Roman Military History

In this audiobook bundle, you get the best historical facts and knowledge you deserve. All in all, you get over plenty of explanations and clarifications of what the Romans and their empire looked about 2,000 years ago. In the first audiobook, various aspects of the Roman Empire, its government, and its place in human history will be discussed. In the second audiobook, a number of emperors come to light. In the third audiobook, Spartacus is covered in the first few sections.

No other civilization in human history has fascinated the world quite like the Roman Empire. On the battlefield, the Romans were a force the world had never seen before, an unparalleled war machine that could sweep through cities and absorb entire countries into its borders. At the heart of it all was Rome, the epicenter of the world. But what was it really like to live there? Where did the common Roman person live? What were the Roman games really like? From the streets to the senate to the games, this is what life was like in ancient Rome.

With a single daring leap from an Italian train carrying prisoners of war, John Miller jumped out of the war of soldiers and into the war as lived by Italian civilians - many of whom risked their lives to help him. The year was 1943 and Captain Miller had been in captivity for over a year. Italian anti-fascists harboured and fed him, first in a remote mountain village, then in Rome itself.

Time is running out for Trinity Benoit. She must get married to claim her grandfather’s legacy. In her family’s social circle, any man interested in her is only after the inheritance. Not to mention, those men aren’t her type. Always attracted to bad boys, Roman Sanchez steals Trinity’s attention the day she lays eyes on him. Nothing goes to plan when she approaches Roman with her proposal.

Epaminondas was known better for his way with words than his way with a sword. He used his wits on the battlefield to lead armies and took the honor of himself and his men most seriously. Nepos here admires the Theban orator who could out-speak any Athenian.

Scipio Africanus: The Life and Legacy of the Roman General Who Defeated Hannibal During the Second Punic War chronicles how Scipio rose to prominence, his legendary victory at Zama, and the legacy he had on antiquity.

La larga pugna entre el naciente Estado Judío de comienzos de la era cristiana, y la opresión de sus conquistadores, los romanos, en este audiolibro que pretende rescatar los momentos más álgido de estas guerras. Por las consecuencias de estos hechos, su escucha resulta imprescindible.

En la antigua Roma, el uso de mano de obra esclava en todos los niveles de la sociedad formaba parte del orden natural. Con el tiempo, como en cualquier otro imperio, estos individuos menos afortunados, que se encontraron con menos derechos que incluso el ganado, encontrarían el valor para levantarse y luchar por la libertad contra sus todopoderosos amos. Estas revueltas se convertirían en guerras sin cuartel y pasarían a los anales del tiempo como las guerras serviles.

No primeiro livro, serão discutidos vários aspectos do Império Romano, seu governo e seu lugar na história da humanidade. Você aprenderá mais sobre líderes, hábitos e práticas. Você descobrirá como o império morreu e entrou em colapso. No segundo audiolivro, vários imperadores vêm à tona. Calígula, Nero, Marco Aurélio e Júlio César são apenas alguns dos muitos imperadores cujas vidas romanas são detalhadas neste guia abrangente. No terceiro audiolivro, Spartacus é abordado nas primeiras seções.

Some of the most iconic symbols of the Roman Empire that have survived into the modern world today are the arches that Romans erected to commemorate military victories and glorify individual emperors. The story of how arches came to be used throughout the Roman world in such a way is one that involves the evolution of the military and its leaders into the political forces that came to dominate the state, and those arches, along with the triumphs that came to be associated with many of them, were key parts in the process of exhibiting the might of both Rome.

Explore the riveting story of Mark Antony, a military commander, political leader, and passionate lover whose life intertwined with some of the most significant figures of his time and whose actions helped shape the course of Roman history. Mark Antony was a figure of immense charisma, strategic brilliance, and complex motivations. This book delves deep into Antony's life, exploring his strategic mind, leadership style, and influential relationships. From his early days in Rome to his dramatic end alongside Cleopatra, Antony's journey is a testament to the powerful interplay of ambition, ...

Timotheus was a great general but was known more for his statecraft. Like an honorable man taken from an ancient version of Game of Thrones, see how he maneuvers through the courts of ancient Greece. Finally, in his old age, politics catch up to him, but his son works to carry on his honor.

This collection describes two of the world’s most influential and devastating historical events that completely changed the course of mankind - the Roman Empire and World War II....

Here we find a history of a historian, the great Roman statesman Cato who was one of the few who resisted the Hellenization brought about by Alexander the Great. A man of many talents, he soon garnered the title of "Cato the Wise" and carried out every job from treasurer to military leader. Witness his valiant fight for Roman culture and customs in the face of enroaching outside influence.

Dalle guerre sannitiche alle invasioni barbariche l'antica Roma fu protagonista di molte battaglie decisive per la storia dell'umanità. In questo volume, trionfali vittorie si alternano a drammatiche disfatte, in una avvincente successione di brillanti condottieri e improvvisati strateghi, di ciascuno dei quali apprendiamo caratteristiche e comportamenti peculiari: il carisma di Scipione l'Africano, la lucidità del console Nerone, il folle coraggio di Decio Mure, le frustrazioni di Grasso e il genio di Cesare. Senza mai ignorare i più famosi tra i loro nemici.

Der Bauernkrieg - Deutschlands großer Volksaufstand. Im Gegensatz zum weitverbreiteten Irrglaube sind die Auswirkungen des Bauernaufstandes von 1524 bis 1526 auch in unserer heutigen Gesellschaft noch erkennbar. Was damals wirklich geschah und wie dieser Aufstand zu einem der tragenden Momente der deutschen Geschichte wird, zeigt dieses Hörbuch. Es werden elementare Persönlichkeiten der damaligen Zeit beleuchtet und der Historiker Ulrich Niggemann zieht eine Bilanz darüber, was die Bauern wirklich erreicht haben.

Dive into the unique and powerful kingships in Sparta, where not one man ruled, but two. Learn the ways and lives of the men who rose above the rest to be elected leader of the most feared and respected city-state of ancient Greece. Who managed to embody the fullness of Spartan values, and who fell to the side, enticed by the finer things kingship could bring?

Nepos explores the life of Chabrias, a man as mercenary as he was brave. He would develop new methods of fighting that caused enemies to flee before him and be brought on by foreign kings to fight their wars. Eventually, he would lose his life as he lived it, choosing to die rather than flee in battle.

Athens was in the throes of tyranny as a troop of murderous madmen stalked the streets. Who would break the city free from the horrid results of war? Listen as Thrasybulus puts everything on the line to save the city he loves.

Hamilcar was a Carthaginian so brilliant and so brutal that even a Roman like Cornelius Nepos - one of Carthage's sworn enemies - could not help but respect him and write of him. Hamilcar, much like Philip the Great, was a great father of an even greater son. Explore Spain and Carthage with him and Hannibal as he trains his son in the arts and wiles of war.