Ancient Greece

A Captivating Guide to Greek History Starting from the Greek Dark Ages to the End of Antiquity

De: Captivating History

Narrado por: Duke Holm

Explore the captivating history of ancient Greece

The culture and events of Greece were so influential they have a significant effect on modern-day people all over the world. The ancient Greeks gave birth to democracy, a political system frequently used and considered by some as the best form of government. Great minds from Greece also made incredible and vital discoveries such as the water mill, the basics of geometry and using medicine to cure illness. The ancient Greek philosophers laid the groundwork for a whole new field of thought and study. Ancient Greece offered the foundation of the Olympic games, which still run regularly today. Particularly famous historical figures such as Alexander the Great and Cleopatra also had ties to and roles during Greek history, through the course of wars and empire expansion.

Given the influence of Ancient Greece, as you learn about this time and place, you will learn about your history and the origins of the people, places, and institutions you likely regularly studied in school. Starting in the Dark Ages, this audiobook will take you on a captivating journey through the darkness, democracy, discovery, and development of Western Civilization.

Some of the topics covered in this audiobook include:

• Dawn of the Dark Ages
• From darkness to democracy
• Olympic origins
• Greece grows from war to war
• The fight for democracy
• The Peloponnesian War
• Enter Alexander the Great
• Great minds of Ancient Greece
• Roman take-over
• Cleopatra and her consorts
• Hadrian’s travels
• Gothic raids on Greece
• Rise of Christianity
• End of antiquity
• And much more!

Get the audiobook now and learn more about ancient Greece.

©2018 Captivating History (P)2018 Captivating History

A nice introduction to Ancient Greek history.

Any additional comments?

My primary interest in history is Medieval Europe, but I felt that I needed to enhanced understand the bookends that are the Classical and Modern periods of European history to complement my studies of Medieval history.

Loved & liked

Any additional comments?

The listener is truly able to see the development of Greek civilization and demonstration of key features, such as the polis (city-state) that would come to govern the Classical period. Even if one is originally interested in Classical Greece. Love it.

Great foundation in negotiations

I bought the book as a complement to a course I was taking and it has turned out to be a very good reference even after the course. I am not a professional negotiator and I therefore need the text to refresh concepts of negotiations, including, decision trees and fundamentals of contracts when need arises.

Great gift - especially this holiday season!

Any additional comments?

Excellent book about Ancient Greek History, very interesting and pleasant to read and find valuable information about Ancient Greek culture and history.

Arghh!

Please learn the correct pronunciation of words before you narrate. I gritted my teeth one too many times during the narration.

Fantastic book about Greece

Any additional comments?

Great overview of Greek history and culture. Sufficiently detailed for the laymen but up to date and accurate. Highly recommended, more than just a basic introduction but not as long as Grote’s.

It is a great branching audible.

What makes author’s work a success is his ability to organize massive amounts of information and express history in a way that is convincing while remaining objective, honest, and free from superfluous language

Printed well for history seekes.

Any additional comments?

This book is not too long, only two hours and very easy to understand. I recommend it to anyone who wants to learn of the ancient world.

Good book for kind of the importance of Greece….

Too often history books focus on what the leadership or major figures are doing exclusively, completely neglecting what it would have been like to be a Greek. Students will get a real sense of what it would have been like to be a Greek while analysis this book. That would have to be its greatest merit, in my view.

incudrs geography and culture into this.

Well organized and well written. Good review on the beginnings of ancient Greece. Several thought provoking topics right from the start. Being used as a textbook on Ancient Greece providing good information for research and written assignments.