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The Immortality Key
- The Secret History of the Religion with No Name
- By: Brian C. Muraresku, Graham Hancock - foreword
- Narrated by: Graham Hancock, Brian C. Muraresku
- Length: 15 hrs and 11 mins
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A groundbreaking dive into the role psychedelics have played in the origins of Western civilization, and the real-life quest for the Holy Grail that could shake the Church to its foundations....
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Such an incredible story
- By Kyle M. on 05-10-2020
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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
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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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easy listening
- By Anonymous User on 16-05-2024
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The End of Everything
- How Wars Descend into Annihilation
- By: Victor Davis Hanson
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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A New York Times-bestselling historian charts how and why societies from ancient Greece to the modern era chose to utterly destroy their foes, and warns that similar wars of obliteration are possible in our time....
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Journey Into Dreamtime
- Indigenous
- By: Munya Andrews
- Narrated by: Munya Andrews
- Length: 3 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Come on a journey with Aboriginal elder Aunty Munya as she guides you in discovering your purpose in life and how to walk in the footsteps of our ancestors. Learn what it means to truly belong and be family to everyone and everything....
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A beautiful, humbling insight into Aboriginal culture
- By Amazon Customer on 03-07-2023
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The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross
- A Study of the Nature and Origins of Christianity Within the Fertility Cults of the Ancient Near East
- By: John M. Allegro
- Narrated by: Martyn Swain
- Length: 10 hrs and 33 mins
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Where did God come from? What do the bible stories really tell us? Who or what was Jesus Christ? This audiobook challenges everything we think we know about the nature of religion....
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Waste of time
- By Anonymous User on 27-03-2024
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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
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Here in a single volume is the entire, unabridged recording of Gibbon's masterpiece....
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epic
- By Luke on 17-08-2017
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The Immortality Key
- The Secret History of the Religion with No Name
- By: Brian C. Muraresku, Graham Hancock - foreword
- Narrated by: Graham Hancock, Brian C. Muraresku
- Length: 15 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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A groundbreaking dive into the role psychedelics have played in the origins of Western civilization, and the real-life quest for the Holy Grail that could shake the Church to its foundations....
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Such an incredible story
- By Kyle M. on 05-10-2020
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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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easy listening
- By Anonymous User on 16-05-2024
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The End of Everything
- How Wars Descend into Annihilation
- By: Victor Davis Hanson
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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A New York Times-bestselling historian charts how and why societies from ancient Greece to the modern era chose to utterly destroy their foes, and warns that similar wars of obliteration are possible in our time....
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Journey Into Dreamtime
- Indigenous
- By: Munya Andrews
- Narrated by: Munya Andrews
- Length: 3 hrs and 13 mins
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Come on a journey with Aboriginal elder Aunty Munya as she guides you in discovering your purpose in life and how to walk in the footsteps of our ancestors. Learn what it means to truly belong and be family to everyone and everything....
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A beautiful, humbling insight into Aboriginal culture
- By Amazon Customer on 03-07-2023
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The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross
- A Study of the Nature and Origins of Christianity Within the Fertility Cults of the Ancient Near East
- By: John M. Allegro
- Narrated by: Martyn Swain
- Length: 10 hrs and 33 mins
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Where did God come from? What do the bible stories really tell us? Who or what was Jesus Christ? This audiobook challenges everything we think we know about the nature of religion....
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Waste of time
- By Anonymous User on 27-03-2024
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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
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Here in a single volume is the entire, unabridged recording of Gibbon's masterpiece....
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epic
- By Luke on 17-08-2017
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Tutankhamun and the Tomb That Changed the World
- By: Bob Brier PhD
- Narrated by: Christopher Douyard
- Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
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It is often thought that the story of Tutankhamun ended when the thousands of items discovered by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon were transported to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo and put on display. But there is far more to the story....
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The Dead Sea Scrolls
- By: Gary A. Rendsburg, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Gary A. Rendsburg
- Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins
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Learn what the scrolls are, what they contain, and how the insights they offered into religious and ancient history came into focus....
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Educational but quite dry
- By Howling Fantods on 13-08-2019
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Ramesses the Great
- Egypt's King of Kings
- By: Toby Wilkinson
- Narrated by: Robbie Stevens
- Length: 6 hrs and 26 mins
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Internationally acclaimed Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson presents the life, dramatic reign, and enduring legacy of the pharaoh Ramesses the Great, with lessons for the present...
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Marcus Aurelius
- The Stoic Emperor
- By: Donald J. Robertson
- Narrated by: Donald J. Robertson
- Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins
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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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What a man!
- By Paul on 13-05-2024
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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
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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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History for everyone
- By Julien on 28-10-2017
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The Peloponnesian War
- By: Thucydides
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 26 hrs and 17 mins
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Historians universally agree that Thucydides was the greatest historian who has ever lived, and that his story of the Peloponnesian conflict is a marvel of forensic science and fine literature....
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haunting
- By Tim Dubber on 19-05-2016
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The Emperor's Exile
- The thrilling Sunday Times bestseller
- By: Simon Scarrow
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 12 hrs
- Unabridged
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Tribune Cato and Centurion Macro, hardened veterans of the Roman army, have faced the empire's enemies from Britannia to Parthia, from Hispania to Judea....
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Audio quality
- By Kegan Daly on 16-11-2023
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Egyptian Mythology: Classic Stories of Egyptian Myths, Gods, Goddesses, Heroes, and Monsters
- Classical Mythology Series, Book 8
- By: Scott Lewis
- Narrated by: Oliver Hunt
- Length: 5 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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For eons, the wisdom cultivated by the Egyptian people has been extolled time and time again. These timeless myths are fountains of insight and, many would argue, beacons of light that can shatter the darkness of ignorance. Listen to learn more....
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Does what it says
- By Alexandre Champagnat on 03-08-2023
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Streams of Gold, Rivers of Blood
- The Rise and Fall of Byzantium, 955 A.D. to the First Crusade
- By: Anthony Kaldellis
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 15 hrs and 50 mins
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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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very enjoyable listen
- By Anonymous User on 11-02-2024
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How to Win an Election
- An Ancient Guide for Modern Politicians
- By: Quintus Tullius Cicero, Philip Freeman - translator
- Narrated by: Doug Kaye
- Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
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How to Win an Election is an ancient Roman guide for campaigning that is as up-to-date as tomorrow's headlines....
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Celtic Mythology: Fascinating Myths and Legends of Gods, Goddesses, Heroes and Monster from the Ancient Irish, Welsh, Scottish and Brittany Mythology
- By: Simon Lopez
- Narrated by: Neil Hamilton
- Length: 5 hrs and 7 mins
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Celtic mythology entrances many people as it has so many tales of heroism. It is steeped in history, mythology, wonder, adventure, and even romance....
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PG rated non complete version.
- By Tuna on 21-06-2019
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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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Absorbing, never-dull narration of our history
- By PAS on 18-03-2019
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The Emerald Tablets of Thoth the Atlantean
- By: M. Doreal
- Narrated by: Josef Kent
- Length: 2 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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The history of the Emerald Tablets is strange and beyond the belief of modern scientists. Their antiquity is stupendous, dating back some 36,000 years B.C....
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Ancient Greece, Second Edition
- From Prehistoric to Hellenistic Times
- By: Thomas R. Martin
- Narrated by: John Lescault
- Length: 12 hrs and 59 mins
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In this compact yet comprehensive history of ancient Greece, Thomas R. Martin brings alive Greek civilization from its Stone Age roots to the fourth century BC....
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Excellent introduction
- By K-2 on 14-06-2022
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The Emerald Tablets of Thoth the Atlantean
- By: Doreal
- Narrated by: Graham Dunlop
- Length: 2 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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The history of the tablets translated in the following pages is strange and beyond modern scientists' comprehension. Their age is astounding, dating back 36,000 years B.C....
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Mythology: Mega Collection
- Classic Stories from the Greek, Celtic, Norse, Japanese, Hindu, Chinese, Mesopotamian and Egyptian Mythology
- By: Scott Lewis
- Narrated by: Madison Niederhauser, Oliver Hunt
- Length: 31 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Do you know how many wives Zeus had? Or how the famous Trojan War was caused by one beautiful lady? Or how Thor got his hammer? Give your imagination a real treat. This Mega Mythology Collection of eight audiobooks is for you....
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Fact check
- By Jack relph on 02-06-2020
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Writing and Civilization: From Ancient Worlds to Modernity
- By: Marc Zender, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Marc Zender
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
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At just over 5,000 years old, writing is actually a relatively recent invention. It has become so central to the way we communicate and live....
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what utter crap is this?
- By Kindle Customer on 14-10-2022
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The Roman Empire: From Augustus to the Fall of Rome
- By: Gregory S. Aldrete, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Gregory S. Aldrete
- Length: 12 hrs and 41 mins
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Twenty-four captivating lectures from The Roman Empire: From Augustus to the Fall of Rome traces the breathtaking history from the empire’s foundation by Augustus to its Golden Age in the 2nd century CE through a series of ever-worsening crises until its ultimate disintegration....
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Educational!
- By Anonymous User on 20-08-2020
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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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Too dry & dusty, even for a Roman history tragic
- By Gastronomix on 13-11-2023
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The Roman Republic
- A Very Short Introduction
- By: David M. Gwynn
- Narrated by: Paul Woodson
- Length: 4 hrs and 23 mins
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In this Very Short Introduction, David M. Gwynn provides a fascinating introduction to the history of the Roman Republic and its literary and material sources, bringing to life the culture and society of Republican Rome and its ongoing significance within our modern world....
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The Other Side of History: Daily Life in the Ancient World
- By: Robert Garland, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Robert Garland
- Length: 24 hrs and 28 mins
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The past truly comes alive as you take a series of imaginative leaps into the world of history's anonymous citizens....
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Excellent and enjoyable
- By Jennifer Shoesmith on 21-11-2016
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The Gallic War
- By: Julius Caesar
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins
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Julius Caesar is one of the most famous figures of the ancient Roman world. A skillful general and leading politician of the late Roman Republic, he secured a 10-year proconsular command in the province of Gaul, during which he accumulated both wealth and power....
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The Emerald Tablets of Thoth the Atlantean
- By: M. Doreal
- Narrated by: John Marino
- Length: 2 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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The history of the tablets translated in the following book is strange and beyond the belief of modern scientists. Their antiquity is stupendous, dating back some 36,000 years.
The writer is....
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Profound guidance!
- By Leeaura Zen on 22-07-2018
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1177 B.C. (Revised and Updated)
- The Year Civilization Collapsed
- By: Eric H. Cline
- Narrated by: Eric H. Cline
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
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This audiobook narrated by acclaimed archaeologist and best-selling author Eric Cline offers a breathtaking account of how the collapse of an ancient civilized world ushered in the first Dark Ages....
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The rise and fall: Two millenniums BC.
- By Amazon Customer on 18-09-2023
New Releases
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Tales of the Gods
- A Viking Voyage of Norse Mythology
- By: L. J. Marvyls
- Narrated by: Jack Nolan
- Length: 3 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Venture back to the golden age of Vikings and experience Norse Myths retold as they were, by warriors and raiders of the era, on a bold journey to secure a Danegeld unmatched by any seen before. This is Norse Mythology and Viking history intertwined into an adventure not to miss.
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The Clovis Culture
- The History and Legacy of the Prehistoric Paleoamericans
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Steve Knupp
- Length: 1 hr and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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In popular media and culture, the Paleolithic era is often depicted as a time when humans were completely savage, spoke with little more than grunts, hit women over their heads with clubs and kidnapped them, and of course, everyone lived in caves. The reality is that the Paleolithic era was a time of great change when humans coalesced into groups and developed different technologies that helped them survive and ultimately thrive in harsh environments.
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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.)
- 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.
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Out of One, Many
- Ancient Greek Ways of Thought and Culture
- By: Jennifer T. Roberts
- Narrated by: Petrea Burchard
- Length: 13 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Covering the whole of the ancient Greek experience from its beginnings late in the third millennium BCE to the Roman conquest in 30 BCE, Out of One, Many is an accessible and lively introduction to the Greeks and their ways of living and thinking. In this fresh and witty exploration of the thought, culture, society, and history of the Greeks, Jennifer Roberts traces not only the common values that united them across the seas and the centuries, but also the enormous diversity in their ideas and beliefs.
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The Missing Thread
- A New History of the Ancient World Through the Women Who Shaped It
- By: Daisy Dunn
- Narrated by: Daisy Dunn, Jenny Funnell
- Length: 17 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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For centuries, men have been writing histories of antiquity filled with warlords, emperors and kings. But when it comes to incorporating women aside from Cleopatra and Boudica, writers have been more comfortable describing mythical heroines than real ones. While Penelope and Helen of Troy live on in the imagination, their real-life counterparts have been relegated to the margins. In The Missing Thread, Daisy Dunn inverts this tradition and puts the women of history at the centre of the narrative.
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Epic Fails in Ancient History
- Uncovering Hilarious Mistakes and Baffling Blunders That Shaped Civilizations (Curious Histories Collection)
- By: Ahoy Publications
- Narrated by: Jay Herbert
- Length: 3 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Take an epic journey through the hilarious mistakes and baffling blunders that shaped civilizations. Are you looking to learn unique and surprising facts about human history? Do you want to listen to the quirks and fumbles that defined ancient eras? Did you know that some of the biggest discoveries in history were born out of missteps? More than simple errors, this audiobook about epic failures in ancient history is a testament to humanity’s resilience and people’s ability to learn, adapt, and advance despite the circumstances.
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Tales of the Gods
- A Viking Voyage of Norse Mythology
- By: L. J. Marvyls
- Narrated by: Jack Nolan
- Length: 3 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Venture back to the golden age of Vikings and experience Norse Myths retold as they were, by warriors and raiders of the era, on a bold journey to secure a Danegeld unmatched by any seen before. This is Norse Mythology and Viking history intertwined into an adventure not to miss.
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The Clovis Culture
- The History and Legacy of the Prehistoric Paleoamericans
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Steve Knupp
- Length: 1 hr and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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In popular media and culture, the Paleolithic era is often depicted as a time when humans were completely savage, spoke with little more than grunts, hit women over their heads with clubs and kidnapped them, and of course, everyone lived in caves. The reality is that the Paleolithic era was a time of great change when humans coalesced into groups and developed different technologies that helped them survive and ultimately thrive in harsh environments.
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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.)
- 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.
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Out of One, Many
- Ancient Greek Ways of Thought and Culture
- By: Jennifer T. Roberts
- Narrated by: Petrea Burchard
- Length: 13 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Covering the whole of the ancient Greek experience from its beginnings late in the third millennium BCE to the Roman conquest in 30 BCE, Out of One, Many is an accessible and lively introduction to the Greeks and their ways of living and thinking. In this fresh and witty exploration of the thought, culture, society, and history of the Greeks, Jennifer Roberts traces not only the common values that united them across the seas and the centuries, but also the enormous diversity in their ideas and beliefs.
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The Missing Thread
- A New History of the Ancient World Through the Women Who Shaped It
- By: Daisy Dunn
- Narrated by: Daisy Dunn, Jenny Funnell
- Length: 17 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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For centuries, men have been writing histories of antiquity filled with warlords, emperors and kings. But when it comes to incorporating women aside from Cleopatra and Boudica, writers have been more comfortable describing mythical heroines than real ones. While Penelope and Helen of Troy live on in the imagination, their real-life counterparts have been relegated to the margins. In The Missing Thread, Daisy Dunn inverts this tradition and puts the women of history at the centre of the narrative.
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Epic Fails in Ancient History
- Uncovering Hilarious Mistakes and Baffling Blunders That Shaped Civilizations (Curious Histories Collection)
- By: Ahoy Publications
- Narrated by: Jay Herbert
- Length: 3 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Take an epic journey through the hilarious mistakes and baffling blunders that shaped civilizations. Are you looking to learn unique and surprising facts about human history? Do you want to listen to the quirks and fumbles that defined ancient eras? Did you know that some of the biggest discoveries in history were born out of missteps? More than simple errors, this audiobook about epic failures in ancient history is a testament to humanity’s resilience and people’s ability to learn, adapt, and advance despite the circumstances.
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Enemies at the Gate
- The City Walls of Ancient Rome
- 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.
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Ancient Greece for Beginners - The History of Ancient Greece From the Bronze Age to Hellenism and From Apol-lo to Zeus Told in an Exciting and Entertaining Way
- By: Markus Dannen
- Narrated by: Casey Wayman
- Length: 59 mins
- Unabridged
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When dark smoke rises from stone temples, the followers of the cult of Dionysus pour each other deep red wine, ancient philosophers passionately discuss in the Athenian agora, and cheering shouts of victory ring out from Olympia in the distance - then you, dear readers, are nowhere else than in the multifaceted world of Greek antiquity. We hear a lot about ancient Greece; be it the huge world of gods that rules over the celestial sphere, strange myths that we still read and love today, or even personalities like that of Alexander the Great that trigger fascination and curiosity in us.
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Laughter in Ancient Rome
- On Joking, Tickling, and Cracking Up
- 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?
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The narrator’s voice droning on.
- By lone on 17-05-2024
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The Cleopatras
- By: Professor Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
- Narrated by: Professor Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
- Length: 14 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Cleopatra: lover, seductress, and Egypt's greatest queen. A woman more myth than history, immortalized in poetry, drama, music, art, and film. She captivated Julius Caesar and Marc Antony, the two greatest Romans of the day, and died in a blaze of glory, with an asp clasped to her breast - or so the legend tells us. But the real-life story of the historical Cleopatra VII is even more compelling. She was the last of seven Cleopatras who ruled Egypt before it was subsumed into the Roman Empire. These extraordinary women keep a close grip on power in the wealthiest country of the ancient world.
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Moneta
- A History of Ancient Rome in Twelve Coins
- By: Gareth Harney
- Narrated by: Piers Hampton
- Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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When Gareth Harney was first handed a Roman coin by his father as a child, he became entranced: by its beauty, its hardiness and its power to tell stories and connect us with the ancient past. He realised that coins, more than being simply markers of exchange, are metal canvases upon which societies could immortalise their ideas, cultures, personalities, tragedies and triumphs. His small tarnished coin, then, actually told the epic story of Rome.
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Cypria
- A Journey to the Heart of the Mediterranean
- By: Alex Christofi
- Narrated by: Alex Christofi
- Length: 11 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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In Cypria, named after a lost Cypriot epic which was the prequel to The Odyssey, British Cypriot writer Alex Christofi writes a deeply personal, lyrical history of the island of Cyprus, from the era of goddesses and mythical beasts to the present day. This sprawling, evocative and poetic book begins with the legend of the cyclops and the storytelling at the heart of the Mediterranean culture. Christofi travels to salt lakes, crusader castles, mosques and the eerie town deserted at the start of the 1974 war.
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The End of Everything
- How Wars Descend into Annihilation
- By: Victor Davis Hanson
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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War can settle disputes, topple tyrants, and bend the trajectory of civilization—sometimes to the breaking point. From Troy to Hiroshima, moments when war has ended in utter annihilation have reverberated through the centuries, signaling the end of political systems, cultures, and epochs. Though much has changed over the millennia, human nature remains the same. In The End of Everything, military historian Victor Davis Hanson narrates a series of sieges and sackings that span the age of antiquity to the conquest of the New World to show how societies descend into barbarism and obliteration.
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Enchanted Islands
- A Mediterranean Odyssey – A Memoir of Travels through Love, Grief and Mythology
- By: Laura Coffey
- Narrated by: Laura Coffey
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
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It started with a boy, of course. Seeking solace from the pain of heartbreak and her father's illness, Laura Coffey embarks on what was meant to be a simple holiday. But her newfound fascination with ancient Greek myths transforms her trip into a six-month odyssey, around tiny archipelagos and mystical Mediterranean islands thought to be the setting of Odysseus's epic journey. As she chases one of the most conflicted, flawed and yet beloved heroes through his fantastical sea-kingdoms, looking for the places where geography and mythology collide, she discovers the wild beauty of the islands.
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Julian, Ancient Lives Series
- Rome's Last Pagan Emperor
- 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.
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The Shortest History of Italy
- By: Ross King
- Narrated by: Liam Gerrard
- Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins
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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.
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Viva Italia
- By Derek Ironside-Hughes on 04-05-2024
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Egyptian Mythology Collection
- History, Myths and Legends of the Gods of Egypt as Well as Egyptian Magic and the Book of the Dead Unabridged
- By: E. A Wallis Budge
- Narrated by: James Francis Markert
- Length: 20 hrs and 17 mins
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Unveil the secrets of an ancient civilization renowned for its mystique and splendor through E.A. Wallis Budge’s unabridged collection. This expertly curated trilogy, featuring Legends of the Gods, Egyptian Magic, and The Book of the Dead, invites you to explore the depths of Egyptian mythology, magic, and the afterlife.
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Ancient Egypt
- Ancient Empires
- By: History Nerds
- Narrated by: Andrew McDermott
- Length: 2 hrs and 31 mins
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In "Ancient Egypt" journey back in time to one of the most fascinating civilizations in history. This concise yet comprehensive book takes you on a captivating exploration of the land of the pharaohs, offering a clear and insightful overview of ancient Egyptian culture, society, and achievements. Delve into the mystique of the pyramids, marvel at the grandeur of the temples, and unravel the secrets of the hieroglyphs. Discover the daily life of ordinary Egyptians, their beliefs in the afterlife, and the powerful rulers who shaped Egypt's destiny.