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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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An Historic Achievement
- By Ellen S. Wilds on 04-25-14
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1. The History of the Ancient World
- From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Series: The Story of the World
- Length: 26 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 08-13-13
- Language: English
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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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Masterpiece - Best Audiobook I’ve Listened To
- By Student on 09-18-18
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2. The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 126 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 04-21-15
- Language: English
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Rubicon
- The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic
- By: Tom Holland
- Narrated by: Tom Holland
- Length: 14 hrs and 29 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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Story of the Fall of the republic told in a very lively manner.
- By Marteinn Úlfur on 12-16-24
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3. Rubicon
- The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic
- Narrated by: Tom Holland
- Length: 14 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 06-06-24
- Language: English
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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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Interesting, albeit a bit dry
- By Aria on 11-14-17
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4. The Storm Before the Storm
- The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic
- Narrated by: Mike Duncan
- Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 10-24-17
- Language: English
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Emperor of Rome
- Ruling the Ancient World
- By: Mary Beard
- Narrated by: Mary Beard
- Length: 14 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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In her international bestseller SPQR, Mary Beard told the thousand-year story of ancient Rome. Now she shines her spotlight on the emperors who ruled the Roman empire....
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Wasn't sure but won me over
- By John S. on 01-26-24
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5. Emperor of Rome
- Ruling the Ancient World
- Narrated by: Mary Beard
- Length: 14 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 10-24-23
- Language: English
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The Ancient City
- A Study on the Religion, Laws, and Institutions of Ancient Greece and Rome
- By: Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 15 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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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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Wow! Shifted my whole perspective on Roman History
- By Michael on 08-25-24
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6. The Ancient City
- A Study on the Religion, Laws, and Institutions of Ancient Greece and Rome
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 15 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 04-07-21
- Language: English
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Hannibal
- Makers of History
- By: Jacob Abbott
- Narrated by: Agustin C. Smith, Francis A. Johnson
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Hannibal Barca was a Carthaginian general, considered one of the greatest military commanders in history. His father Hamilcar Barca was the leading Carthaginian commander during the First Punic War....
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7. Hannibal
- Makers of History
- Narrated by: Agustin C. Smith, Francis A. Johnson
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 10-24-23
- Language: English
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Dynasty
- The Rise and Fall of the House of Caesar
- By: Tom Holland
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 16 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Author and historian Tom Holland returns to his roots in Roman history and the audience he cultivated with Rubicon—his masterful, witty, brilliantly researched popular history of the fall of the Roman republic—with Dynasty, a luridly fascinating history of the reign of the first five Roman emperors.
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Accessible, enjoyable history
- By Mary on 01-28-16
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8. Dynasty
- The Rise and Fall of the House of Caesar
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 16 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 10-20-15
- Language: English
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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
- Unabridged
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In the second half of the tenth century, Byzantium embarked on a series of spectacular conquests. By the early eleventh century, the empire was the most powerful state in the Mediterranean. Yet this imperial project came to a crashing collapse fifty years later....
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Very Detailed but Tedious
- By Amazon Customer on 09-06-24
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9. Streams of Gold, Rivers of Blood
- The Rise and Fall of Byzantium, 955 A.D. to the First Crusade
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 15 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 01-16-24
- Language: English
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Pax
- War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age
- By: Tom Holland
- Narrated by: Tom Holland
- Length: 14 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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A stunning portrait of Rome’s glory days, this is the definitive history of the Pax Romana—an ultimate superpower at the pinnacle of its greatness....
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Great book!
- By Mic on 09-27-23
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10. Pax
- War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age
- Narrated by: Tom Holland
- Length: 14 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 09-26-23
- Language: English
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Meditations
- 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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11. Meditations
- Narrated by: Peter Coates
- Length: 4 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 12-31-24
- Language: English
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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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Robertson does it again
- By J. Gilmore on 02-17-24
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12. Marcus Aurelius
- The Stoic Emperor
- Narrated by: Donald J. Robertson
- Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 02-14-24
- Language: English
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The Lives of the Caesars
- By: Suetonius, Tom Holland - translator, Tom Holland
- Length: 15 hrs and 33 mins
- 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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13. The Lives of the Caesars
- Length: 15 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 04-29-25
- Language: English
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Rome and Persia
- The Seven Hundred Year Rivalry
- By: Adrian Goldsworthy
- Narrated by: Mark Elstob
- Length: 20 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Epic in scope, tracing seven centuries of conflict between two great powers, historian Adrian Goldsworthy completely reshapes our understanding of one of the greatest rivalries of world history....
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MAPS NEEDED
- By David on 12-29-23
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14. Rome and Persia
- The Seven Hundred Year Rivalry
- Narrated by: Mark Elstob
- Length: 20 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 09-05-23
- Language: English
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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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Very “listenable”!
- By I can’t say on 07-21-22
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15. The Histories
- Narrated by: Jonathan Booth
- Length: 37 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 10-05-21
- Language: English
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A Rome of One's Own
- The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire
- By: Emma Southon
- Narrated by: Danielle Cohen
- Length: 14 hrs
- Unabridged
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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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Excellent stories, needlessly foul language
- By ShamaLambaDingDong on 04-14-24
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16. A Rome of One's Own
- The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire
- Narrated by: Danielle Cohen
- Length: 14 hrs
- Release date: 01-09-24
- Language: English
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Hannibal
- Rome’s Greatest Enemy
- By: Philip Freeman
- Narrated by: John Lescault
- Length: 5 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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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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Great book, terrible narration
- By Jacob M. on 01-18-23
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17. Hannibal
- Rome’s Greatest Enemy
- Narrated by: John Lescault
- Length: 5 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 03-01-22
- Language: English
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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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This audiobook gives a dramatic account of the Antonine plague, the mysterious disease that struck the Roman Empire at its pinnacle....
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Unlistenable because of the narrator
- By HWAG on 05-24-24
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18. Pox Romana
- The Plague That Shook the Roman World
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Series: Turning Points in Ancient History
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 02-06-24
- Language: English
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Nero
- Matricide, Music, and Murder in Imperial Rome
- By: Anthony Everitt, Roddy Ashworth
- Narrated by: Greg Patmore
- Length: 13 hrs and 55 mins
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A striking, nuanced biography of Nero—the controversial populist ruler and last of the Caesars—and a vivid portrait of ancient Rome....
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An amazing 360 degree portrait
- By Cooper A Day on 01-01-23
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19. Nero
- Matricide, Music, and Murder in Imperial Rome
- Narrated by: Greg Patmore
- Length: 13 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 11-08-22
- Language: English
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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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He Strikes Again
- By Isaiah on 09-15-24
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20. Insane Emperors, Sunken Cities, and Earthquake Machines
- More Frequently Asked Questions About the Ancient Greeks and Romans
- Narrated by: Will Damron
- Length: 5 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 10-03-23
- Language: English
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