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In this historical bundle of titles, you will be able to listen about topics that relate to the area of Mesopotamia. This region is one of the most ancient ones that we have a written history about. Other artifacts and objects that have been found, support beliefs and conclusions about the culture, the art, the roles of men and women, the military strategies, and much, much more.
We will learn about the Babylonians, Persians, Etruscans, Assyrians, and other peoples who inhabited this area a long time ago. The following titles will be included in this bundle:
- Assyrian History: The Empire of the Akkadian Speaking People in Mesopotamia
- Babylon: Its Dynasty, Kings, and Downfall
- Gilgamesh: The Mesopotamian Hero of an Epic Poem Written in Akkadian
- Nineveh: History of the Ancient Assyrian City
- Phoenicians: History of the Ancient Civilization of Phoenicia
- The Etruscans: History of the Ancient Pre-Roman Civilization in Italy
- The Persian Empire: Their Routes, Their Roots, and Their History
- Ur: The History of the City-State in Ancient Mesopotamia
Don’t wait and learn more about these topics from ancient history!
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Mesopotamia: A Captivating Guide to Ancient Mesopotamian History and Civilizations, Including the Sumerians and Sumerian Mythology, Gilgamesh, Ur, Assyrians, Babylon, Hammurabi and the Persian Empire
- De: Captivating History
- Narrado por: Richard Savage, Desmond Manny, Duke Holm, y otros
- Duración: 21 h y 33 m
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Taken together, the civilizations of Sumer, Assyria, and Persia have helped form the modern makeup of Mesopotamia, western Asia, and the world. However, to really understand why things are the way they are, it’s important to break up this historical timeline and spend some time learning about each society. Only by doing this will you be able to fully appreciate the powerful impact these ancient peoples had on our modern world.
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4 out of 5 stars
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“Divulian”?
- De SBrown en 03-20-19
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The Sumerians: A History from Beginning to End
- De: Hourly History
- Narrado por: Stephen Paul Aulridge Jr.
- Duración: 1 h y 6 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 61
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The Sumerians settled in the area known as Mesopotamia, between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, around 5,000 years ago. They produced many fundamental changes to the way in which human societies developed - these were the first city-builders, the first people to use wheeled vehicles, the first methodical astronomers, and the first people to develop a sophisticated written language. The Sumerians also produced art, music, and literature as well as created some of the first professional soldiers the world had ever seen.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Simple and as best “to the point” as it can be
- De Lona en 08-24-24
De: Hourly History
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The Hyksos
- The History of the Foreign Invaders Who Conquered Ancient Egypt and Established the Fifteenth Dynasty
- De: Charles River Editors
- Narrado por: Colin Fluxman
- Duración: 1 h y 14 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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During Egypt's Second Intermediate Period, a mysterious foreign group of people, known as the Hyksos, conquered Egypt and established the 15th and 16th Dynasties some time shortly after 1700 BCE. For centuries, the Hyksos rule over Egypt was an enigma shrouded in half-truths and myth.
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3 out of 5 stars
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This is more about what the Hyksos is not, this what it is.
- De cpdb en 12-17-19
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The Assyrians: The History of the Most Prominent Empire of the Ancient Near East
- De: Charles River Editors
- Narrado por: Tom McElroy
- Duración: 1 h y 12 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 68
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 59
When scholars study the history of the ancient Near East, several wars that had extremely brutal consequences (at least by modern standards) often stand out. Forced removal of entire populations, sieges that decimated entire cities, and wanton destruction of property were all tactics used by the various peoples of the ancient Near East against each other, but the Assyrians were the first people to make war a science.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A nice but brief summary.
- De Lance E. Edens en 12-23-15
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A Brief History of the Celts
- Brief Histories
- De: Peter Berresford Ellis
- Narrado por: Christopher Oxford
- Duración: 8 h y 40 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 190
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For centuries the Celts held sway in Europe. Even after their conquest by the Romans, their culture remained vigorous, ensuring that much of it endured to feed an endless fascination with Celtic history and myths, artwork and treasures. A foremost authority on the Celtic peoples and their culture, Peter Berresford Ellis presents an invigoration overview of their world. With his gift for making the scholarly accessible, he discusses the Celts' mysterious origins and early history and investigates their rich and complex society.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A bit dry, but overall interesting
- De Lokkish en 04-13-15
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Ragnar Lothbrok and a History of the Vikings
- Viking Warriors Including Rollo, Norsemen, Norse Mythology, Quests in America, England, France, Scotland, Ireland and Russia
- De: Noah Brown
- Narrado por: Dalan E. Decker
- Duración: 8 h y 9 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 246
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 228
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 225
Ragnar Lothbrok was a legendary warrior who left a legacy among the Vikings like none other. Today's popular TV show may have popularized Ragnar's story, but the real facts are not very well known. Discover the truth behind this Viking warrior and the rich history of the Vikings.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Happy with this purchase!
- De Michelle Watson en 09-08-19
De: Noah Brown
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The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt
- De: Toby Wilkinson
- Narrado por: Michael Page
- Duración: 18 h y 53 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,122
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 978
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 973
In this landmark work, one of the world's most renowned Egyptologists tells the epic story of this great civilization, from its birth as the first nation-state to its final absorption into the Roman Empire - 3,000 years of wild drama, bold spectacle, and unforgettable characters. Award-winning scholar Toby Wilkinson captures not only the lavish pomp and artistic grandeur of this land of pyramids and pharaohs but for the first time reveals the constant propaganda and repression that were its foundations.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Well Written and Detailed
- De Matthew G. en 01-26-18
De: Toby Wilkinson
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Lost Civilizations
- 10 Societies That Vanished without a Trace
- De: Michael Rank
- Narrado por: Kevin Pierce
- Duración: 3 h y 37 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 51
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 49
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 49
Whether it is Plato's lost city of Atlantis, a technological advanced utopia that sank into the ocean "in a single day and night of misfortune"; the colony of Roanoke, whose early American settlers were swallowed up in the wild forest lands of the unexplored continent, or the Ancient American Explorers, who managed to arrive to the New World 2,000 years before Columbus, the disappearance of these societies is as cryptic as it is implausible. This book will look at cultures of the 10 greatest lost civilizations in history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another Great Book from Michael Rank
- De MICHAEL H en 07-17-14
De: Michael Rank
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Ancient Egypt: History in an Hour
- De: Anthony Holmes
- Narrado por: Jonathan Keeble
- Duración: 1 h y 22 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 103
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Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. Learn about the Egyptian gods, mummification and how the Egyptians built the only wonder of the ancient world still standing - the Pyramids of Giza. Exploring the historic rise of Egyptian civilization and its continued influence on the world today, Ancient Egypt in an Hour is an excellent companion to a mysterious and enthralling period of history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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very interesting topic worth a listen
- De Doug W en 01-21-20
De: Anthony Holmes
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Sumerians: A History from Beginning to End
- De: Henry Freeman
- Narrado por: Christopher Boozell
- Duración: 2 h y 48 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 55
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A legendary civilization vanished under the Fertile Crescent and escaped a fate worse than death until Sumerologists questioned widely accepted truths. The Sumerians reemerged onto the extraordinary timeline of human history. Their tales of kings and gods, including the Epic of Gilgamesh, and their fearless trade in distant lands, during the remarkable Bronze Age, centered in the world’s first city-states that chronicled ancient rivalries and their enduring impact.
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2 out of 5 stars
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The writing is so poor I could not listen.
- De Erin en 12-04-21
De: Henry Freeman
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The Ancient Celts, Second Edition
- De: Barry Cunliffe
- Narrado por: Julian Elfer
- Duración: 10 h y 53 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 211
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 177
For 2,500 years, the Celts have continued to fascinate those who have come into contact with them, yet their origins have remained a mystery and even today are the subject of heated debate among historians and archaeologists. Barry Cunliffe's classic study of the ancient Celtic world was first published in 1997. Since then, huge advances have taken place in our knowledge: new finds, new ways of using DNA records to understand Celtic origins, new ideas about the proto-urban nature of early chieftains' strongholds. All these developments are part of this fully updated edition.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Missing the foundation and migration from the steppe and the Tuatha Dé Dannan
- De cpdb en 03-15-20
De: Barry Cunliffe
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China
- A History
- De: John Keay
- Narrado por: Anne Flosnik
- Duración: 25 h y 30 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 223
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 188
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Many nations define themselves in terms of territory or people; China defines itself in terms of history. Taking into account the country's unrivaled, voluminous tradition of history writing, John Keay has composed a vital and illuminating overview of the nation's complex and vivid past. Keay's authoritative history examines 5,000 years in China, from the time of the Three Dynasties through Chairman Mao and the current economic transformation of the country.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Needs new narrator
- De Betty en 10-16-16
De: John Keay
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Introducing the Ancient Greeks
- From Bronze Age Seafarers to Navigators of the Western Mind
- De: Edith Hall
- Narrado por: Sian Thomas
- Duración: 12 h y 24 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 79
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Acclaimed classics scholar Edith Hall's Introducing the Ancient Greeks is the first book to offer a synthesis of the entire ancient Greek experience, from the rise of the Mycenaean kingdoms of the sixteenth century BC to the final victory of Christianity over paganism in AD 391. Each of the ten chapters visits a different Greek community at a different moment during the twenty centuries of ancient Greek history.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Surveying the Greeks
- De Jolene en 05-31-18
De: Edith Hall
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The Ocean of Churn
- De: Sanjeev Sanyal
- Narrado por: Abhishek Sharma
- Duración: 9 h y 22 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 55
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 46
In this ambitious audiobook, best-selling author Sanjeev Sanyal chronicles the grand sweep of history from East Africa to Australia, conjuring the great cities of Angkor and Vijayanagar, medieval Arab empires, and Chinese "treasure fleets" in rich, vivid detail. He explores remote archaeological sites, maritime trading networks, and half-forgotten oral tales to challenge established historical narratives with fresh evidence. Shining new light on medieval geopolitics and long-lost cities, The Ocean of Churn is a mesmerizing journey into the heart of a vibrant civilization.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An unputdownable treatise on the history of Indian Ocean
- De Akash Mitra en 06-20-20
De: Sanjeev Sanyal
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Ancient Greece, Second Edition
- From Prehistoric to Hellenistic Times
- De: Thomas R. Martin
- Narrado por: John Lescault
- Duración: 12 h y 59 m
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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. Focusing on the development of the Greek city-state and the society, culture, and architecture of Athens in its Golden Age, Martin integrates political, military, social, and cultural history in a book that will appeal to students and general audiences alike. Now in its second edition, this classic work now features updates throughout.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Just the way I like it!
- De TracyB en 07-25-18
De: Thomas R. Martin
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In Search of the Dark Ages
- De: Michael Wood
- Narrado por: Marston York
- Duración: 14 h y 27 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 71
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 67
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 67
In Search of the Dark Ages is an unrivalled exploration of the origins of English identity, and the best-selling book that established Michael Wood as one of Britain's leading historians. Now, on the book's 40th anniversary, this fully revised and expanded edition illuminates further the fascinating and mysterious centuries between the Romans and the Norman Conquest.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Brilliant!
- De Dee Goulet en 08-31-22
De: Michael Wood