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Rome and the Mediterranean Vol. 1
- The Histories
- De: Polybius
- Narrado por: Charlton Griffin
- Duración: 10 h y 24 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 174
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 134
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 134
Polybius wrote his Histories "to find out by what means and by what political system the entire world was brought under the domination of Rome." Within the short space of about 50 years Rome went from being a provincial leader of an Italian confederacy to become the Mistress of the Mediterranean. Polybius was one of the first historians to attempt to present history as a sequence of causes and effects, based upon a careful examination of tradition and a keen scrutiny of the facts.
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4 out of 5 stars
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You have to know what your are getting into
- De Dylan en 01-24-10
- Rome and the Mediterranean Vol. 1
- The Histories
- De: Polybius
- Narrado por: Charlton Griffin
You have to know what your are getting into
Revisado: 01-24-10
I read some reviews that complained this was boring. I quite enjoyed it. Polybius is a bit stuffy at times, but the ancient writers often seem so to the modern ear. The people of the past seem to write in long complicated sentences compared to the way we write today. The names of places and people are foreign to us and it can be hard to follow especially if this is where you decided to start your study of the Punic wars or the ancient world. If you do have a little bit of a background in the subject, I think it is much more enjoyable, although listening to it is no substitute for serious study.
Obviously a Greek accent would probably be more correct, but I always imagine this sort of thing read with a haughty British accent, so I thought the narration was perfect.
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