rome a carnival, filled with practical jokes and hearty chuckles? Or was it a carefully regulated culture in which the uncontrollable excess of laughter was a force to fear-a world of wit, irony, and knowing smiles? How did Romans make sense of laughter? What role did it play in the world of the law courts, the imperial palace, or the spectacles of the arena?
Written by: Mary Beard
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Julian, Ancient Lives Series
- Rome's Last Pagan Emperor
- Written by: Philip Freeman
- Narrated by: Jonathan Johns
- Length: 4 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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As emperor, Julian set about reforming the administration, conquering new territories, and reviving ancient religions. He was scorned in his time for repudiating Christianity and demonized as an apostate for willfully rejecting Christ. Through the centuries, Julian has been viewed by many as a tragic figure who sought to save Rome from its enemies and the corrupting influence of Christianity. Christian writers and historians have seen Julian much differently: as a traitor to God and violent oppressor of Christians.
Written by: Philip Freeman
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The Shortest History of Italy
- Written by: Ross King
- Narrated by: Liam Gerrard
- Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Discover the prodigious global influence of il bel paese in this star-studded retelling of Italy's past-from a foremost author of historic Italy. The Shortest History books deliver thousands of years of history in one riveting, fast-paced book.
Written by: Ross King
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The Shortest History of Italy
- 3,000 Years from the Romans to the Renaissance to a Modern Republic―A Retelling for Our Times
- Written by: Ross King
- Narrated by: Liam Gerrard
- Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins
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A concise, star-studded retelling of Italy's past, from Caesar and Augustus to da Vinci and Michelangelo, tracing the story of a country with prodigious global influence—from a foremost author of historic Italy.
Written by: Ross King
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The Whole Armor of God
- Written by: C. David Belt
- Narrated by: Karen T Miller
- Length: 1 hr and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Paul was a Roman. Yes, the apostle was raised as a devout Jew and later became a Christian, but he was a citizen of the Roman Empire. He lived in a Roman world. In his Epistle to the Ephesians, Paul wrote to an audience of Christians living in a Roman world, under Roman rule. They had all seen Roman legionnaires and were familiar with the armor and weapons carried by a typical Roman soldier. As contemporary Christians, we have a tendency to picture Sir Lancelot on his horse. We are using the wrong imagery. We miss the powerful symbolism of Paul's analogy.
Written by: C. David Belt
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The Age of Gladiators
- Savagery and Spectacle in Ancient Rome
- Written by: Rupert Matthews
- Narrated by: Dugald Bruce-Lockhart
- Length: 7 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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The Age of the Gladiators explores many savage spectacles of Ancient Rome, many of which have become proverbial for their cruelty, bloodlust and glory. From Gladiator fights in grand amphitheaters to chariot racing at the Circus Maximus, Romans had their pick of extreme spectator sports.
Written by: Rupert Matthews