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Cleopatra
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Cleopatra’s palace shimmered with onyx and gold, but was richer still in political and sexual intrigue. Though her life spanned fewer then forty years, it reshaped the contours of the ancient world.
She was married twice, each time to a brother. She waged a brutal civil war against the first and she poisoned the second. Incest and assassination were family specialties. Cleopatra appears to have had sex with only two men. They happen, however to have been Julius Caesar and Mark Anthony, two of the most prominent Romans of the day. Both were married to other women. Cleopatra had a son with Caesar and - after his murder, three more with his protégé.
Famous long before she was notorious, Cleopatra has gone down in history for all the wrong reasons. Shakespeare and Shaw put words in her mouth. Michelangelo, Tiepolo, and Elizabeth Taylor put a face to her name. Along the way the supple personality has been lost. In a masterly return to the classical sources, Stacy Schiff here boldly separates fact from fiction to rescue the magnetic queen whose death ushered in a new world order a generation before the birth of Christ. Rich in detail, epic in scope, Schiff’s is a luminous, deeply original reconstruction of a dazzling life.
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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. Dynasty continues Rubicon's story, opening where that book ended: with the murder of Julius Caesar. This is the period of the first and perhaps greatest Roman emperors. It's a colorful story of rule and ruination, from the rise of Augustus to the death of Nero.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Accessible, enjoyable history
- De Mary en 01-28-16
De: Tom Holland
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Cleopatra: The Egyptian Queen: The Entire Life Story
- De: THE HISTORY HOUR
- Narrado por: Lizzie Richards
- Duración: 1 h y 50 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Cleopatra VII Philopator was the last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, nominally survived as pharaoh by her son Caesarion. She was also a diplomat, naval commander, polyglot, and medical author. As a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, she was a descendant of its founder, Ptolemy I Soter, a Macedonian Greek general and companion of Alexander the Great.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good overview, poor narration
- De HP en 10-31-22
De: THE HISTORY HOUR
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Koh-i-Noor
- The History of the World's Most Infamous Diamond
- De: Anita Anand, William Dalrymple
- Narrado por: Leighton Pugh
- Duración: 6 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 118
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 109
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 108
On 29 March 1849, the 10-year-old Maharajah of the Punjab was ushered into the magnificent Mirrored Hall at the centre of the great Fort in Lahore. There, in a public ceremony, the frightened but dignified child handed over to the British East India Company in a formal act of submission not only swathes of the richest land in India but also arguably the single most valuable object in the subcontinent: the celebrated Koh-i-Noor diamond. The Mountain of Light.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating
- De Jean en 07-08-17
De: Anita Anand, y otros
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The Rise of Athens
- The Story of the World's Greatest Civilization
- De: Anthony Everitt
- Narrado por: Michael Page
- Duración: 16 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 606
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 535
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Filled with tales of adventure and astounding reversals of fortune, The Rise of Athens celebrates the city-state that transformed the world - from the democratic revolution that marked its beginning through the city's political and cultural golden age to its decline into the ancient equivalent of a modern-day university town. Anthony Everitt constructs his history with unforgettable portraits of the talented, tricky, ambitious, and unscrupulous Athenians who fueled the city's rise.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good but not great. With some disturbing opinions.
- De Anthony en 06-25-19
De: Anthony Everitt
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Rubicon
- The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic
- De: Tom Holland
- Narrado por: Mark Meadows, Tom Holland
- Duración: 15 h y 9 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 288
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 244
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 243
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. Rubicon paints a vivid portrait of the Republic at the climax of its greatness - the same greatness which would herald the catastrophe of its fall. It is a story of incomparable drama.
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4 out of 5 stars
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If you’re looking for a history book, this isn’t it.
- De Richard Sweeny en 12-16-22
De: Tom Holland
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The War That Made the Roman Empire
- Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium
- De: Barry Strauss
- Narrado por: Jacques Roy
- Duración: 9 h y 59 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 255
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 231
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 230
Following Caesar’s assassination and Mark Antony’s defeat of the conspirators who killed Caesar, two powerful men remained in Rome—Antony and Caesar’s chosen heir, young Octavian, the future Augustus. When Antony fell in love with the most powerful woman in the world, Egypt’s ruler Cleopatra, and thwarted Octavian’s ambition to rule the empire, another civil war broke out. In 31 BC one of the largest naval battles in the ancient world took place—more than 600 ships, almost 200,000 men, and one woman—the Battle of Actium.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Highly detailed accounts
- De LEE en 03-28-22
De: Barry Strauss
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The Medici
- Power, Money, and Ambition in the Italian Renaissance
- De: Paul Strathern
- Narrado por: Derek Perkins
- Duración: 16 h y 21 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,482
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,288
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,282
Against the background of an age that saw the rebirth of ancient and classical learning, Paul Strathern explores the intensely dramatic rise and fall of the Medici family in Florence as well as the Italian Renaissance, which they did so much to sponsor and encourage. Interwoven into the narrative are the lives of many of the great Renaissance artists with whom the Medici had dealings, including Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Donatello as well as scientists like Galileo and Pico della Mirandola.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Fun Story Bad History
- De Elizabeth Barrett en 05-09-16
De: Paul Strathern
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Persians
- The Age of the Great Kings
- De: Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
- Narrado por: Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
- Duración: 18 h y 42 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 142
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 126
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 128
The Achaemenid Persian kings ruled over the largest empire of antiquity, stretching from Libya to the steppes of Asia and from Ethiopia to Pakistan. In Persians, historian Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones tells the epic story of this dynasty and the world it ruled. Drawing on Iranian inscriptions, cuneiform tablets, art, and archaeology, he shows how the Achaemenid Persian Empire was the world’s first superpower—one built, despite its imperial ambition, on cooperation and tolerance. This is the definitive history of the Achaemenid dynasty and its legacies in modern-day Iran.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good History and Historiography
- De David A en 04-19-22
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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 411
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 352
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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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Taj Mahal
- Passion and Genius at the Heart of the Moghul Empire
- De: Diana Preston, Michael Preston
- Narrado por: James Adams
- Duración: 10 h
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 152
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 119
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 118
While Galileo was suffering under house arrest at the hands of Pope Urban VIII, the 30 Years War was ruining Europe, and the Pilgrims were struggling to survive in the New World, work began on what would become one of the Seven Wonders of the World: the Taj Mahal. Built by the Moghul emperor Shah Jahan as a memorial to his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal, its flawless symmetry and gleaming presence have for centuries dazzled all who have seen it.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A broad perspective
- De Neil en 11-01-09
De: Diana Preston, y otros
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Alexander the Great
- Journey to the End of the Earth
- De: Norman F. Cantor
- Narrado por: Bronson Pinchot
- Duración: 4 h y 20 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 432
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 376
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 374
In this succinct portrait of Alexander the Great, distinguished scholar and historian Norman Cantor draws on the major writings of Alexander's contemporaries, as well as the most recent psychological and cultural studies to illuminate this most legendary of men - a great figure in the ancient world whose puzzling personality greatly fueled his military accomplishments.
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5 out of 5 stars
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FIVE STAR BOOK!!!!
- De Fun Lovin Lady en 09-25-12
De: Norman F. Cantor
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Marco Polo
- From Venice to Xanadu
- De: Laurence Bergreen
- Narrado por: Paul Boehmer
- Duración: 16 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 723
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As the most celebrated European to explore Asia, Marco Polo was the original global traveler and the earliest bridge between East and West. A universal icon of adventure and discovery, he has inspired six centuries of popular fascination and spurious mythology. Now, from acclaimed author Laurence Bergreen, comes the first fully authoritative biography of one of the most enchanting figures in world history.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Educational and Entertaining but a bit repetitive
- De PETER en 01-02-13
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Isabella of Castile
- Europe's First Great Queen
- De: Giles Tremlett
- Narrado por: Karen Cass
- Duración: 19 h y 33 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 74
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 70
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 70
In 1474, a 23-year-old woman ascended the throne of Castile, the largest and strongest kingdom in Spain. Ahead of her lay the considerable challenge not only of being a young female ruler in an overwhelmingly male-dominated world but also of reforming a major European kingdom that was riddled with crime, corruption, and violent political factionism. Her pivotal reign was long and transformative, uniting Spain and setting the stage for its golden era of global dominance.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Enlightening
- De Jean en 03-07-17
De: Giles Tremlett
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Claudius the God
- De: Robert Graves
- Narrado por: Nelson Runger
- Duración: 19 h y 46 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 601
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Robert Graves continues Claudius' story with the epic adulteries of Messalina, King Herod Agrippa's betrayal of his old friend, and the final arrival of that bloodthirsty teenager, Nero.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Deified King of Historical Fiction
- De Darwin8u en 12-27-12
De: Robert Graves
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Machiavelli
- Philosopher of Power
- De: Ross King
- Narrado por: Tim Reynolds
- Duración: 7 h y 11 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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Part of the acclaimed Eminent Lives series, Machiavelli is a superb portrait of the brilliant and revolutionary political philosopher - history's most famous theorist of "warfare, terror, murder, and bloodshed" - and the age he embodied. Ross King, the New York Times best-selling author of Brunelleschi's Dome, argues that the author of The Prince was a far more complex and sympathetic character than is often portrayed.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Awesome
- De Crisitna Tunon en 07-16-21
De: Ross King
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The Ides
- Caesar’s Murder and the War for Rome
- De: Stephen Dando-Collins
- Narrado por: Bronson Pinchot
- Duración: 8 h y 11 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 106
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 69
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 70
The assassination of Julius Caesar is one of the most notorious murders in history. Even now, many questions remain about his death: Was Brutus the hero and Caesar the villain? Was Mark Antony aware of the plot? Using historical evidence to sort out these and other puzzling issues, historian and award-winning author Stephen Dando-Collins recaptures the drama of Caesar's demise and the chaotic aftermath as the vicious struggle unfolded for power between Antony and Octavian.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Not Good History
- De Garcia en 09-18-11
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Cleopatra
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Total5 out of 5 stars
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Ejecución5 out of 5 stars
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Historia5 out of 5 stars
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- 08-21-20
Did much more than expected
Stacy Schiff had set out to improve the records on Cleopatra & did exactly that. Sadly, she showed the multiple negative tags weren't quite erroneous & chauvinistic in their demeaning labels but simply spectacular. Cleopatra's all round brilliance is noteworthy, yet her legacy remains that of the Whore Queen of Egypt. Now we also have Stacy Schiff's work as further prove of that fact. Great Piece, all round.
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