Ancient Rome
21 - 40 of 184 results-
-
The Fall of Rome
- And the End of Civilization
- By: Bryan Ward-Perkins
- Narrated by: Roger Clark
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In The Fall of Rome, eminent historian Bryan Ward-Perkins argues that the "peaceful" theory of Rome's "transformation" is badly in error. Indeed, he sees the fall of Rome as a time of horror and dislocation that destroyed a great civilization....
-
-
best book ever on Fall of Rome
- By james m. on 01-30-22
-
The Fall of Rome
- And the End of Civilization
- Narrated by: Roger Clark
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 06-18-19
- Language: English
-
In The Fall of Rome, eminent historian Bryan Ward-Perkins argues that the "peaceful" theory of Rome's "transformation" is badly in error. Indeed, he sees the fall of Rome as a time of horror and dislocation that destroyed a great civilization....
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to Cart failed.
Please try again laterAdd to Wish List failed.
Please try again laterRemove from wishlist failed.
Please try again laterAdding to library failed
Please try againFollow podcast failed
Please try againUnfollow podcast failed
Please try againRegular price: $17.19 or 1 credit
Sale price: $17.19 or 1 credit
Included in Plus membership -
-
-
The Complete Works of Tacitus: Volume 1: The Annals, Part 1
- By: Cornelius Tacitus
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In the pantheon of ancient men of letters, none hold a more venerated position than the Roman historian, Tacitus....
-
-
Tacitus
- By cbrann on 03-25-08
-
The Complete Works of Tacitus: Volume 1: The Annals, Part 1
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Series: The Complete Works of Tacitus, Book 1
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 03-06-06
- Language: English
- In the pantheon of ancient men of letters, none hold a more venerated position than the Roman historian, Tacitus....
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to Cart failed.
Please try again laterAdd to Wish List failed.
Please try again laterRemove from wishlist failed.
Please try again laterAdding to library failed
Please try againFollow podcast failed
Please try againUnfollow podcast failed
Please try againRegular price: $24.95 or 1 credit
Sale price: $24.95 or 1 credit
-
-
-
The Roman Empire
- A Very Short Introduction
- By: Christopher Kelly
- Narrated by: Richard Davidson
- Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The Roman Empire was a remarkable achievement. It had a population of 60 million people spread across lands encircling the Mediterranean and stretching from northern England to the sun-baked banks of the Euphrates, and from the Rhine to the North African coast....
-
-
I love it
- By Amazon Customer on 08-23-21
-
The Roman Empire
- A Very Short Introduction
- Narrated by: Richard Davidson
- Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 05-25-21
- Language: English
-
The Roman Empire was a remarkable achievement. It had a population of 60 million people spread across lands encircling the Mediterranean and stretching from northern England to the sun-baked banks of the Euphrates, and from the Rhine to the North African coast....
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to Cart failed.
Please try again laterAdd to Wish List failed.
Please try again laterRemove from wishlist failed.
Please try again laterAdding to library failed
Please try againFollow podcast failed
Please try againUnfollow podcast failed
Please try againRegular price: $17.49 or 1 credit
Sale price: $17.49 or 1 credit
Included in Plus membership -
-
-
Life in Ancient Rome
- By: Lionel Casson
- Narrated by: John Glouchevitch
- Length: 5 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Lionel Casson paints a vivid portrait of life in ancient Rome during the empire's greatest period, the first and second centuries AD....
-
-
A good listen about early Rome.
- By Harry on 08-13-23
-
Life in Ancient Rome
- Narrated by: John Glouchevitch
- Length: 5 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 02-28-17
- Language: English
- Lionel Casson paints a vivid portrait of life in ancient Rome during the empire's greatest period, the first and second centuries AD....
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to Cart failed.
Please try again laterAdd to Wish List failed.
Please try again laterRemove from wishlist failed.
Please try again laterAdding to library failed
Please try againFollow podcast failed
Please try againUnfollow podcast failed
Please try againRegular price: $17.19 or 1 credit
Sale price: $17.19 or 1 credit
Included in Plus membership -
-
-
Rise of the Wolf
- Mark of the Thief, Book 2
- By: Jennifer A. Nielsen
- Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
- Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Nic may have escaped enslavement in the mines outside of Rome, but his troubles are far from over. The Praetor War - the battle to destroy Rome from within - is in full force....
-
-
OMG, Can't put the book down
- By NICOLE B. on 01-02-18
-
Rise of the Wolf
- Mark of the Thief, Book 2
- Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
- Series: Mark of the Thief, Book 2
- Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 02-01-16
- Language: English
- Nic may have escaped enslavement in the mines outside of Rome, but his troubles are far from over. The Praetor War - the battle to destroy Rome from within - is in full force....
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to Cart failed.
Please try again laterAdd to Wish List failed.
Please try again laterRemove from wishlist failed.
Please try again laterAdding to library failed
Please try againFollow podcast failed
Please try againUnfollow podcast failed
Please try againRegular price: $21.83 or 1 credit
Sale price: $21.83 or 1 credit
-
-
-
Justinian's Flea
- Plague, Empire, and the Birth of Europe
- By: William Rosen
- Narrated by: Barrett Whitener
- Length: 11 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The emperor Justinian reunified Rome's fractured empire by defeating the Goths and Vandals. Then, in the summer of 542, he encountered a flea....
-
-
More history than Disease
- By joan on 06-25-07
-
Justinian's Flea
- Plague, Empire, and the Birth of Europe
- Narrated by: Barrett Whitener
- Length: 11 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 05-22-07
- Language: English
- The emperor Justinian reunified Rome's fractured empire by defeating the Goths and Vandals. Then, in the summer of 542, he encountered a flea....
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to Cart failed.
Please try again laterAdd to Wish List failed.
Please try again laterRemove from wishlist failed.
Please try again laterAdding to library failed
Please try againFollow podcast failed
Please try againUnfollow podcast failed
Please try againRegular price: $17.62 or 1 credit
Sale price: $17.62 or 1 credit
Included in Plus membership -
-
-
A Historian Goes to the Movies: Ancient Rome
- By: Gregory S. Aldrete, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Gregory S. Aldrete
- Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
How have films like Ben-Hur, Spartacus, Gladiator, or even a satire like Monty Python’s Life of Brian created our popular perceptions of ancient Roman history? In what ways have they led us astray? Find out more....
-
-
A Great Audio Course
- By Mark on 02-02-20
-
A Historian Goes to the Movies: Ancient Rome
- Narrated by: Gregory S. Aldrete
- Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 01-08-20
- Language: English
-
How have films like Ben-Hur, Spartacus, Gladiator, or even a satire like Monty Python’s Life of Brian created our popular perceptions of ancient Roman history? In what ways have they led us astray? Find out more....
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to Cart failed.
Please try again laterAdd to Wish List failed.
Please try again laterRemove from wishlist failed.
Please try again laterAdding to library failed
Please try againFollow podcast failed
Please try againUnfollow podcast failed
Please try againRegular price: $14.95 or 1 credit
Sale price: $14.95 or 1 credit
Included in Plus membership -
-
-
The Works of Julius Caesar: The Gallic Wars
- By: Julius Caesar, W. A. McDevitte - translator, W. S. Bohn - translator
- Narrated by: Jack Chekijian
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Contained here is Julius Caesar's own account of his military adventures in Gaul at the head of the Roman army, uniquely presented in Caesar's first-person perspective....
-
-
Students, here is a good one!
- By MolllyT on 06-04-16
-
The Works of Julius Caesar: The Gallic Wars
- Narrated by: Jack Chekijian
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 05-06-16
- Language: English
- Contained here is Julius Caesar's own account of his military adventures in Gaul at the head of the Roman army, uniquely presented in Caesar's first-person perspective....
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to Cart failed.
Please try again laterAdd to Wish List failed.
Please try again laterRemove from wishlist failed.
Please try again laterAdding to library failed
Please try againFollow podcast failed
Please try againUnfollow podcast failed
Please try againRegular price: $24.95 or 1 credit
Sale price: $24.95 or 1 credit
-
-
-
The Catiline Conspiracy
- By: John Maddox Roberts
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
It was a summer of glorious triumph for the mighty Roman Republic. Her invincible legions had brought all foreign enemies to their knees. But in Rome there was no peace....
-
-
GOOD ROMAN TALE
- By peter on 11-25-20
-
The Catiline Conspiracy
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Series: SPQR, Book 2
- Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 03-21-17
- Language: English
- It was a summer of glorious triumph for the mighty Roman Republic. Her invincible legions had brought all foreign enemies to their knees. But in Rome there was no peace....
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to Cart failed.
Please try again laterAdd to Wish List failed.
Please try again laterRemove from wishlist failed.
Please try again laterAdding to library failed
Please try againFollow podcast failed
Please try againUnfollow podcast failed
Please try againRegular price: $13.22 or 1 credit
Sale price: $13.22 or 1 credit
-
-
-
The City of God
- By: Saint Augustine
- Narrated by: Bernard Mayes
- Length: 47 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Written between A.D. 413 and 426, The City of God is one of the great cornerstones in the history of Christian thought....
-
-
Great book! If you can get through it.
- By John on 10-23-09
-
The City of God
- Narrated by: Bernard Mayes
- Length: 47 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 06-20-08
- Language: English
- Written between A.D. 413 and 426, The City of God is one of the great cornerstones in the history of Christian thought....
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to Cart failed.
Please try again laterAdd to Wish List failed.
Please try again laterRemove from wishlist failed.
Please try again laterAdding to library failed
Please try againFollow podcast failed
Please try againUnfollow podcast failed
Please try againRegular price: $31.16 or 1 credit
Sale price: $31.16 or 1 credit
-
-
-
Hannibal Barca: A Captivating Guide to the Carthaginian General Who Fought in the Second Punic War Between Carthage and Ancient Rome
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
- Length: 3 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
One of the names most synonymous with brilliant military strategy is Hannibal. He was the legendary Carthaginian general who marched elephants over the snowy Alps and took on Rome, the growing power in Europe at the time. He outsmarted the best strategists that Rome had to offer....
-
-
Nice and succinct
- By Tally D Lykins on 04-28-22
-
Hannibal Barca: A Captivating Guide to the Carthaginian General Who Fought in the Second Punic War Between Carthage and Ancient Rome
- Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
- Length: 3 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 10-02-19
- Language: English
-
One of the names most synonymous with brilliant military strategy is Hannibal. He was the legendary Carthaginian general who marched elephants over the snowy Alps and took on Rome, the growing power in Europe at the time. He outsmarted the best strategists that Rome had to offer....
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to Cart failed.
Please try again laterAdd to Wish List failed.
Please try again laterRemove from wishlist failed.
Please try again laterAdding to library failed
Please try againFollow podcast failed
Please try againUnfollow podcast failed
Please try againRegular price: $14.95 or 1 credit
Sale price: $14.95 or 1 credit
-
-
-
Emperor of Rome
- Ruling the Ancient World
- By: Mary Beard
- Narrated by: Mary Beard
- Length: 14 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In her international bestseller SPQR, Mary Beard told the thousand-year story of ancient Rome. Now she shines her spotlight on the emperors who ruled the Roman empire....
-
-
Wasn't sure but won me over
- By John S. on 01-26-24
-
Emperor of Rome
- Ruling the Ancient World
- Narrated by: Mary Beard
- Length: 14 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 10-24-23
- Language: English
-
In her international bestseller SPQR, Mary Beard told the thousand-year story of ancient Rome. Now she shines her spotlight on the emperors who ruled the Roman empire....
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to Cart failed.
Please try again laterAdd to Wish List failed.
Please try again laterRemove from wishlist failed.
Please try again laterAdding to library failed
Please try againFollow podcast failed
Please try againUnfollow podcast failed
Please try againRegular price: $21.49 or 1 credit
Sale price: $21.49 or 1 credit
-
-
-
Pax
- War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age
- By: Tom Holland
- Narrated by: Tom Holland
- Length: 14 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
A stunning portrait of Rome’s glory days, this is the definitive history of the Pax Romana—an ultimate superpower at the pinnacle of its greatness....
-
-
Great book!
- By Mic on 09-27-23
-
Pax
- War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age
- Narrated by: Tom Holland
- Length: 14 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 09-26-23
- Language: English
-
A stunning portrait of Rome’s glory days, this is the definitive history of the Pax Romana—an ultimate superpower at the pinnacle of its greatness....
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to Cart failed.
Please try again laterAdd to Wish List failed.
Please try again laterRemove from wishlist failed.
Please try again laterAdding to library failed
Please try againFollow podcast failed
Please try againUnfollow podcast failed
Please try againRegular price: $24.95 or 1 credit
Sale price: $24.95 or 1 credit
-
-
-
I, Claudius (Dramatised)
- By: Robert Graves
- Narrated by: Derek Jacobi, Tom Goodman Hill
- Length: 5 hrs and 47 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
A full-cast dramatisation of Robert Graves' brilliant account of the madness and debauchery of ancient Rome....
-
-
I, Claudius lover impressed with abridging
- By Andrew on 07-10-13
-
I, Claudius (Dramatised)
- Narrated by: Derek Jacobi, Tom Goodman Hill
- Length: 5 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 03-20-12
- Language: English
- A full-cast dramatisation of Robert Graves' brilliant account of the madness and debauchery of ancient Rome....
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to Cart failed.
Please try again laterAdd to Wish List failed.
Please try again laterRemove from wishlist failed.
Please try again laterAdding to library failed
Please try againFollow podcast failed
Please try againUnfollow podcast failed
Please try againRegular price: $20.33 or 1 credit
Sale price: $20.33 or 1 credit
-
-
-
Laughter in Ancient Rome
- On Joking, Tickling, and Cracking Up
- By: Mary Beard
- Narrated by: Jennifer M. Dixon
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Laughter in Ancient Rome explores one of the most intriguing, but also trickiest, of historical subjects. Drawing on a wide range of Roman writing-from essays on rhetoric to a surviving Roman joke book-Mary Beard tracks down the giggles, smirks, and guffaws of the ancient Romans themselves.
-
Laughter in Ancient Rome
- On Joking, Tickling, and Cracking Up
- Narrated by: Jennifer M. Dixon
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 05-14-24
- Language: English
-
Laughter in Ancient Rome explores one of the most intriguing, but also trickiest, of historical subjects. Drawing on a wide range of Roman writing-from essays on rhetoric to a surviving Roman joke book-Mary Beard tracks down the giggles, smirks, and guffaws of the ancient Romans themselves.
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to Cart failed.
Please try again laterAdd to Wish List failed.
Please try again laterRemove from wishlist failed.
Please try again laterAdding to library failed
Please try againFollow podcast failed
Please try againUnfollow podcast failed
Please try againRegular price: $17.49 or 1 credit
Sale price: $17.49 or 1 credit
-
-
-
Roma
- The Novel of Ancient Rome
- By: Steven Saylor
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 22 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Weaving history, legend, and new archaeological discoveries into a spellbinding narrative, critically acclaimed novelist Steven Saylor gives new life to the drama of Rome's first 1,000 years....
-
-
Plebian at best
- By Trustme on 05-18-07
-
Roma
- The Novel of Ancient Rome
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Series: Rome, Book 1
- Length: 22 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 03-20-07
- Language: English
- Weaving history, legend, and new archaeological discoveries into a spellbinding narrative, critically acclaimed novelist Steven Saylor gives new life to the drama of Rome's first 1,000 years....
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to Cart failed.
Please try again laterAdd to Wish List failed.
Please try again laterRemove from wishlist failed.
Please try again laterAdding to library failed
Please try againFollow podcast failed
Please try againUnfollow podcast failed
Please try againRegular price: $27.00 or 1 credit
Sale price: $27.00 or 1 credit
-
-
-
Ancient Cities: The History of Carthage
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Edoardo Camponeschi
- Length: 1 hr and 36 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Through clever use of force projection, paying allies with gold, and recruiting mercenary armies, Carthage was able to go from a minor Phoenician settlement to a powerful trading empire....
-
-
A condensed history of Carthage and the Punic Wars
- By Lynn Family on 04-25-22
-
Ancient Cities: The History of Carthage
- Narrated by: Edoardo Camponeschi
- Length: 1 hr and 36 mins
- Release date: 05-07-15
- Language: English
- Through clever use of force projection, paying allies with gold, and recruiting mercenary armies, Carthage was able to go from a minor Phoenician settlement to a powerful trading empire....
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to Cart failed.
Please try again laterAdd to Wish List failed.
Please try again laterRemove from wishlist failed.
Please try again laterAdding to library failed
Please try againFollow podcast failed
Please try againUnfollow podcast failed
Please try againRegular price: $6.95 or 1 credit
Sale price: $6.95 or 1 credit
-
-
-
The Tragedy of Empire
- From Constantine to the Destruction of Roman Italy
- By: Michael Kulikowski
- Narrated by: Simon Shepherd
- Length: 15 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
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....
-
-
dull, dull, dull
- By Eric P Howard on 02-01-24
-
The Tragedy of Empire
- From Constantine to the Destruction of Roman Italy
- Narrated by: Simon Shepherd
- Length: 15 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 05-11-21
- Language: English
-
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....
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to Cart failed.
Please try again laterAdd to Wish List failed.
Please try again laterRemove from wishlist failed.
Please try again laterAdding to library failed
Please try againFollow podcast failed
Please try againUnfollow podcast failed
Please try againRegular price: $21.49 or 1 credit
Sale price: $21.49 or 1 credit
-
-
-
The Picts
- The History of the People Who Inhabited Scotland in Antiquity and the Middle Ages
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 40 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
By the second century CE, Londinium was a large Roman city, with tens of thousands of inhabitants using villas, palaces, a forum, temples, and baths. The Roman governor ruled from the city in a basilica that served as the seat of government....
-
The Picts
- The History of the People Who Inhabited Scotland in Antiquity and the Middle Ages
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 40 mins
- Release date: 10-11-21
- Language: English
-
By the second century CE, Londinium was a large Roman city, with tens of thousands of inhabitants using villas, palaces, a forum, temples, and baths. The Roman governor ruled from the city in a basilica that served as the seat of government....
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to Cart failed.
Please try again laterAdd to Wish List failed.
Please try again laterRemove from wishlist failed.
Please try again laterAdding to library failed
Please try againFollow podcast failed
Please try againUnfollow podcast failed
Please try againRegular price: $5.45 or 1 credit
Sale price: $5.45 or 1 credit
-
-
-
Roman History, Volume Two
- By: Appian of Alexandria
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 18 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Volume Two of Appian's Roman History consists of his incredible chronicle of the Roman Civil War, which began in 133 B.C. with the conflict between the plebeians and the aristocracy over the attempted land reforms of the brothers Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus....
-
-
Great performance
- By raji shankar on 07-04-23
-
Roman History, Volume Two
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Series: Roman History, Book 2
- Length: 18 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 02-01-22
- Language: English
-
Volume Two of Appian's Roman History consists of his incredible chronicle of the Roman Civil War, which began in 133 B.C. with the conflict between the plebeians and the aristocracy over the attempted land reforms of the brothers Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus....
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to Cart failed.
Please try again laterAdd to Wish List failed.
Please try again laterRemove from wishlist failed.
Please try again laterAdding to library failed
Please try againFollow podcast failed
Please try againUnfollow podcast failed
Please try againRegular price: $39.20 or 1 credit
Sale price: $39.20 or 1 credit
-