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"When we think of ancient Rome, it's impossible not to think of Christianity, one of its most notable exports-but what if it hadn't been? This is the question provoked by classicist Philip Freeman in Julian, an appealing new entry in Yale's Ancient Lives series, which tells the story of the old faith's last imperial torchbearer."-Anna Heyward, New York Times Book Review
Flavius Claudius Julianus, or Julian the Apostate, ruled Rome as sole emperor for just a year and a half, from 361 to 363, but during that time he turned the world upside down. Although a nephew of Constantine the Great, the first Christian emperor of Rome, Julian fought to return Rome to the old gods who had led his ancestors to build their vast empire.
As emperor, Julian set about reforming the administration, conquering new territories, and reviving ancient religions. He was scorned in his time for repudiating Christianity and demonized as an apostate for willfully rejecting Christ. Through the centuries, Julian has been viewed by many as a tragic figure who sought to save Rome from its enemies and the corrupting influence of Christianity. Christian writers and historians have seen Julian much differently: as a traitor to God and violent oppressor of Christians. Had Julian not been killed by a random Persian spear, he might well have changed all of history.
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Marcus Licinius Crassus (115-53 BCE) was a modern man in an ancient world, a pioneer disrupter of finance and politics, and the richest man of the last years of the Roman republic. Without his catastrophic ambition, this trailblazing tycoon might have quietly entered history as Rome's first modern political financier. Instead, Crassus and his son led an army on an unprovoked campaign against Parthia into what are now the borderlands of Turkey, Syria, and Iraq, losing a battle at Carrhae which scarred Roman minds for generations.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent history of an elusive figure
- De john rees en 07-01-23
De: Peter Stothard
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Oathbreakers
- The War of Brothers That Shattered an Empire and Made Medieval Europe
- De: Matthew Gabriele, David M. Perry
- Narrado por: Paul Bellantoni
- Duración: 9 h y 48 m
- Versión completa
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By the early ninth century, the Carolingian empire was at the height of its power. The Franks, led by Charlemagne, had built the largest European domain since Rome in its heyday. Though they jockeyed for power, prestige, and profit, the Frankish elites enjoyed political and cultural consensus. But just two generations later, their world was in shambles. Civil war, once an unthinkable threat, had erupted after Louis the Pious’s sons tried to overthrow him—and then placed their knives at the other’s neck. Families who had once charged into battle together now drew each other’s blood.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The drama is exceptional
- De Nathan en 04-03-25
De: Matthew Gabriele, y otros
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Vergil
- The Poets Life
- De: Sarah Ruden
- Narrado por: Suzanne Toren
- Duración: 7 h y 9 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 3
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The Aeneid stands as a towering work of Classical Roman literature and a gripping dramatization of the best and worst of human nature. In the process of creating this epic poem, Vergil (70–19 BCE) became the world’s first media celebrity, a living legend. But the real Vergil is a shadowy figure. Sarah Ruden, widely praised for her translation of the Aeneid, uses evidence from Roman life and history alongside Vergil’s own writings to make careful deductions to reconstruct the life of Rome’s greatest poet.
De: Sarah Ruden
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Demetrius
- Sacker of Cities
- De: James Romm
- Narrado por: John Telfer
- Duración: 5 h y 48 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 16
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 12
The life of Demetrius (337-283 BCE) serves as a through-line to the forty years following the death of Alexander (323-282 BCE), a time of unparalleled turbulence and instability in the ancient world. With no monarch able to take Alexander’s place, his empire fragmented into five pieces. Capitalizing on good looks, youth, and sexual prowess, Demetrius sought to weld those pieces together and recover the dream of a single world-state, with a new Alexander—himself—at its head.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A chapter is missing
- De Brendon miller en 12-02-22
De: James Romm
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Justinian
- Emperor, Soldier, Saint
- De: Peter Sarris
- Narrado por: Mark Elstob
- Duración: 15 h y 37 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 46
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Justinian is a radical reassessment of an emperor and his times. In the sixth century CE, the emperor Justinian presided over nearly four decades of remarkable change, in an era of geopolitical threats, climate change, and plague. From the eastern Roman—or Byzantine—capital of Constantinople, Justinian’s armies reconquered lost territory in Africa, Italy, and Spain. But these military exploits, historian Peter Sarris shows, were just one part of a larger program of imperial renewal.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good telling of Justinian's reign
- De Amazon Customer en 02-04-24
De: Peter Sarris
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Ramesses the Great
- Egypt's King of Kings
- De: Toby Wilkinson
- Narrado por: Robbie Stevens
- Duración: 6 h y 26 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Ramesses II ruled the Nile Valley and the wider Egyptian empire from 1279 to 1213 B.C., one of the longest reigns in pharaonic history. He was a cultural innovator, a relentless self-promoter, and an astute diplomat—the peace treaty signed after the Battle of Kadesh was the first in recorded history. He outbuilt every other Egyptian pharaoh, leaving behind the temples of Abu Simbel; the great hypostyle hall of Karnak; the tomb for his wife Nefertari; and his own memorial, the Ramesseum.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great stuff. Minimal notes.
- De Raymond Smith en 05-18-23
De: Toby Wilkinson
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Julian, Ancient Lives Series
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- Kindle Customer
- 01-22-25
A short blaze of glory
I didn't know too much about julian other than the fact that he was a pagan. Through this book I learnt so much about this incredible man. To grow up pagan with a completely christian upbringing and hide some of your firmest beliefs from the world required a lot of mental strength.
This philosopher king is now one of my favourite people from history.
The author and the narrator have done an incredible job with this audiobook.
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- Cameron Lewis
- 05-26-24
fine I guess
there's a much better book to write about Julian, but the author would need to be much more interested in Julian's education and the social history of the interactions between the philosophical schools, local cults, and the divided Christians. this is an okay short summary of a life of an eclectic emperor, but fails to make him feel real through a shallow context setting
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- George Bettasso
- 08-30-24
Emperor Julian
Great biography of Emperor Julian the Apostate and that he turned the world upside down during his short reign 361 AD- 363 AD trying to return Rome to the old days of the Gods.
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