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The Poison King
- The Life and Legend of Mithradates, Rome’s Deadliest Enemy
- De: Adrienne Mayor
- Narrado por: Paul Hecht
- Duración: 15 h y 51 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 791
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 672
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 672
A National Book Award finalist for this epic work, Adrienne Mayor delivers a gripping account of Mithradates, the ruthless visionary who began to challenge Rome’s power in 120 B.C. Machiavelli praised his military genius. Kings coveted his secret elixir against poison. Poets celebrated his victories, intrigues, and panache. But until now, no one has told the full story of his incredible life.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A mythic & complicated life of a charismatic King
- De Darwin8u en 06-15-13
- The Poison King
- The Life and Legend of Mithradates, Rome’s Deadliest Enemy
- De: Adrienne Mayor
- Narrado por: Paul Hecht
Simply Awesome
Revisado: 07-08-14
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Absolutely. In fact a couple of my friends have also listened to it and we had a good time discussing the book. We noticed that a couple of ideas are borrowed by George R.R. Martin for his famous A Song of Ice and Fire series. Anyone who is remotely interested in history, specifically the Roman world, would love this book.
What did you like best about this story?
A great job of combining historical accounts and personal accounts to “bring history to life,” as the saying goes. Mithradates is surrounded by some mixture of legend and fact; the author does a good job of presenting both while labeling each as such. Reading the book, you really get a feeling of what it was like to try oppose the Roman Empire at the height of its power. If you’ve ever studied this period from the Roman history side of things, this will be a great counterpart to your understanding.
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The Nephilim Chronicles: Fallen Angels in the Ohio Valley
- De: Fritz Zimmerman
- Narrado por: Cynthia Wallace
- Duración: 14 h y 24 m
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 57
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 53
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 51
Did a race of giant humans once roam the Biblical lands, Europe and North America? Over 300 historical accounts of giant human skeletons are presented for the first time. Massive human skeletal remains, burial mound types, symbolism, etymology, numerology and ceremonial centers are compared in the Biblical Levant, the British Isles and the Ohio Valley with stunning similarities.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Once you get past the narrator...
- De Kristin en 08-31-14
Simply a Reading of Old News Stories
Revisado: 07-08-14
What disappointed you about The Nephilim Chronicles: Fallen Angels in the Ohio Valley?
There was no analysis or context given. No updated research - all the stories are from 100 - 150 years ago... has follow up been done on ANY of these? That would be great. And by stories, I mean newspaper stories. This book is literally someone reading news clipping after news clipping of accounts of large skeletons from the 1800’s. Very dry, and again, no analysis whatsoever.
Would you ever listen to anything by Fritz Zimmerman again?
Perhaps of the structure of the book was different than “The Nephilim Chronicles"
What do you think the narrator could have done better?
The narrator was ok - didn’t really add to or take away form the book. It may be hard to judge the narrator given the structural objections I listed above.
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