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Historia4 out of 5 stars 227
Spain is an immemorial land like no other, one that James A. Michener, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author and celebrated citizen of the world, came to love as his own. Iberia is Michener’s enduring nonfiction tribute to his cherished second home. In the fresh and vivid prose that is his trademark, he not only reveals the celebrated history of bullfighters and warrior kings, painters and processions, cathedrals and olive orchards, he also shares the intimate, often hidden country he came to know, where the congeniality of living souls is thrust against the dark weight of history.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Outdated and no storyline.
- De john lundberg en 08-05-17
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Istanbul: A Tale of Three Cities
- De: Bettany Hughes
- Narrado por: Bettany Hughes
- Duración: 24 h y 35 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 171
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 148
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 146
From the Koran to Shakespeare, this city with three names - Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul - resonates as an idea and a place, real and imagined. Standing as the gateway between East and West, North and South, it has been the capital city of the Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman Empires. For much of its history it was the very center of the world, known simply as "The City", but, as Bettany Hughes reveals, Istanbul is not just a city but a global story.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A daunting undertaking pulled off superlatively
- De SGS en 12-24-17
De: Bettany Hughes
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Our Oriental Heritage
- The Story of Civilization, Volume 1
- De: Will Durant
- Narrado por: Robin Field
- Duración: 50 h y 17 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,278
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,137
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,129
The first volume of Will Durant's Pulitzer Prize-winning series, Our Oriental Heritage: The Story of Civilization, Volume I chronicles the early history of Egypt, the Middle East, and Asia.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful
- De Michael en 11-30-13
De: Will Durant
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The Nile: Travelling Downriver Through Egypt's Past and Present
- The Vintage Departures Series
- De: Toby Wilkinson
- Narrado por: Peter Ganim
- Duración: 12 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 31
The Nile, like all of Egypt, is both timeless and ever-changing. In this audio, renowned Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson takes us on a journey downriver that is both history and travelogue. We begin at the First Nile Cataract, close to the modern city of Aswan. From there, Wilkinson guides us through the illustrious nation birthed by this great river.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Riverboat Cruise from the luxury of your phone
- De Amazon Customer en 02-20-20
De: Toby Wilkinson
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Life in a Medieval City
- De: Frances Gies, Joseph Gies
- Narrado por: Anne Flosnik
- Duración: 6 h y 49 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 100
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 84
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 83
Life in a Medieval City is the classic account of the year 1250 in the city of Troyes, in modern-day France. Acclaimed historians Frances and Joseph Gies focus on a high point of medieval civilization - before war and the Black Death ravaged Europe - providing a fascinating window into the sophistication of a period we too often dismiss as backward. Urban life in the Middle Ages revolved around the home, often a mixed-use dwelling for burghers with a store or workshop on the ground floor and living quarters upstairs.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Troyes, an old town but a new city
- De Darwin8u en 04-02-18
De: Frances Gies, y otros
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Rome
- De: Matthew Kneale
- Narrado por: Neil Gardner
- Duración: 12 h y 41 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 39
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 39
Rome, the Eternal City. Today visitors can stand on bridges that Julius Caesar and Cicero crossed; walk around temples in the footsteps of emperors; visit churches from the earliest days of Christianity. This is all the more remarkable considering what the city has endured. It has been ravaged by fires, floods, earthquakes, and - most of all - by roving armies. Matthew Kneale uses seven of these crisis moments to create a powerful and captivating account of Rome’s extraordinary history. He paints portraits of the city before each assault, describing how Romans, both rich and poor, lived their everyday lives.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Lack of language skills an irritation
- De lmc en 07-16-18
De: Matthew Kneale
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The Middle Ages
- De: Morris Bishop
- Narrado por: Michael Page
- Duración: 11 h y 18 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 192
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 168
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 165
In this indispensable volume, one of America's ranking scholars combines a life's work of research and teaching with the art of lively narration. Both authoritative and beautifully told, The Middle Ages is the full story of the thousand years between the fall of Rome and the Renaissance - a time that saw the rise of kings and emperors, the flowering of knighthood, the development of Europe, the increasing power of the Catholic Church, and the advent of the middle class.
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3 out of 5 stars
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"It's All left to the imagination."
- De Dave Miller en 09-22-17
De: Morris Bishop
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The Black Russian
- De: Vladimir Alexandrov
- Narrado por: Peter Marinker
- Duración: 10 h y 23 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 105
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 96
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 94
The Black Russian is the incredible story of Frederick Bruce Thomas, born in 1872 to former slaves who became prosperous farmers in Mississippi. After leaving the South and working as a waiter and valet in Chicago and Brooklyn, Frederick sought greater freedom in London, then crisscrossed Europe, and - in a highly unusual choice for a black American at the time - went to Russia in 1899. Because he found no color line there, Frederick made Moscow his home. He renamed himself Fyodor Fyodorovich Tomas, married twice, acquired a mistress, and took Russian citizenship.
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5 out of 5 stars
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US Born African Descendant 2 Russian Citizenship
- De Sheila Gibson en 03-14-15
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The Last Castle
- The Epic Story of Love, Loss, and American Royalty in the Nation’s Largest Home
- De: Denise Kiernan
- Narrado por: Denise Kiernan
- Duración: 10 h y 18 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 939
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 832
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 828
Orphaned at a young age, Edith Stuyvesant Dresser claimed lineage from one of New York's best known families. She grew up in Newport and Paris, and her engagement and marriage to George Vanderbilt was one of the most watched events of Gilded Age society. But none of this prepared her to be mistress of Biltmore House. Before their marriage, the wealthy and bookish Vanderbilt had dedicated his life to creating a spectacular European-style estate on 125,000 acres of North Carolina wilderness.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Very factual
- De Jennifer en 11-28-17
De: Denise Kiernan
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Cleopatra
- A Life
- De: Stacy Schiff
- Narrado por: Robin Miles
- Duración: 14 h y 16 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,591
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,094
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,105
Her palace shimmered with onyx, garnets, and gold, but was richer still in political and sexual intrigue. Above all else, Cleopatra was a shrewd strategist and an ingenious negotiator. Though her life spanned fewer than 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 when both were teenagers. She poisoned the second. 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.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Approach this book with caution
- De GolfZilla en 12-02-10
De: Stacy Schiff
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A Brief History of Life in Victorian Britain
- De: Michael Paterson
- Narrado por: Mark Meadows
- Duración: 11 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 103
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 88
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 86
The Victorian era has dominated the popular imagination like no other period, but these myths and stories also give a very distorted view of the 19th century. The early Victorians were much stranger than we usually imagine, and their world would have felt very different from our own. It was only during the long reign of the Queen that a modern society emerged in unexpected ways.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Brief, But Insightful
- De Troy en 07-17-13
De: Michael Paterson
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The Edge of the World
- A Cultural History of the North Sea and the Transformation of Europe
- De: Michael Pye
- Narrado por: Steven Crossley
- Duración: 15 h y 24 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 63
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 53
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 53
Saints and spies, pirates and philosophers, artists and intellectuals: They all crisscrossed the grey North Sea in the so-called "dark ages", the years between the fall of the Roman Empire and the beginning of Europe's mastery over the oceans. Now the critically acclaimed Michael Pye reveals the cultural transformation sparked by those men and women: the ideas, technology, science, law, and moral codes that helped create our modern world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Super enjoyable
- De beakt en 10-01-19
De: Michael Pye
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The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England
- A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century
- De: Ian Mortimer
- Narrado por: Jonathan Keeble
- Duración: 11 h y 45 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,217
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,902
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,892
Imagine you could travel back to the 14th century. What would you see? What would you smell? More to the point, where are you going to stay? And what are you going to eat? Ian Mortimer shows us that the past is not just something to be studied; it is also something to be lived. He sets out to explain what life was like in the most immediate way, through taking you to the Middle Ages. The result is the most astonishing social history book you are ever likely to read: evolutionary in its concept, informative and entertaining in its detail.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Detailed, Interesting and Entertaining
- De Marc-Andr? en 05-13-10
De: Ian Mortimer
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Paris to the Past
- Traveling Through French History by Train
- De: Ina Caro
- Narrado por: Christa Lewis
- Duración: 14 h y 36 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 84
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 76
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 76
In one of the most inventive travel books in years, Ina Caro invites listeners on 25 one-day train trips that depart from Paris and transport us back through 700 years of French history. Whether taking us to Orléans to evoke the visions of Joan of Arc or to the Place de la Concorde to witness the beheading of Marie Antoinette, Caro animates history with her lush descriptions of architectural splendors and tales of court intrigue. "[An] enchanting travelogue" (Publishers Weekly), Paris to the Past has become one of the classic guidebooks of our time.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Day Trip From Paris?... Look No Further!
- De Simone en 11-19-13
De: Ina Caro
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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
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 151
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 118
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 117
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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- 24 Hours in Ancient History Series, Book 1
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In this entertaining and enlightening guide, best-selling historian Philip Matyszak introduces us to the people who lived and worked there. In each hour of the day we meet a new character - from emperor to slave girl, gladiator to astrologer, medicine woman to water-clock maker - and discover the fascinating details of their daily lives.
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Took me back to Latin class and the origin of word
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Hannibal
- Rome’s Greatest Enemy
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More than 2,000 years ago one of the greatest military leaders in history almost destroyed Rome. Hannibal, a daring African general from the city of Carthage, led an army of warriors and battle elephants over the snowy Alps to invade the very heart of Rome's growing empire. But what kind of person would dare to face the most relentless imperial power of the ancient world? How could Hannibal, consistently outnumbered and always deep in enemy territory, win battle after battle until he held the very fate of Rome within his grasp?
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5 out of 5 stars
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very excellent book on Hannibal; highly recommend
- De Michael E. B. en 10-04-22
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Everyday Life in Medieval London
- From the Anglo-Saxons to the Tudors
- De: Toni Mount
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Our capital city has always been a thriving and colorful place, full of diverse and determined individuals developing trade and finance, exchanging gossip and doing business. Abandoned by the Romans, rebuilt by the Saxons, occupied by the Vikings and reconstructed by the Normans, London would become the largest trade and financial center, dominating the world in later centuries. London has always been a brilliant, vibrant, and eclectic place.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Interesting
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De: Toni Mount
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Pax Romana
- War, Peace, and Conquest in the Roman World
- De: Adrian Goldsworthy
- Narrado por: Derek Perkins
- Duración: 15 h y 33 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 465
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Pax Romana examines how the Romans came to control so much of the world and asks whether traditionally favorable images of the Roman peace are true. Goldsworthy vividly recounts the rebellions of the conquered and examines why they broke out, why most failed, and how they became exceedingly rare. He reveals that hostility was just one reaction to the arrival of Rome and that from the outset, conquered peoples collaborated, formed alliances, and joined invaders, causing resistance movements to fade away.
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2 out of 5 stars
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2 stars if youve read goldsworthy; 2.5 or 3 if not
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Red Land, Black Land
- Daily Life in Ancient Egypt
- De: Barbara Mertz
- Narrado por: Lorna Raver
- Duración: 14 h y 56 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 421
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Esteemed Egyptologist Barbara Mertz updates her widely praised social history of the people of ancient Egypt, which was originally published in 1968. Combining impeccable scholarship with a delightfully personal style, the author reconstructs the life of the Egyptians from birth to death, and beyond death, too.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Brilliant
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De: Barbara Mertz
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Rome
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The very idea of empire was created in ancient Rome, and even today, traces of its monuments, literature, and institutions can be found across Europe, the Near East, and North Africa - and sometimes even further afield. Historian Greg Woolf expertly recounts how this mammoth empire was created, how it was sustained in crisis, and how it shaped the world of its rulers and subjects - a story spanning a millennium and a half of history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Does well for attempting the impossible
- De mike en 11-28-22
De: Greg Woolf
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24 Hours in Ancient Rome: A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There
- 24 Hours in Ancient History Series, Book 1
- De: Philip Matyszak
- Narrado por: Michael Page
- Duración: 6 h y 36 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 94
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 81
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 81
In this entertaining and enlightening guide, best-selling historian Philip Matyszak introduces us to the people who lived and worked there. In each hour of the day we meet a new character - from emperor to slave girl, gladiator to astrologer, medicine woman to water-clock maker - and discover the fascinating details of their daily lives.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Took me back to Latin class and the origin of word
- De tony harris en 05-19-20
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Hannibal
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More than 2,000 years ago one of the greatest military leaders in history almost destroyed Rome. Hannibal, a daring African general from the city of Carthage, led an army of warriors and battle elephants over the snowy Alps to invade the very heart of Rome's growing empire. But what kind of person would dare to face the most relentless imperial power of the ancient world? How could Hannibal, consistently outnumbered and always deep in enemy territory, win battle after battle until he held the very fate of Rome within his grasp?
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5 out of 5 stars
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very excellent book on Hannibal; highly recommend
- De Michael E. B. en 10-04-22
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Everyday Life in Medieval London
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- De: Toni Mount
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 19
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 19
Our capital city has always been a thriving and colorful place, full of diverse and determined individuals developing trade and finance, exchanging gossip and doing business. Abandoned by the Romans, rebuilt by the Saxons, occupied by the Vikings and reconstructed by the Normans, London would become the largest trade and financial center, dominating the world in later centuries. London has always been a brilliant, vibrant, and eclectic place.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Interesting
- De Faycal Ikhouane en 01-16-24
De: Toni Mount
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Pax Romana
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- De: Adrian Goldsworthy
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- Duración: 15 h y 33 m
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 410
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2 out of 5 stars
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2 stars if youve read goldsworthy; 2.5 or 3 if not
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Red Land, Black Land
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Brilliant
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Rome
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- De: Greg Woolf
- Narrado por: Liam Gerrard
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5 out of 5 stars
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Does well for attempting the impossible
- De mike en 11-28-22
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The Story of Greece and Rome
- De: Tony Spawforth
- Narrado por: Steven Crossley
- Duración: 16 h y 7 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 23
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 17
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The magnificent civilization created by the ancient Greeks and Romans is the greatest legacy of the classical world. However, narratives about the "civilized" Greek and Roman empires resisting the barbarians at the gate are far from accurate. Tony Spawforth, an esteemed scholar, author, and media contributor, follows the thread of civilization through more than six millennia of history. His story reveals that Greek and Roman civilization, to varying degrees, was supremely and surprisingly receptive to external influences, particularly from the East.
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4 out of 5 stars
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All is in the title....
- De Mohad Cheridi en 11-30-18
De: Tony Spawforth
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Ancient Rome
- De: Thomas R. Martin
- Narrado por: John Lescault
- Duración: 8 h y 51 m
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With commanding skill, Thomas R. Martin tells the remarkable and dramatic story of how a tiny, poor, and threatened settlement grew to become, during its height, the dominant power in the Mediterranean world for 500 years. Encompassing the period from Rome's founding in the eighth century BC through Justinian's rule in the sixth century AD, he offers a distinctive perspective on the Romans and their civilization by employing fundamental Roman values as a lens through which to view both their rise and spectacular fall.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great review and understanding of Christianity
- De David en 12-08-20
De: Thomas R. Martin
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The Age of Caesar
- Five Roman Lives
- De: Plutarch, James Romm - preface and notes, Pamela Mensch - translator
- Narrado por: Michael Page
- Duración: 11 h y 42 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Pompey, Caesar, Cicero, Brutus, Antony: the names resonate across thousands of years. Major figures in the civil wars that brutally ended the Roman republic, their lives still haunt us as examples of how the hunger for personal power can overwhelm collective politics, how the exaltation of the military can corrode civilian authority, and how the best intentions can lead to disastrous consequences. Plutarch renders these history-making lives as flesh-and-blood characters.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Terrific
- De Michael en 06-13-23
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Antiquity
- From the Birth of Sumerian Civilization to the Fall of the Roman Empire
- De: Norman F. Cantor
- Narrado por: David Stifel
- Duración: 10 h y 24 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 8
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Best-selling author Norman Cantor delivers this compact but magisterial survey of the ancient world - from the birth of Sumerian civilization around 3500 BC in the Tigris-Euphrates valley (present-day Iraq) to the fall of the Roman Empire in AD 476. In Antiquity, Cantor covers such subjects as Classical Greece, Judaism, the founding of Christianity, and the triumph and decline of Rome.
De: Norman F. Cantor
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Caesar's Legion
- The Epic Saga of Julius Caesar's Elite Tenth Legion and the Armies of Rome
- De: Stephen Dando-Collins
- Narrado por: Stuart Langton
- Duración: 12 h y 18 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,594
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Stephen Dando-Collins paints a vivid and definitive portrait of daily life in the Tenth Legion as he follows Caesar and his men along the blood-soaked fringes of the Empire. This unprecedented regimental history reveals countless previously unknown details about Roman military practices, Caesar's conduct as a commander and his relationships with officers and legionnaires, and the daily routine and discipline of the Legion.
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4 out of 5 stars
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You should really be interested in the topic first
- De A reader en 05-05-06
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Thebes
- The Forgotten City of Ancient Greece
- De: Paul Cartledge
- Narrado por: David Timson
- Duración: 11 h y 27 m
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Among the extensive writing available about the history of ancient Greece, there is precious little about the city-state of Thebes. At one point the most powerful city in ancient Greece, Thebes has been long overshadowed by its better-known rivals, Athens and Sparta. In Thebes: The Forgotten City of Ancient Greece, acclaimed classicist and historian Paul Cartledge brings the city vividly to life and argues that it is central to our understanding of the ancient Greeks' achievements - whether politically or culturally.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Why is this author considered an expert scholar of Ancient Greece?
- De DaneDeer en 11-06-20
De: Paul Cartledge
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The Tragedy of Empire
- From Constantine to the Destruction of Roman Italy
- De: Michael Kulikowski
- Narrado por: Simon Shepherd
- Duración: 15 h y 11 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 18
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 13
The Tragedy of Empire begins in the late fourth century with the reign of Julian, the last non-Christian Roman emperor, and takes listeners to the final years of the Western Roman Empire at the end of the sixth century. Kulikowski traces 200 years of Roman history during which the Western Empire ceased to exist while the Eastern Empire remained politically strong and culturally vibrant.
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3 out of 5 stars
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dull, dull, dull
- De Eric P Howard en 02-01-24
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The History of Rome in 12 Buildings
- A Travel Companion to the Hidden Secrets of the Eternal City
- De: Phillip Barlag
- Narrado por: Stephen Graybill
- Duración: 3 h y 59 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 25
Any travel guide to Rome will urge visitors to go the Colosseum, but none answers a simple question: Why is it called the Colosseum? The History of Rome in 12 Buildings: A Travel Companion to the Hidden Secrets of the Eternal City is compelling, concise, and fun, and takes you behind the iconic buildings to reveal the hidden stories of the people that forged the Roman Empire.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating history lesson
- De Luke Natali en 11-29-19
De: Phillip Barlag
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Temples, Tombs, and Hieroglyphs
- A Popular History of Ancient Egypt
- De: Barbara Mertz
- Narrado por: Lorna Raver
- Duración: 12 h y 45 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 569
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 375
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 375
In this updated version of the classic of popular Egyptology, Barbara Mertz combines her doctorate in Egyptology at the famed Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago with a life-long enthusiasm for ancient Egypt. Her love of the subject is contagious and makes her the perfect guide to ancient Egypt for the student, the layman, and those who plan to visit or have visited the Nile Valley.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of the best history books on Audible
- De A reader en 12-27-07
De: Barbara Mertz
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Ancient Rome
- The Rise and Fall of An Empire
- De: Simon Baker
- Narrado por: Chris MacDonnell
- Duración: 17 h y 36 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 253
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 218
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 218
This is the story of the greatest empire the world has ever known. Simon Baker charts the rise and fall of the world's first superpower, focusing on six momentous turning points that shaped Roman history. Welcome to Rome as you've never seen it before - awesome and splendid, gritty and squalid. From the conquest of the Mediterranean beginning in the third century BC to the destruction of the Roman Empire at the hands of barbarian invaders some seven centuries later, we discover the most critical episodes in Roman history.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Clear and dramatic
- De Tad Davis en 08-01-17
De: Simon Baker
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The Golden Rhinoceros
- Histories of the African Middle Ages
- De: François-Xavier Fauvelle, Troy Tice - translator
- Narrado por: Michael Page
- Duración: 7 h y 16 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 19
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 17
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 16
From the birth of Islam in the seventh century to the voyages of European exploration in the 15th, Africa was at the center of a vibrant exchange of goods and ideas. It was an African golden age in which places like Ghana, Nubia, and Zimbabwe became the crossroads of civilizations, and where African royals, thinkers, and artists played celebrated roles in the globalized world of the Middle Ages. The Golden Rhinoceros brings this unsung era marvelously to life, taking listeners from the Sahara and the Nile River Valley to the Ethiopian highlands and Southern Africa.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent scholarly intro to a medieval Africa
- De jlwrvw en 04-27-21
De: François-Xavier Fauvelle, y otros
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A War Like No Other
- How the Athenians and Spartans Fought the Peloponnesian War
- De: Victor Davis Hanson
- Narrado por: Bob Souer
- Duración: 13 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 504
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 417
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 414
Hanson compellingly portrays the ways Athens and Sparta fought on land and sea, in city and countryside, and details their employment of the full scope of conventional and non-conventional tactics, from sieges to targeted assassinations, torture, and terrorism. He also assesses the crucial roles played by warriors such as Pericles and Lysander, artists, among them Aristophanes, and thinkers including Sophocles and Plato.
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5 out of 5 stars
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"A War Like No Other" is a Book Like No Other
- De MajorChris en 02-06-20
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Life in Ancient Rome
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Total4 out of 5 stars
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Ejecución3 out of 5 stars
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- GioSailor
- 02-14-23
Easy going overview of Roman life
This is an easy going listen and overview of life in Roman times. It is interesting and has worthwhile information but being a short book feels a bit basic in style and content. The narrator is ok but the recording has too much "sss" sound emphasis as well as a "whisper" style of talking that may bother some.
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- Chris Boyett
- 09-28-21
Good summary
Very good summary of life in Ancient Rome. It did have new material I have not heard and had a few interesting points
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- Riley
- 01-11-23
Easy listen with great insights
Though not as in depth as I might’ve hoped, I learned a lot of new aspects to life in Ancient Rome. Recommend.
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- Black Rainbow
- 08-27-19
Just what I was looking for
tought me a alot about ancient Roman living. Got me through alot of morning commutes. I reccommend
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- Harry
- 08-13-23
A good listen about early Rome.
I did like this book even though it was not as detailed oriented as I would have liked. Not a bad listen overall though.
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