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Absolutely Fascinating

Revisado: 04-12-21

This podcast is unapparelled and epic in scope. It covers the English revolution, the American revolution, the French revolution, the Haitian revolution, the Spanish-American Wars of Independence, The July Revolution (1830 France),the Revolution of 1848, The Paris Commune, the Mexican revolution, and Russian Revolution (both 1905 and 1917). The English and American revolutions start of pretty slow but Mike really hits his stride on the French revolution and after that it becomes an amazing Podcast. You can tell Mike is passionate about the subject and makes its exciting.

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Love It!

Revisado: 04-05-21

My favorite Podcast! Fun and spooky stories from around New England. The hosts are excellent, I would 100% recommend to anyone interested im the paranormal!

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Turns Myth into History

Revisado: 02-23-21

I thoroughly enjoyed this Audiobook, In school we mostly got a 2 dimensional narrative of the founding of Plymouth Colony and Massachusetts but this book really gives flesh and blood to the time period. Starting from the origins of the Pilgrims in England and Holland the story takes up through to the end of the King Phillip's War. Philbrick humanizes both the settlers and the native. As someone who has live in New England my whole life its was especially nice to find out the interesting history that happened towns around Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Philbrick doesn't sugar coat the violence which is necessary to have an actual understanding of our history. All in all it is a great book which everyone who wants a better understanding of the origins of the United States should read.

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Dull and Disorganized

Revisado: 09-13-20

The book is simply boring. It just throws random facts at you in a very disorganized way. The years jump around so you never know what decade is being talked about. It didn't humanize any of the characters. The narrator was ok. Maybe the print version would be alright but in audio format it really misses the mark.

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A Great Podcast

Revisado: 08-31-20

This is a great Podcast. Patrick Wyman is an engaging narrator. Not only does he present big picture reasons for the collapse (or transition) of the Roman Empire, he also puts you in the shoes of the romans/barbarians who lived through it.

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Table of Contents

Revisado: 07-23-20

LECTURE 1 Introduction
LECTURE 2 Prehistoric Egypt
LECTURE 3 Ancient Egyptian Thought
LECTURE 4 Napoleon and the Beginnings of Egyptology
LECTURE 5 The Rosetta Stone, and Much More
LECTURE 6 The First Nation in History
LECTURE 7 The Rise of the Old Kingdom
LECTURE 8 Sneferu, the Pyramid Builder
LECTURE 9 The Great Pyramid of Giza
LECTURE 10 The End of the Old Kingdom
LECTURE 11 The First Intermediate Period
LECTURE 12 The Middle Kingdom—Dynasty XI
LECTURE 13 The Middle Kingdom—Dynasty XII
LECTURE 14 The Second Intermediate Period
LECTURE 15 Joseph in Egypt
LECTURE 16 The Beginning of the New Kingdom— The Fabulous XVIIIth Dynasty
LECTURE 17 Queen Hatshepsut
LECTURE 18 Obelisks
LECTURE 19 Tuthmosis III—King at Last
LECTURE 20 The Fabulous XVIIIth Dynasty Rolls On
LECTURE 21 Akhenaten the Heretic Pharaoh
LECTURE 22 The Discovery of Tutankhamen’s Tomb
LECTURE 23 The Murder of Tutankhamen—A Theory
LECTURE 24 Medicine—The Necessary Art
LECTURE 25 The End of Dynasty XVIII
LECTURE 26 Mummification—How We Know What We Know
LECTURE 27 What Mummies Tell Us
LECTURE 28 Making a Modern Mummy
LECTURE 29 Dynasty XIX Begins
LECTURE 30 Ramses the Great—The Early Years
LECTURE 31 Ramses the Great—The Later Years
LECTURE 32 The Exodus—Did It Happen?
LECTURE 33 The Decline of Dynasty XIX
LECTURE 34 Dynasty XX—The Decline Continues
LECTURE 35 Ancient Egyptian Magic
LECTURE 36 Dynasty XXI—Egypt Divided
LECTURE 37 Dynasty XXII—Egypt United
LECTURE 38 Dynasties XXIV and XXV—The Nubians Have Their Day
LECTURE 39 Dynasty XXVI—The Saite Period
LECTURE 40 Dynasty XXVII—The Persians
LECTURE 41 Dynasties XXVIII–XXXI—The Beginning of the End
LECTURE 42 Alexander the Great
LECTURE 43 The First Ptolemies
LECTURE 44 The Middle Ptolemies—The Decline
LECTURE 45 Animal Mummies
LECTURE 46 Cleopatra’s Family
LECTURE 47 Cleopatra—The Last Ptolemy
LECTURE 48 The Grand Finale

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Good Overview

Revisado: 07-14-20

Pretty good. As other reviewers have mentions it mostly focuses on the Republic and early Empire. If you are well versed in Roman history this lecture probably isn't for you but if you're new to the topic this is an excellent intro. The professor speaks clearly and is easy to understand.

LECTURE 1 Introduction
LECTURE 2 The Sources
LECTURE 3 Pre-Roman Italy and the Etruscans
LECTURE 4 The Foundation of Rome
LECTURE 5 The Kings of Rome
LECTURE 6 Regal Society
LECTURE 7 The Beginnings of the Republic
LECTURE 8 The Struggle of the Orders
LECTURE 9 Roman Expansion in Italy
LECTURE 10 The Roman Confederation in Italy
LECTURE 11 The International Scene on the Eve of Roman Expansion
LECTURE 12 Carthage and the First Punic War
LECTURE 13 The Second Punic (or Hannibalic) War
LECTURE 14 Rome in the Eastern Mediterranean
LECTURE 15 Explaining the Rise of the Roman Empire
LECTURE 16 “The Captured Conqueror”—Rome and Hellenism
LECTURE 17 Governing the Roman Republic, Part I— Senate and Magistrates
LECTURE 18 Governing the Roman Republic, Part II—Popular Assemblies and Provincial Administration
LECTURE 19 The Pressures of Empire
LECTURE 20 The Gracchi Brothers
LECTURE 21 Marius and Sulla
LECTURE 22 “The Royal Rule of Sulla”
LECTURE 23 Sulla’s Reforms Undone
LECTURE 24 Pompey and Crassus
LECTURE 25 The First Triumvirate
LECTURE 26 Pompey and Caesar
LECTURE 27 “The Domination of Caesar”
LECTURE 28 Social and Cultural Life in the Late Republic
LECTURE 29 Antony and Octavian
LECTURE 30 The Second Triumvirate
LECTURE 31 Octavian Emerges Supreme
LECTURE 32 The New Order of Augustus
LECTURE 33 The Imperial Succession
LECTURE 34 The Julio-Claudian Dynasty
LECTURE 35 The Emperor in the Roman World
LECTURE 36 The Third-Century Crisis
LECTURE 37 The Shape of Roman Society
LECTURE 38 Roman Slavery
LECTURE 39 The Family
LECTURE 40 Women in Roman Society
LECTURE 41 An Empire of Cities
LECTURE 42 Public Entertainment, Part I—The Roman Baths and Chariot Racing
LECTURE 43 Public Entertainment, Part II—Gladiatorial Games
LECTURE 44 Roman Paganism
LECTURE 45 The Rise of Christianity
LECTURE 46 The Restoration of Order
LECTURE 47 Constantine and the Late Empire
LECTURE 48 Thoughts on the “Fall” of the Roman Empire

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Great Addition to the Podcast

Revisado: 01-01-20

This book is fantastic. Having listen to Mike Duncan's History of Rome Podcast and wanting more, this was the perfect addition. The book highlights an extremely interest and underrated part of Roman history. Lots of "Rhyming" with the current times we're living through. I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in Roman history.

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Table of contents

Revisado: 07-24-19

1-From Britannia to Britain
2-Roman Britain and the Origins of King Arthur
3-The Early Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms
4-The Conversion of the Anglo-Saxons
5-Work and Faith in Anglo-Saxon England
6-The Viking Invasions
7-Alfred the Great
8-The Government of Anglo-Saxon England
9-The Golden Age of the Anglo-Saxons
10-The Second Viking Conquest
11-The Norman Conquest
12-The Reign of William the Conqueror
13-Conflict and Assimilation
14-Henry I—The Lion of Justice
15-The Anarchy of Stephen’s Reign
16-Henry II—Law and Order
17-Henry II—The Expansion of Empire
18-Courtly Love
19-Richard the Lionheart and the Third Crusade
20-King John and the Magna Carta
21-Daily Life in the 13th Century
22-The Disastrous Reign of Henry III
23-The Conquests of Edward I
24-Edward II—Defeat and Deposition
25-Edward III and the Hundred Years’ War
26-The Flowering of Chivalry
27-The Black Death
28-The Peasants’ Revolt of 1381
29-Chaucer and the Rise of English
30-The Deposition of Richard II
31-Daily Life in the 15th Century
32-Henry V and the Victory at Agincourt
33-Henry VI—Defeat and Division
34-The Wars of the Roses
35-Richard III—Betrayal and Defeat
36-England in 1485

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