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Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics: Series 1-4
- A Comical Guide to Ancient Greece and Rome
- By: Natalie Haynes
- Narrated by: Natalie Haynes
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
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Writer, broadcaster and recovering comedian Natalie Haynes mixes comedy and conversation to bring the ancient world entertainingly up to date in these four radio series....
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History with modern references and comedy
- By K. J. Kelly on 31-03-19
By: Natalie Haynes
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Rubicon
- The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic
- By: Tom Holland
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows, Tom Holland
- Length: 15 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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The Roman Republic was the most remarkable state in history. What began as a small community of peasants camped among marshes and hills ended up ruling the known world....
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Great story let down by monotonous narration
- By Fitz on 18-06-20
By: Tom Holland
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The History of the Ancient World
- From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome
- 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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More fairy tale than history...
- By Clementi on 26-12-15
By: Susan Wise Bauer
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The Storm Before the Storm
- The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic
- 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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7 minutes to 11 hours...
- By Paul on 25-10-17
By: Mike Duncan
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Marcus Aurelius
- The Stoic Emperor
- 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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Keep going with it
- By Ja Sheffer on 10-04-24
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Messalina
- A Story of Empire, Slander and Adultery
- By: Honor Cargill-Martin
- Narrated by: Antonia Beamish
- Length: 12 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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This is the story of Messalina–third wife of Emperor Claudius and one of the most notorious women to have inhabited the Roman world....
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Enjoyable and interesting
- By Dennis Sommers on 19-05-23
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Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics: Series 1-4
- A Comical Guide to Ancient Greece and Rome
- By: Natalie Haynes
- Narrated by: Natalie Haynes
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
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Writer, broadcaster and recovering comedian Natalie Haynes mixes comedy and conversation to bring the ancient world entertainingly up to date in these four radio series....
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History with modern references and comedy
- By K. J. Kelly on 31-03-19
By: Natalie Haynes
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Rubicon
- The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic
- By: Tom Holland
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows, Tom Holland
- Length: 15 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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The Roman Republic was the most remarkable state in history. What began as a small community of peasants camped among marshes and hills ended up ruling the known world....
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Great story let down by monotonous narration
- By Fitz on 18-06-20
By: Tom Holland
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The History of the Ancient World
- From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome
- 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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More fairy tale than history...
- By Clementi on 26-12-15
By: Susan Wise Bauer
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The Storm Before the Storm
- The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic
- 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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7 minutes to 11 hours...
- By Paul on 25-10-17
By: Mike Duncan
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Marcus Aurelius
- The Stoic Emperor
- 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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Keep going with it
- By Ja Sheffer on 10-04-24
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Messalina
- A Story of Empire, Slander and Adultery
- By: Honor Cargill-Martin
- Narrated by: Antonia Beamish
- Length: 12 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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This is the story of Messalina–third wife of Emperor Claudius and one of the most notorious women to have inhabited the Roman world....
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Enjoyable and interesting
- By Dennis Sommers on 19-05-23
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
- 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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Immense book & audiobook
- By El on 12-12-15
By: Edward Gibbon
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Theoderic the Great
- King of Goths, Ruler of Romans
- By: Hans-Ulrich Wiemer, John Noel Dillon - translator
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 23 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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In the year 493, the leader of a vast confederation of Gothic warriors, their wives, and children personally cut down Odoacer, the man famous for deposing the last Roman emperor in 476. That leader became Theoderic the Great (454-526)....
By: Hans-Ulrich Wiemer, and others
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Insane Emperors, Sunken Cities, and Earthquake Machines
- More Frequently Asked Questions About the Ancient Greeks and Romans
- By: Garrett Ryan
- Narrated by: Will Damron
- Length: 5 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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In a series of fast-paced essays, Insane Emperors, Sunken Cities, and Earthquake Machines answers 40 questions that ancient historian Garrett Ryan has been asked in the classroom and through his popular YouTube channel ToldinStone....
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Great storytelling
- By Anonymous User on 16-12-23
By: Garrett Ryan
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Trajan
- Rome's Last Conqueror
- By: Nicholas Jackson
- Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
- Length: 12 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Until the publication of this captivating biography, no such volume on Trajan's life has been tailored to the general listener. The unique book illuminates a neglected period of ancient Roman history....
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Fascinating and accessable
- By Connor Sampson on 18-04-23
By: Nicholas Jackson
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Egypt, Greece and Rome
- Civilizations of the Ancient Mediterranean
- 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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Great content poor choice of narrator
- By M N R on 03-01-19
By: Charles Freeman
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The Complete Letters of Pliny the Younger
- By: Pliny
- Narrated by: Russell Bentley, Ben Onwukwe
- Length: 14 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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The extant letters of Pliny, written between AD 97 and 112, give us a unique insight into Imperial Rome under the early Antonine emperors. Organised into 10 books, the letters reflect a wide range of topics, mirroring Pliny’s own public and private interests....
By: Pliny
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Scipio Africanus
- Greater than Napoleon
- By: B.H. Liddell Hart
- Narrated by: John Clickman
- Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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"Scipio Africanus: Greater Than Napoleon" throws down a historical gauntlet. Author B.H. Liddell Hart argues that Roman general Scipio, famed for defeating Hannibal, outshines even the mighty Napoleon. Published in 1927, the book dives deep into their strategies, campaigns, and leadership styles.
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The Twelve Caesars
- By: Suetonius
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 14 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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From the dignified grace of Augustus to the cruel debauchery of Nero, this history chronicles all the vices and virtues of the first 12 rulers of Imperial Rome....
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Labourious read.
- By Graham on 14-12-12
By: Suetonius
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The Fall of the Roman Empire
- A New History of Rome and the Barbarians
- By: Peter Heather
- Narrated by: Allan Robertson
- Length: 21 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Peter Heather convincingly argues that the Roman Empire was not on the brink of social or moral collapse. What brought it to an end were the barbarians....
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tough history
- By Mark on 11-10-17
By: Peter Heather
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The Byzantine World War
- By: Nick Holmes
- Narrated by: Martin Carroll
- Length: 5 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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The Crusades shook the world. But why did they happen? Their origins are revealed in a new light. As part of a medieval world war that stretched from Asia to Europe. At its center was an ancient empire Byzantium....
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History has not been kind to the memory of Romanus
- By Norma Miles on 04-08-20
By: Nick Holmes
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The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire
- The Clashes of Kings and Emperors Claiming the Crown
- By: Michael Klein
- Narrated by: Kenneth Maxon
- Length: 4 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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On the horizons of many warring tribes, Roman warriors, knights from chivalric orders, and the devoted penniless appeared on a divine mission ready to conquer....
By: Michael Klein
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Ancient Rome
- The Rise and Fall of An Empire
- By: Simon Baker
- Narrated by: Chris MacDonnell
- Length: 17 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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This is the story of the greatest empire the world has ever known. Simon Baker charts the rise and fall of the world's first superpower, focusing on six momentous turning points....
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Great Narrative History
- By Nik Jewell on 26-04-18
By: Simon Baker
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Not the Impossible Faith
- By: Richard Carrier
- Narrated by: Richard Carrier
- Length: 12 hrs and 49 mins
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Not the Impossible Faith is a tour de force in that genre, dissecting and refuting the oft-repeated claim that Christianity could not have succeeded in the ancient world unless it was true....
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Enjoy Carrier, but...
- By Alan Myers on 02-04-20
By: Richard Carrier
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Twelve Caesars
- Images of Power from the Ancient World to the Modern (Bollingen Series)
- By: Mary Beard
- Narrated by: Mary Beard
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
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This audiobook narrated by best-selling author Mary Beard explores how images of Roman autocrats have influenced art, culture, and the representation of power....
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Fascinating tour of history
- By Dr C on 04-02-24
By: Mary Beard
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Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants
- Frequently Asked Questions About the Ancient Greeks and Romans
- By: Garrett Ryan
- Narrated by: Stephen Graybill
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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In a series of short and humorous essays, Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants explores some of the questions about the Greeks and Romans that ancient historian Garrett Ryan has answered in the classroom and online....
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Great, compact, easy!
- By Anonymous User on 29-03-22
By: Garrett Ryan
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The Dark Ages: 476-918
- By: Charles Oman
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 19 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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The Dark Ages is the story of the birth of Western civilization. It was a harrowing crucible of war, destruction, and faith....
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Comprehensive
- By Ambrose Duffy on 20-01-21
By: Charles Oman
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The Age of Gladiators
- Savagery and Spectacle in Ancient Rome
- 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.
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Interesting insight with great narration
- By B Hull on 16-04-24
By: Rupert Matthews
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A Classical Education
- The Stuff You Wish You'd been Taught at School
- By: Caroline Taggart
- Narrated by: Bill Wallis
- Length: 4 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Is the Greek alphabet all Greek to you? Is geometry your Achilles heel and does your knowledge of Homer have more to do with The Simpsons than the Sirens? Here's help....
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Content is great but not as audio
- By Luke on 28-08-10
By: Caroline Taggart
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The War That Made the Roman Empire
- Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium
- By: Barry Strauss
- Narrated by: Jacques Roy
- Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins
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The War That Made the Roman Empire is the gripping story of one of history’s most important and yet little-known wars, the campaign culminating in the Battle of Actium in 31 BC, whose outcome determined the future of the Roman Empire....
By: Barry Strauss
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Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics: Series 5-8
- More Comical Tales from Ancient Greece and Rome
- 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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Brilliant
- By leo on 05-01-23
By: Natalie Haynes
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Lives of the Twelve Caesars
- By: Suetonius
- Narrated by: Derek Jacobi
- Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins
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Suetonius wrote his Lives of the Twelve Caesars in the reign of Vespasian around 70AD. He chronicled the extraordinary careers of Julius, Augustus....
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Perfect narrator, great text, poor translation
- By George on 06-05-15
By: Suetonius
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The Birth of Classical Europe
- A History from Troy to Augustine
- By: Simon Price, Peter Thonemann
- Narrated by: Don Hagen
- Length: 14 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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To an extraordinary extent we continue to live in the shadow of the classical world....
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AWFUL boring dry and colourless
- By Sam on 17-11-11
By: Simon Price, and others
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The Histories
- By: Polybius, W. R. Paton - translator
- Narrated by: Jonathan Booth
- Length: 37 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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The rise of Rome is one of the great stories of world history and fortunately we have a reliable and at times an eyewitness account, from the Greek historian Polybius of Megalopolis....
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It’s the reader that makes it.
- By Dennis Sommers on 04-08-22
By: Polybius, and others
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Naples: The History and Legacy of the Prominent Italian City-State from Antiquity to Today
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 18 mins
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Naples: The History and Legacy of the Prominent Italian City-State from Antiquity to Today dives into the city's origin story, how it became one of the most important places in Europe, and its winding history. You will learn about Naples like never before....
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The Whole Armor of God
- By: C. David Belt
- Narrated by: Karen T Miller
- Length: 1 hr and 23 mins
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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.
By: C. David Belt
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Populus
- Living and Dying in the Wealth, Smoke and Din of Ancient Rome
- By: Guy de la Bédoyère
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows
- Length: 15 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Living in ancient Rome was one of the most intense experiences in human history. It was also superbly and vividly recorded by Rome's historians and poets who were acutely aware of the seething and voluptuous nature of a city that ruled the known world. Populus takes the listener into a world of violent politics, disorder, unspeakably brutal entertainments, extravagance, decadence, eroticism, exotica, and staggering inequality, participated in daily by the Roman people from the hyper-rich elite to the lowliest slaves.
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A bit disappointing
- By Xander on 09-04-24
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The Age of Gladiators
- Savagery and Spectacle in Ancient Rome
- 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.
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Interesting insight with great narration
- By B Hull on 16-04-24
By: Rupert Matthews
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Soldier of Rome: Crisis on the Danube
- The Artorian Dynasty, Book 2
- By: James Mace
- Narrated by: Jonathan Waters
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Since the reign of Emperor Tiberius, an uneasy peace has existed along the Danube frontier between the various Sarmatian tribal kingdoms to the north and the Roman Empire to the south. Now, a new threat has emerged in Dacia, as the aged King Duras seeks to unite his people; a feat not witnessed since the legendary King Burebista more than a century before.
By: James Mace
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Strange Religion
- How the First Christians Were Weird, Dangerous, and Compelling
- By: Nijay K. Gupta
- Narrated by: Nijay K. Gupta
- Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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The first Christians were weird. Just how weird is often lost on today's believers. Within Roman society, the earliest Christians stood out for the oddness of their beliefs and practices. They believed unusual things, worshiped God in strange ways, and lived a unique lifestyle. They practiced a whole new way of thinking about and doing religion that would have been seen as bizarre and dangerous when compared to Roman religion and most other religions of the ancient world.
By: Nijay K. Gupta
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Mythology 5 Books in 1
- Tales from Greek, Roman, Norse, Celtic, and Egyptian Mythology
- By: Adam Andino
- Narrated by: Tim Tidball
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Journey through an expansive tapestry of myths, legends, and histories with this definitive collection of five of the world's most enthralling mythologies. This bundle contains 5 different books, paired together at a greatly discounted price! Included are books detailing Greek, Roman, Norse, Celtic, and Egyptian Mythologies.
By: Adam Andino
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The Whole Armor of God
- 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.
By: C. David Belt
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Populus
- Living and Dying in the Wealth, Smoke and Din of Ancient Rome
- By: Guy de la Bédoyère
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows
- Length: 15 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Living in ancient Rome was one of the most intense experiences in human history. It was also superbly and vividly recorded by Rome's historians and poets who were acutely aware of the seething and voluptuous nature of a city that ruled the known world. Populus takes the listener into a world of violent politics, disorder, unspeakably brutal entertainments, extravagance, decadence, eroticism, exotica, and staggering inequality, participated in daily by the Roman people from the hyper-rich elite to the lowliest slaves.
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A bit disappointing
- By Xander on 09-04-24
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The Age of Gladiators
- Savagery and Spectacle in Ancient Rome
- 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.
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Interesting insight with great narration
- By B Hull on 16-04-24
By: Rupert Matthews
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Soldier of Rome: Crisis on the Danube
- The Artorian Dynasty, Book 2
- By: James Mace
- Narrated by: Jonathan Waters
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Since the reign of Emperor Tiberius, an uneasy peace has existed along the Danube frontier between the various Sarmatian tribal kingdoms to the north and the Roman Empire to the south. Now, a new threat has emerged in Dacia, as the aged King Duras seeks to unite his people; a feat not witnessed since the legendary King Burebista more than a century before.
By: James Mace
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Strange Religion
- How the First Christians Were Weird, Dangerous, and Compelling
- By: Nijay K. Gupta
- Narrated by: Nijay K. Gupta
- Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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The first Christians were weird. Just how weird is often lost on today's believers. Within Roman society, the earliest Christians stood out for the oddness of their beliefs and practices. They believed unusual things, worshiped God in strange ways, and lived a unique lifestyle. They practiced a whole new way of thinking about and doing religion that would have been seen as bizarre and dangerous when compared to Roman religion and most other religions of the ancient world.
By: Nijay K. Gupta
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Mythology 5 Books in 1
- Tales from Greek, Roman, Norse, Celtic, and Egyptian Mythology
- By: Adam Andino
- Narrated by: Tim Tidball
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Journey through an expansive tapestry of myths, legends, and histories with this definitive collection of five of the world's most enthralling mythologies. This bundle contains 5 different books, paired together at a greatly discounted price! Included are books detailing Greek, Roman, Norse, Celtic, and Egyptian Mythologies.
By: Adam Andino
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The Underground City of Derinkuyu
- The History and Mystery of the Ancient Subterranean City in Turkey
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: KC Wayman
- Length: 1 hr and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Among all the early Iron Age people from the Near East who inherited the geopolitical vacuum of power left by the Sea Peoples invasions, the Phrygians are perhaps one of the most misunderstood. They built a powerful and wealthy kingdom, but were overshadowed by their more powerful and wealthier neighbors, the Lydians.
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How the World Made the West
- A 4,000-Year History
- By: Josephine Quinn
- Narrated by: Alix Dunmore
- Length: 15 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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In a bold and magisterial work of immense scope, Josephine Quinn argues that the real story of the West is much bigger than this established paradigm leads us to believe. So much of our shared history has been lost, drowned out by the concept – developed in the Victorian era – of separate ‘civilisations’. Moving from the Bronze Age to the Age of Exploration, How the World Made the West reveals a new narrative: one that traces the millennia of global encounters and exchange that built what is now called the West, as societies met, tangled and sometimes grew apart.
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Worth listening too
- By rexatron5 on 11-04-24
By: Josephine Quinn
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The Introduction to Greek and Roman History Series
- Golden Laurels, Silver Seas + The Wolves of Mars – Greek and Roman History from the Bronze Age to the Fall of the Western Roman Empire
- By: Aeon History
- Narrated by: Gary Bartley
- Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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To understand today, one must understand the past. "The Complete Introduction to Greek and Roman History Series" is your key to 4,500 years of Western social, political, economic, military, and intellectual history.
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Comprehensive!!
- By K G on 17-04-24
By: Aeon History
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The Roman Empire
- The Empire of the Edomite
- By: William Beeston
- Narrated by: John Clickman
- Length: 2 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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In "The Roman Empire the Empire of the Edomite," William Beeston throws a curveball at history, proposing a bold connection between the mighty Romans and the ancient Edomites of Jordan.
By: William Beeston
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Scipio Africanus
- Greater than Napoleon
- By: B.H. Liddell Hart
- Narrated by: John Clickman
- Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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"Scipio Africanus: Greater Than Napoleon" throws down a historical gauntlet. Author B.H. Liddell Hart argues that Roman general Scipio, famed for defeating Hannibal, outshines even the mighty Napoleon. Published in 1927, the book dives deep into their strategies, campaigns, and leadership styles.
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The Grand Strategy of the Roman Empire
- From the First Century CE to the Third, Revised and Updated Edition
- By: Edward N. Luttwak
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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In The Grand Strategy of the Roman Empire, seasoned defense analyst Edward N. Luttwak reveals how the Romans were able to combine military strength, diplomacy, and fortifications to effectively respond to changing threats. Rome's secret was not ceaseless fighting, but comprehensive strategies that unified force, diplomacy, and an immense infrastructure of roads, forts, walls, and barriers. Finally, as barbarians began to penetrate the empire, Rome filed large armies in a strategy of "defense-in-depth," allowing invaders to pierce Rome's borders.
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Rise of the Republic
- Rome's Early Struggle for Power and Identity (Res Publica, Book 1)
- By: D.S. Griffin
- Narrated by: Lincoln Gillett
- Length: 5 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Immerse yourself in an epic narrative where every struggle, every victory, and every act of valor is a brushstroke on the canvas of history. This diligently researched and vividly recounted account is perfect for those who thirst for a story that echoes through the ages, illuminating the ideals that have shaped our own foundations of governance and justice.
By: D.S. Griffin
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City of Echoes
- A New History of Rome, Its Popes, and Its People
- By: Jessica Wärnberg
- Narrated by: Julie Teal
- Length: 12 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Rome is a city of echoes, where the voice of the people has chimed and clashed with the words of princes, emperors, and insurgents across the centuries. In this authoritative new history, Jessica Wärnberg tells the story of Rome's longest standing figurehead and interlocutor—the pope—revealing how his presence over the centuries has transformed the fate of the city of Rome.
By: Jessica Wärnberg
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Marcus Aurelius
- The Stoic Emperor
- By: Donald J. Robertson
- Narrated by: Donald J. Robertson
- Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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This novel biography brings Marcus Aurelius (121-180 CE) to life for a new generation by exploring the emperor’s fascinating psychological journey. Donald J. Robertson examines Marcus’s relationships with key figures in his life, such as his mother, Domitia Lucilla, and the emperor Hadrian, as well as his Stoic tutors. He draws extensively on Marcus’s own Meditations and correspondence, and he examines the emperor’s actions as detailed in the Augustan History and other ancient texts.
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Keep going with it
- By Ja Sheffer on 10-04-24
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The Wolves of Mars
- An Introductory History of Rome from the Rise of the Monarchy to the Fall of the Western Empire
- By: Aeon History
- Narrated by: Gary Bartley
- Length: 5 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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From the foundation of the Roman Monarchy to the whispered end of the Western Roman Empire, here’s your chance to learn all the key events of the intricate dance of power, passion, and prophecy that shaped the rise, decline, and fall of Rome. The Wolves of Mars is your key to over 1,200 years of Roman social, political, economic, military, and intellectual history.
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Another smash hit by Aeon History
- By Woman of a Thousand Laughs on 08-04-24
By: Aeon History
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Pox Romana
- The Plague That Shook the Roman World
- By: Colin Elliott
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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In the middle of the second century AD, Rome was at its prosperous and powerful apex. The emperor Marcus Aurelius reigned over a vast territory that stretched from Britain to Egypt. The Roman-made peace, or Pax Romana, seemed to be permanent. Then, apparently out of nowhere, a sudden sickness struck the legions and laid waste to cities, including Rome itself. This fast-spreading disease, known now as the Antonine plague, may have been history’s first pandemic. Soon after its arrival, the Empire began its downward trajectory toward decline and fall.
By: Colin Elliott
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From Rome to the West
- Parallels in Empire, Mobility, and Rhetoric
- By: J.N. Maverick
- Narrated by: Anthony Bertucci
- Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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"From Rome to the West: Parallels in Empire, Mobility, and Rhetoric" is a meticulous exploration of the cyclical narratives that underpin the strategies and rhetorics of empires, drawing direct lines between the colossal Roman Empire and contemporary Western democracies. Delving deep into the Roman Republic's dualistic nature, it unveils the contradictions between internal democratic ethos and external imperialistic endeavors, offering readers a panoramic view of how power and morality intersected in the classical world.
By: J.N. Maverick