Caesar and Christ

The Story of Civilization, Volume 3

De: Will Durant

Narrado por: Grover Gardner

The third volume of Will Durant's Pulitzer Prize-winning series, Caesar and Christ chronicles the history of Roman civilization and of Christianity from their beginnings to A.D. 325. In this masterful work, listeners will learn about:

• The Etruscan civilization of ancient Italy
• The birth of the Roman Republic and the beginnings of Roman law
• The great reigns of Caesar and Antony
• The people of Rome - the artisans, tradesmen, and scientists
• The places of Rome's great empire
• The beginnings of Christianity and its growth
• The rise of Constantine and the fall of the empire

©2011 Will Durant (P)2014 Blackstone Audio

The Best Marriage Yet of Writer and Narrator

Would you consider the audio edition of Caesar and Christ to be better than the print version?

No, I like both. One helps with the visual memory system and the other the audio system. I like to listen to the audio while stretching or lying down. They are synergistic and complementary.

What did you like best about this story?

The synthesis provided by Will Durant and his assistants.

Which character – as performed by Grover Gardner – was your favorite?

Narrator

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Nothing in particular. I tingle all over just knowing that something like this book and the others in the set exist.

Any additional comments?

I think Grover Gardener is THE best narrator of Will Durant. Please Have G.G. read the rest of the volumes. Thanks !!!

a must read

fantastic insigth and a must for history geeks like myself! i higly recommend this book!

Early Steps of European Civilization

The formation of Roman Empire and it's evolution are exposed in a clear and fluent narrative by Will Durant. His easy prose and irony provides the reader/listener a well informed testimony about ancient time. The book examines a pivotal moment of European and west civilization: the formation and early development of Roman Empire (II century BC to III century AD) and the advent and beginnings of Christianity (till it's adoption by Constantine).
The ideas and the main events of the period, besides some gossips and debates, are examined in a way that enables the reader to grasp the historical background of the period. The part of the book reserved to Christianity, though, could be more complete. This is a book worth reading (or listening). It enhances our knowing of European history.

Knowledge

It’s incredible writing of our human civilization. It truly is enlightening to hear greed, abortion, debauchery, as well as, more positive characteristics were around for thousands of years. The rise and fall of each great power is so similar. The fall always comes from within.

Fantastic

It would be difficult to overstate Rome's significance to our current societal structure. It's also staggering how closely we're mirroring it's failures. Everyone should know this story.

Just Wonderful

The Durant series, The Story of Civilization, is remarkable. Literally. This bit of the story, Caesar and Christ, is full of history and context. Wisdom and wit. Grover Gardner is perfect in delivering the Durant prose. His apparent ease with the multiple languages and pronunciations, his pace and knowledge of the intent of the author’s words make listening a real pleasure. I ‘clipped’ many portions of the book so that I could simply hear them again and smile at the use of language and in its delivery.

The reader needs to keep in mind that this book was published in 1944, so conversions of currency and references to current events, need to be taken in that context.

I found Durant’s Epilogue to be particularly insightful, as he proposes the reasons for Rome’s fall and for its rise, with a particularly moving final sentence, given the situation in the world at the time of publication.

has some really good research but his focus is

only on Rome and not much on Christianity Caesar and Christ title is misleading because only five or 10% is about Christ the rest is Caesar. he rejects divine revelation but still interesting to hear his opinion of Christ and early church.

Profound and enlightened

Deep analysis of the greatest and enduring civilization and one of the most trascendent religions of the world.
With excellent narrative analyzes history, philosophy, economy, religion, anecdotes in a delightful novel like book

An arrow of beautiful tangents through time

Where to start... it’s a must for those wanting to absorb, imagine our world
Enjoy with someone you love

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍!!!!!!

One of the greatest stories ever told....All of Durant's works are far far above exceptional.