The Classical World
An Epic History from Homer to Hadrian
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Robin Lane Fox
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The classical civilizations of Greece and Rome once dominated the world, and they continue to fascinate and inspire us. Classical art and architecture, drama and epic, philosophy and politics - these are the foundations of Western civilization. In The Classical World, eminent classicist Robin Lane Fox brilliantly chronicles this vast sweep of history from Homer to the reign of Augustus. From the Peloponnesian War through the creation of Athenian democracy, from the turbulent empire of Alexander the Great to the creation of the Roman Empire and the emergence of Christianity, Robin Lane Fox serves as our witty and trenchant guide. He introduces us to extraordinary heroes and horrific villains, great thinkers and blood-thirsty tyrants. Throughout this vivid tour of two of the greatest civilizations the world has ever known, we remain in the hands of a great master.
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From about the ninth to fifth centuries BCE, the population of Greece grew unprecedentedly large, expanding from about 800,000 people to as many as 13 million. About a quarter million of these lived in Athens. The average size of urban households during this period grew considerably, a fact that suggests that food was suddenly available in excesses sufficient to keep larger families healthy and alive much more effectively than just a millennium earlier. Bigger families meant bigger armies and larger communities that would eventually grow into the metropolises of Classical Greece.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This book was very helpful
- De Micaela James en 11-21-19
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SPQR
- A History of Ancient Rome
- De: Mary Beard
- Narrado por: Phyllida Nash
- Duración: 18 h y 30 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 4,969
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 4,365
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 4,330
In SPQR, world-renowned classicist Mary Beard narrates the unprecedented rise of a civilization that even 2,000 years later still shapes many of our most fundamental assumptions about power, citizenship, responsibility, political violence, empire, luxury, and beauty.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Shallow and unsatisfying
- De Joe en 02-19-17
De: Mary Beard
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Nero
- Matricide, Music, and Murder in Imperial Rome
- De: Anthony Everitt, Roddy Ashworth
- Narrado por: Greg Patmore
- Duración: 13 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 76
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 67
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 67
The Roman emperor Nero’s name has long been a byword for cruelty, decadence, and despotism. As the stories go, he set fire to Rome and thrummed his lyre as it burned. He then cleared the charred ruins and built a vast palace. He committed incest with his mother, who had schemed and killed to place him on the throne, and later murdered her. But these stories, left behind by contemporary historians who hated him, are hardly the full picture, and in this nuanced biography, celebrated historian Anthony Everitt and investigative journalist Roddy Ashworth reveal the contradictions inherent in Nero
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5 out of 5 stars
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An amazing 360 degree portrait
- De Cooper A Day en 01-01-23
De: Anthony Everitt, y otros
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The Spartans
- De: Paul Cartledge
- Narrado por: John Lee
- Duración: 8 h y 36 m
- Versión completa
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 252
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 139
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 141
The Spartans of ancient Greece were a powerful and unique people, radically different from any civilization before or since. A society of warrior-heroes, they were living exemplars of self-sacrifice, community endeavor, and achievement against all odds, qualities that today signify the ultimate in heroism. Scholars even believe that Thomas More had Sparta specifically in mind when he coined the term "Utopia".
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1 out of 5 stars
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Not a place to go to learn about the Spartans
- De James en 10-22-07
De: Paul Cartledge
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The Roman Emperors
- Hadrian, Constantine the Great, Commodus, Caracalla, Etc.
- De: Coby Evans
- Narrado por: Adam Forsyth
- Duración: 3 h y 34 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 103
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 96
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 96
This guide will guide you to the right knowledge about all the historical details you need to know about Nero, Caligula, Hadrian, Commodus, Constantine the Great, Caracalla, Marcus Aurelius, Julius Caesar, Augustus, and others. Some were pure evil, abusive, and sheer dictators with their own self-interest that was their only focus. Others had the best intentions for the empire. These emperors left their mark on the people, the history of the entire empire, and the cultural influence the Romans had on us.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book
- De Ruth en 01-10-20
De: Coby Evans
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Emperors of Rome: Julius Caesar, Constantine, Nero, Caligula, and More
- De: Kelly Mass, Summaries from History
- Narrado por: Miriam Webster
- Duración: 3 h y 38 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 101
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 101
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 101
What do you know about the emperors of Rome? Rome had good and bad emperors, selfish and selfless ones. Some were wise, others were foolish. And each left their legacy and their imprint on historical concepts of the Roman empire itself. In this book, we will explore the details of a number of these emperors, especially some of the best-known ones that have been hand-picked by the editors of this book.
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5 out of 5 stars
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That's interesting
- De Bettie en 10-05-19
De: Kelly Mass, y otros
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The Greeks
- A Global History
- De: Roderick Beaton
- Narrado por: Anna Crowe
- Duración: 16 h y 38 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 113
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 93
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 91
More than 2,000 years ago, the Greek city-states, led by Athens and Sparta, laid the foundation for much of modern science, the arts, politics, and law. But the influence of the Greeks did not end with the rise and fall of this classical civilization. As historian Roderick Beaton illustrates, over three millennia Greek speakers produced a series of civilizations that were rooted in southeastern Europe but again and again ranged widely across the globe.
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4 out of 5 stars
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An Ethnography of the Greeks
- De gmurphy92 en 03-27-22
De: Roderick Beaton
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The Roman Empire
- The Amazing History of a Great Empire That Has Fallen
- De: Kelly Mass, Summaries from History
- Narrado por: Miriam Webster
- Duración: 3 h y 51 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 101
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 101
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 101
The Roman Empire has been in the spotlight for ages. It has been studied, research, and taught in schools across the world. Inventions, words, vocabulary, and philosophy have been derived from those important transition in human history. The Romans were ruthless in some ways yet civilized in others. They were a peculiar people who did things differently than those they called barbarians. Their warfare, their habits, their vision of the future...these all made their empire what it became. What is that makes us so obsessed with this particular time period?
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5 out of 5 stars
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This is great
- De Edwin en 09-26-19
De: Kelly Mass, y otros
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Ten Caesars
- Roman Emperors from Augustus to Constantine
- De: Barry Strauss
- Narrado por: Arthur Morey
- Duración: 12 h y 52 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 424
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 362
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 361
Best-selling classical historian Barry Strauss tells the story of three-and-a-half centuries of the Roman Empire through the lives of 10 of the most important emperors, from Augustus to Constantine.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good for beginners
- De Richferguson1 en 03-01-20
De: Barry Strauss
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A Brief History of China
- Dynasty, Revolution and Transformation: From the Middle Kingdom to the People's Republic
- De: Jonathan Clements
- Narrado por: Julian Elfer
- Duración: 11 h y 23 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 88
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 72
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 71
In his retelling of a Chinese history stretching back 5,000 years, author and China-expert Jonathan Clements focuses on the human stories which led to the powerful transformations in Chinese society - from the unification of China under its first emperor, Qinshi Huangdi, to the Mongol invasion under Genghis Khan and the consolidation of Communist rule under Mao Zedong. Clements even brings listeners through to the present day, outlining China's economic renaissance under Deng Xiaoping and Xi Jinping.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Succinct and detailed overview of a huge topic
- De Stephen Sheafer en 08-19-20
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History of Europe
- A Captivating Guide to European History, Classical Antiquity, The Middle Ages, The Renaissance and Early Modern Europe
- De: Captivating History
- Narrado por: Richard L. Walton
- Duración: 15 h y 48 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 36
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 36
If you want to discover the captivating history of Europe, then this audiobook might be what you're looking for. It includes five books that cover topics like ancient history, influence of ancient Greece and Rome, fall of the Roman Empire, the Renaissance, important events, and much more.
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3 out of 5 stars
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fake reviews?
- De Natalie en 09-09-22
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The Outline of History
- Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind
- De: H. G. Wells
- Narrado por: Bernard Mayes
- Duración: 44 h y 31 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 93
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 75
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 78
Having coined the phrase "the war that will end war," H. G. Wells was disillusioned by the World War I peace settlement. Convinced that humanity needed to awaken to the instability of the world order and remember lessons from the past, the author of science-fiction classics set out to write about history. Wells hoped to remind mankind of its common past, provide it with a basis for international patriotism, and guide it to renounce war.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved it
- De Eric en 05-07-15
De: H. G. Wells
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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
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 79
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 67
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 68
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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Ancient Greece, Second Edition
- From Prehistoric to Hellenistic Times
- De: Thomas R. Martin
- Narrado por: John Lescault
- Duración: 12 h y 59 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 725
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 633
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 630
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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Roman Emperors
- Marcus Aurelius, Vespanian, Hadrian, Nero, and Others
- De: Ron Carver
- Narrado por: Brandon Woodall
- Duración: 4 h
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 107
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 72
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 72
In this historical yet somewhat dramatic account of the Roman emperors, you'll find judgments, opinions, and for the most part, hard facts about the rulers of the vast empire that controlled the Mediterranean Sea and beyond for centuries. You'll discover the disgust of historians with Nero's and Caligula's murderous inclinations, their incest, their sexual orgies, and their betrayal. You'll hear of Julius Ceasar's success and totalitarianism during his despot reign.
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5 out of 5 stars
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You gotta appreciate things like this
- De Anonymous User en 02-14-20
De: Ron Carver
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A Brief History of the Anglo-Saxons
- Brief Histories
- De: Geoffrey Hindley
- Narrado por: Eleanor David
- Duración: 13 h y 3 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 113
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 99
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 99
Starting AD 400 (around the time of their invasion of England) and running through to the 1100s (the 'Aftermath'), historian Geoffrey Hindley shows the Anglo-Saxons as formative in the history not only of England but also of Europe. The society inspired by the warrior world of the Old English poem Beowulf saw England become the world's first nation state and Europe's first country to conduct affairs in its own language, and Bede and Boniface of Wessex establish the dating convention we still use today.
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2 out of 5 stars
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A very dry history of the Ethels
- De Neil Chisholm en 07-23-13
De: Geoffrey Hindley
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Homer and His Iliad
- De: Robin Lane Fox
- Narrado por: Steve John Shepherd
- Duración: 16 h y 44 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 14
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 14
The Iliad is the world’s greatest epic poem—heroic battle and divine fate set against the Trojan War. Its beauty and profound bleakness are intensely moving, but great questions remain: Where, how, and when was it composed and why does it endure? Robin Lane Fox addresses these questions, drawing on a lifelong love and engagement with the poem. He argues for a place, a date, and a method for its composition—subjects of ongoing controversy—combining the detailed expertise of a historian with a poetic reader’s sensitivity.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Masterful!
- De J. C. Weaver en 01-08-24
De: Robin Lane Fox
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Augustine
- Conversions to Confessions
- De: Robin Lane Fox
- Narrado por: Michael Page
- Duración: 25 h y 33 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 62
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 52
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 50
Saint Augustine is one of the most influential figures in all of Christianity, yet his path to sainthood was by no means assured. Born in AD 354 to a pagan father and a Christian mother, Augustine spent the first 30 years of his life struggling to understand the nature of God and his world. He learned about Christianity as a child but was never baptized, choosing instead to immerse himself in the study of rhetoric, Manicheanism, and then Neoplatonism - all the while indulging in a life of lust and greed.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent
- De Chelsie P. en 12-06-16
De: Robin Lane Fox
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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
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 79
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 67
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 68
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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Populus
- Living and Dying in Ancient Rome
- De: Guy de la Bédoyère
- Narrado por: Mark Meadows
- Duración: 15 h y 23 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 11
Frenzied crowds, talking ravens, the stench of the Tiber River: life in ancient Rome was stimulating, dynamic, and often downright dangerous. The Romans relaxed and gossiped in baths, stole precious water from aqueducts, and partied and dined to excess. From the smells of fragrant cookshops and religious sacrifices to the cries of public executions and murderous electoral mobs, Guy de la Bedoyere's Populus draws on a host of historical and literary sources to transport us into the intensity of daily life at the height of ancient Rome.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Narration is excellent!
- De Richard Curry en 08-10-24
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Ravenna
- Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe
- De: Judith Herrin
- Narrado por: Phyllida Nash
- Duración: 19 h y 3 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 95
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 75
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 75
At the end of the fourth century, as the power of Rome faded and Constantinople became the seat of empire, a new capital city was rising in the West. Here, in Ravenna on the coast of Italy, Arian Goths and Catholic Romans competed to produce an unrivaled concentration of buildings and astonishing mosaics. For three centuries, the city attracted scholars, lawyers, craftsmen, and religious luminaries, becoming a true cultural and political capital.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Worthy book, stingy production.
- De Stephen Chakwin en 12-13-20
De: Judith Herrin
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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
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 725
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 633
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 630
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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Homer and His Iliad
- De: Robin Lane Fox
- Narrado por: Steve John Shepherd
- Duración: 16 h y 44 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 14
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 14
The Iliad is the world’s greatest epic poem—heroic battle and divine fate set against the Trojan War. Its beauty and profound bleakness are intensely moving, but great questions remain: Where, how, and when was it composed and why does it endure? Robin Lane Fox addresses these questions, drawing on a lifelong love and engagement with the poem. He argues for a place, a date, and a method for its composition—subjects of ongoing controversy—combining the detailed expertise of a historian with a poetic reader’s sensitivity.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Masterful!
- De J. C. Weaver en 01-08-24
De: Robin Lane Fox
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Augustine
- Conversions to Confessions
- De: Robin Lane Fox
- Narrado por: Michael Page
- Duración: 25 h y 33 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 62
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 52
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 50
Saint Augustine is one of the most influential figures in all of Christianity, yet his path to sainthood was by no means assured. Born in AD 354 to a pagan father and a Christian mother, Augustine spent the first 30 years of his life struggling to understand the nature of God and his world. He learned about Christianity as a child but was never baptized, choosing instead to immerse himself in the study of rhetoric, Manicheanism, and then Neoplatonism - all the while indulging in a life of lust and greed.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent
- De Chelsie P. en 12-06-16
De: Robin Lane Fox
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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
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 79
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 67
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 68
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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Populus
- Living and Dying in Ancient Rome
- De: Guy de la Bédoyère
- Narrado por: Mark Meadows
- Duración: 15 h y 23 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 11
Frenzied crowds, talking ravens, the stench of the Tiber River: life in ancient Rome was stimulating, dynamic, and often downright dangerous. The Romans relaxed and gossiped in baths, stole precious water from aqueducts, and partied and dined to excess. From the smells of fragrant cookshops and religious sacrifices to the cries of public executions and murderous electoral mobs, Guy de la Bedoyere's Populus draws on a host of historical and literary sources to transport us into the intensity of daily life at the height of ancient Rome.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Narration is excellent!
- De Richard Curry en 08-10-24
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Ravenna
- Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe
- De: Judith Herrin
- Narrado por: Phyllida Nash
- Duración: 19 h y 3 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 95
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 75
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 75
At the end of the fourth century, as the power of Rome faded and Constantinople became the seat of empire, a new capital city was rising in the West. Here, in Ravenna on the coast of Italy, Arian Goths and Catholic Romans competed to produce an unrivaled concentration of buildings and astonishing mosaics. For three centuries, the city attracted scholars, lawyers, craftsmen, and religious luminaries, becoming a true cultural and political capital.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Worthy book, stingy production.
- De Stephen Chakwin en 12-13-20
De: Judith Herrin
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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
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 725
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 633
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 630
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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The Peloponnesian War
- De: Donald Kagan
- Narrado por: Bill Wallace
- Duración: 19 h y 1 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 260
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 216
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 215
For almost three decades at the end of the fifth century BC the ancient world was torn apart in a conflict that was, within its historical context, as dramatic, divisive, and destructive as the great world wars of the 20th century. The Peloponnesian War pitted Greek against Greek: the Athenians, with their glorious empire, rich legacy of democracy and political rights, and extraordinary cultural achievement, against the militaristic, oligarchic Spartan state.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Just The Facts And You Will Need Maps
- De Nikoli Gogol en 01-22-12
De: Donald Kagan
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Pagans
- The End of Traditional Religion and the Rise of Christianity
- De: James J. O'Donnell
- Narrado por: David Drummond
- Duración: 7 h y 52 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 103
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 83
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 83
Pagans explores the rise of Christianity from a surprising and unique viewpoint: that of the people who witnessed their ways of life destroyed by what seemed then a powerful religious cult. These "pagans" were actually pious Greeks, Romans, Syrians, and Gauls, who observed the traditions of their ancestors. To these devout polytheists, Christians who worshiped only one deity were immoral atheists who believed that a splash of water on the deathbed could erase a lifetime of sin.
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1 out of 5 stars
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19th Century Scholarship
- De Marianne en 10-16-18
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Alexander at the End of the World
- The Forgotten Final Years of Alexander the Great
- De: Rachel Kousser
- Narrado por: Robert Petkoff
- Duración: 11 h y 15 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 37
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 35
By 330 B.C.E., Alexander the Great had reached the pinnacle of success. Or so it seemed. He had defeated the Persian ruler Darius III and seized the capital city of Persepolis. His exhausted and traumatized soldiers were ready to return home to Macedonia. Yet Alexander had other plans. He was determined to continue heading east to Afghanistan in search of his ultimate goal: to reach the end of the world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The best perspective on a neglected second half of the story
- De Rachel Hirsch en 01-20-25
De: Rachel Kousser
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A History of Greece
- To the Death of Alexander the Great
- De: John Bagnell Bury
- Narrado por: Charlton Griffin
- Duración: 40 h y 23 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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At the time of his death in 1927, John Bagnell Bury was easily the most honored English historian of his era. Bury, an esteemed Cambridge scholar, wrote what is considered the finest one-volume history of ancient Greece in the English language. His beautifully crafted survey of Greek civilization begins with the description of Bronze Age settlements which appeared on the Greek mainland and on the island of Crete. The story takes us on a strange and exciting series of adventures which result in the development of independent city-states constantly embroiled in division and war.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The history of Greece love every minute of it
- De Anonymous User en 03-04-25
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Byzantium
- The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire
- De: Judith Herrin
- Narrado por: Phyllida Nash
- Duración: 16 h y 14 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 21
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 21
Byzantium. The name evokes grandeur and exoticism—gold, cunning, and complexity. In this unique book, Judith Herrin unveils the riches of a quite different civilization. Avoiding a standard chronological account of the Byzantine Empire's millennium-long history, she identifies the fundamental questions about Byzantium—what it was, and what special significance it holds for us today.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not a comprehensible history
- De kevin arsenault en 10-07-23
De: Judith Herrin
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The Greeks
- A Global History
- De: Roderick Beaton
- Narrado por: Anna Crowe
- Duración: 16 h y 38 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 113
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 93
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 91
More than 2,000 years ago, the Greek city-states, led by Athens and Sparta, laid the foundation for much of modern science, the arts, politics, and law. But the influence of the Greeks did not end with the rise and fall of this classical civilization. As historian Roderick Beaton illustrates, over three millennia Greek speakers produced a series of civilizations that were rooted in southeastern Europe but again and again ranged widely across the globe.
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4 out of 5 stars
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An Ethnography of the Greeks
- De gmurphy92 en 03-27-22
De: Roderick Beaton
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Sparta
- Rise of a Warrior Nation
- De: Philip Matyszak
- Narrado por: Mike Cooper
- Duración: 6 h y 35 m
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The Spartans of ancient Greece are typically portrayed as macho heroes: noble, laconic, totally fearless, and impervious to pain. And indeed, they often lived up to this image. But life was not as simple as this image suggests. In truth, ancient Sparta was a city of contrasts.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Sparta history top-tier
- De Anonymous User en 03-06-25
De: Philip Matyszak
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Hadrian and the Triumph of Rome
- De: Anthony Everitt
- Narrado por: John Curless
- Duración: 14 h y 23 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 254
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Acclaimed British historian Anthony Everitt delivers a compelling account of the former orphan who became Roman emperor in A.D. 117 after the death of his guardian Trajan. Hadrian strengthened Rome by ending territorial expansion and fortifying existing borders. And - except for the uprising he triggered in Judea - his strength-based diplomacy brought peace to the realm after a century of warfare.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A Biography "too tall for the height of the cella"
- De Darwin8u en 08-23-12
De: Anthony Everitt
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Weavers, Scribes, and Kings
- A New History of the Ancient Near East
- De: Amanda H. Podany
- Narrado por: Amanda H. Podany
- Duración: 18 h y 26 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 177
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In this sweeping history of the ancient Near East, Amanda Podany takes listeners on a gripping journey from the creation of the world's first cities to the conquests of Alexander the Great. The book is built around the life stories of many ancient men and women, from kings, priestesses, and merchants to brickmakers, musicians, and weavers. Their habits of daily life, beliefs, triumphs, and crises, and the changes that people faced over time are explored through their own written words and the buildings, cities, and empires in which they lived.
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3 out of 5 stars
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word of advice
- De Jim Davis en 08-04-23
De: Amanda H. Podany
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History of the World, Updated
- De: J.M. Roberts
- Narrado por: Frederick Davidson
- Duración: 54 h y 42 m
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 535
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 261
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In the History of the World, Updated, J. M. Roberts has revised his monumental previous work, History of the World, taking into account the great range of discoveries that have altered our views on everything from early civilizations to post-Cold War globalism. Large portions of text have been rewritten, addressing events as recent as the relationship between the Arab and Western worlds in the wake of the September 11 attacks.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Comprehensive world history
- De Alan Rither en 03-31-07
De: J.M. Roberts
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The Oxford History of the Biblical World
- De: Michael D. Coogan - editor
- Narrado por: Scott R. Pollak
- Duración: 26 h y 24 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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For more than a century, archaeologists have been unearthing the tombs, temples, texts, and artifacts of the ancient Near East and the Mediterranean world. Using new approaches, contemporary scholars have begun to synthesize this material with the biblical traditions. The Oxford History of the Biblical World incorporates the best of this scholarship, and in chronologically ordered chapters presents the listener with an integrated study of the history, art, architecture, languages, literatures, and religion of biblical Israel and early Judaism and Christianity in their larger cultural contexts.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Lots of Information
- De Gordon Hayes en 07-29-24
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Empires of the Silk Road
- A History of Central Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the Present
- De: Christopher I. Beckwith
- Narrado por: Jim Lee
- Duración: 13 h y 46 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 13
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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The first complete history of Central Eurasia from ancient times to the present day, Empires of the Silk Road represents a fundamental rethinking of the origins, history, and significance of this major world region. Christopher Beckwith describes the rise and fall of the great Central Eurasian empires, including those of the Scythians, Attila the Hun, the Turks and Tibetans, and Genghis Khan and the Mongols.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A curious history of the Silk Road
- De Anonymous User en 07-14-23
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre The Classical World
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- r sean obryan
- 01-17-24
Interesting and Informative
It covered a lot about the great ancient civilizations of Greece and Rome, very cool book!
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- TDR85
- 04-15-23
Great Listening Experience
A survey of about 900 years of the Greek and Roman world. Fox gives his judgements transparently often focusing on key moments during this time. The fall of the Roman Republic was the highlight for me. One thing that stands out is how different the classical past was to our times, and often not in a good way, yet many yearn for it, or so I read.
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- Gail Norman
- 04-28-23
Homo-erotic classical history
Agenda driven manipulation of historical evidence to normalize an identity narrative . Conjecture rich plots.
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