Bestsellers
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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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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 190
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 157
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 157
A lively and engaging narrative history showing the common threads in the cultures that gave birth to our own....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Iffy narration, abrupt ending
- By Micah Clark on 2020-09-07
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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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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 52
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 35
Here in a single volume is the entire, unabridged recording of Gibbon's masterpiece....
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5 out of 5 stars
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It almost killed me!
- By Travis Johnston on 2020-01-03
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The Ancient City
- A Study on the Religion, Laws, and Institutions of Ancient Greece and Rome
- Written by: Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 15 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story5 out of 5 stars 3
This amazing analysis of family and religious life among the ancient Greeks and Romans is the key to understanding ancient Mediterranean civilizations....
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Meditations
- Written by: Marcus Aurelius
- Narrated by: Peter Coates
- Length: 4 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Meditations is a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 AD, recording his private notes to himself and ideas on...
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The Lives of the Caesars
- Written by: Suetonius, Tom Holland - translator, Tom Holland
- Length: 12 hrs
- Unabridged
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A masterful new translation of Suetonius' renowned biography of the twelve Caesars, bringing to life a portrait of the first Roman emperors in stunning detail.
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Rubicon
- The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic
- Written by: Tom Holland
- Narrated by: Tom Holland
- Length: 14 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
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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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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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 190
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 157
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 157
A lively and engaging narrative history showing the common threads in the cultures that gave birth to our own....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Iffy narration, abrupt ending
- By Micah Clark on 2020-09-07
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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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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 52
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 35
Here in a single volume is the entire, unabridged recording of Gibbon's masterpiece....
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5 out of 5 stars
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It almost killed me!
- By Travis Johnston on 2020-01-03
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The Ancient City
- A Study on the Religion, Laws, and Institutions of Ancient Greece and Rome
- Written by: Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 15 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story5 out of 5 stars 3
This amazing analysis of family and religious life among the ancient Greeks and Romans is the key to understanding ancient Mediterranean civilizations....
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Meditations
- Written by: Marcus Aurelius
- Narrated by: Peter Coates
- Length: 4 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Meditations is a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 AD, recording his private notes to himself and ideas on...
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The Lives of the Caesars
- Written by: Suetonius, Tom Holland - translator, Tom Holland
- Length: 12 hrs
- Unabridged
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A masterful new translation of Suetonius' renowned biography of the twelve Caesars, bringing to life a portrait of the first Roman emperors in stunning detail.
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Rubicon
- The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic
- Written by: Tom Holland
- Narrated by: Tom Holland
- Length: 14 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
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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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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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 56
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 48
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 48
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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3 out of 5 stars
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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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The Histories
- Written by: Polybius, W. R. Paton - translator
- Narrated by: Jonathan Booth
- Length: 37 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
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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Hannibal
- Rome’s Greatest Enemy
- Written by: Philip Freeman
- Narrated by: John Lescault
- Length: 5 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 14
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 10
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Story5 out of 5 stars 10
Telling the story of a man who stood against the overwhelming power of the mighty Roman empire, Hannibal is the biography of a man who, against all odds, dared to change the course of history....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great History, Strange Narration
- By Johnny Appleseed on 2024-10-21
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César
- Written by: Alexandre Dumas
- Narrated by: François Cottrelle
- Length: 18 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
On connait Alexandre Dumas pour ses nombreux romans universellement reconnus. Mais on sait moins qu'il fut féru d'Histoire et écrivit aussi de...
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5 out of 5 stars
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Formidable
- By Claude on 2024-07-26
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The Gallic War
- Written by: Julius Caesar
- Narrated by: Laura Orlando
- Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
The Gallic War is Julius Caesar's autobiographical diary of the wars in what is now France, Belgium, and parts of Britain, Germany, and Switzerland, in which he describes the battles that took place from 58 to 51 BCE when he fought the Germanic and Celtic peoples....
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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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Overall5 out of 5 stars 545
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 477
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Story5 out of 5 stars 472
The story of the tumultuous years that set the stage for the fall of the Roman Republic....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Brilliant, especially for beginners like myself
- By Stefan J. Knibbe on 2018-02-13
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The Dark Ages: 476-918
- Written by: Charles Oman
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 19 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 8
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 7
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Story4 out of 5 stars 7
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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3 out of 5 stars
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This is one narrator that gets on my nerves
- By seth wudel on 2024-06-07
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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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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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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5 out of 5 stars
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Enlightening
- By Patrick Allen on 2023-10-23
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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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Overall5 out of 5 stars 8
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 6
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Story5 out of 5 stars 6
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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4 out of 5 stars
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How to be an Emperor
- By Williamanon on 2025-01-15
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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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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 15
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Story5 out of 5 stars 11
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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A Rome of One's Own
- The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire
- Written by: Emma Southon
- Narrated by: Danielle Cohen
- Length: 14 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story5 out of 5 stars 3
From the acclaimed author of A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum comes a wildly entertaining new history of Rome that uses the lives of twenty-one extraordinary women to upend our understanding of the ancient world....
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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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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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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5 out of 5 stars
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Another classic from Donald Robertson
- By Mitchell Medak on 2024-02-15
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Punic Wars
- A Captivating Guide to the Punic Wars and Hannibal Barca
- Written by: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
- Length: 6 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Punic Wars: A Captivating Guide to the Punic Wars and Hannibal Barca provides a captivating account of the three wars that spanned 118 years, Hannibal Barca, the two major powers involves, and much more....
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The Catacombs of Rome and Paris
- The History and Legacy of Europe's Most Famous Ossuaries
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 2 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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The Catacombs of Rome and Paris examines the origins of these necropolises, their development throughout the years, and the period of rediscovery that put these subterranean cemeteries on the map....
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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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Overall5 out of 5 stars 16
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 13
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Story5 out of 5 stars 13
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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24 heures dans la Rome Antique
- Written by: Philip Matyszak
- Narrated by: Mathieu Buscatto
- Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4
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Story4 out of 5 stars 4
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 Rise and Fall of the Roman and British Empire plus the Crusades
- 3 in 1 Box Set
- Written by: Michael Klein
- Narrated by: Ken Maxon, Jim D. Johnston, Richard Core
- Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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This three-book history course helps you quickly understand the nuances and the impact of three crucial periods of history that shaped our world....
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Caesar's Legion
- The Epic Saga of Julius Caesar's Elite Tenth Legion and the Armies of Rome
- Written by: Stephen Dando-Collins
- Narrated by: Stuart Langton
- Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 64
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 53
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 54
Stephen Dando-Collins paints a vivid and definitive portrait of daily life in the Tenth Legion....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing for history buffs
- By Dwayne Stewart on 2022-08-01
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Twelve Caesars
- Images of Power from the Ancient World to the Modern (Bollingen Series)
- Written by: Mary Beard
- Narrated by: Mary Beard
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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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Augustus
- The Life of Rome's First Emperor
- Written by: Anthony Everitt
- Narrated by: John Curless
- Length: 15 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 20
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 18
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Story5 out of 5 stars 18
Caesar Augustus has been called history's greatest emperor....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Ancient History well done
- By David on 2023-10-31
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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 timeless book on character, Meditations brings Marcus’s inspiring words to life and shows what it takes to be a good leader, and how to live a fulfilling life.
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Lawless Republic
- Written by: Josiah Osgood
- Narrated by: David Holt
- Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Historian Josiah Osgood recounts legendary orator Cicero's ascent and fall, and his pivotal role in the Roman Republic's lurch toward autocracy.
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The Wall
- Rome's Greatest Frontier
- Written by: Alistair Moffat
- Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
- Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Hadrian's Wall is the largest and one of the most enigmatic historical monuments in Britain. Nothing else approaches its vast scale: a land wall running seventy-three miles from east to west and a sea wall stretching at least twenty-six miles down the Cumbrian coast....
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
- A Modern Abridgment by Moses Hadas
- Written by: Edward Gibbon, Moses Hadas, Mitch Horowitz
- Narrated by: Mitch Horowitz
- Length: 12 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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For listeners eager to experience Gibbon’s brilliant primary historicism, to understand the long decline of Rome—and the reasons for the Empire’s demise—there exists no better or more accessible condensation of Decline and Fall.