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The Real Life of a Roman Gladiator
- By: Alexander Mariotti, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Alexander Mariotti
- Length: 2 hrs and 30 mins
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Across six lectures, historian and consultant Alexander Marriotti traces the history of gladiators, from their earliest origins in Greek and Etruscan culture to their rise as celebrity athletes to their eventual decline as Rome’s imperial power faded.
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Interesting History of a Very Violent "Sport"
- By Gilbert M. Stack on 12-08-24
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The Real Life of a Roman Gladiator
- Narrated by: Alexander Mariotti
- Length: 2 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 11-21-24
- Language: English
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Across six lectures, historian and consultant Alexander Marriotti traces the history of gladiators, from their earliest origins in Greek and Etruscan culture to their rise as celebrity athletes to their eventual decline as Rome’s imperial power faded.
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The History of the Ancient World
- From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome
- By: Susan Wise Bauer
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 26 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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A lively and engaging narrative history showing the common threads in the cultures that gave birth to our own....
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An Historic Achievement
- By Ellen S. Wilds on 04-25-14
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The History of the Ancient World
- From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Series: The Story of the World
- Length: 26 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 08-13-13
- Language: English
- A lively and engaging narrative history showing the common threads in the cultures that gave birth to our own....
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
- By: Edward Gibbon
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 126 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Here in a single volume is the entire, unabridged recording of Gibbon's masterpiece....
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Masterpiece - Best Audiobook I’ve Listened To
- By Anonymous User on 09-18-18
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 126 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 04-21-15
- Language: English
- Here in a single volume is the entire, unabridged recording of Gibbon's masterpiece....
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SPQR
- A History of Ancient Rome
- By: Mary Beard
- Narrated by: Phyllida Nash
- Length: 18 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Mary Beard narrates the unprecedented rise of a civilization that even 2,000 years later still shapes many of our most fundamental assumptions about power....
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Shallow and unsatisfying
- By Joe on 02-19-17
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SPQR
- A History of Ancient Rome
- Narrated by: Phyllida Nash
- Length: 18 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 11-19-15
- Language: English
- Mary Beard narrates the unprecedented rise of a civilization that even 2,000 years later still shapes many of our most fundamental assumptions about power....
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Emperor of Rome
- Ruling the Ancient World
- By: Mary Beard
- Narrated by: Mary Beard
- Length: 14 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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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....
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Wasn't sure but won me over
- By Anonymous User on 01-26-24
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Emperor of Rome
- Ruling the Ancient World
- Narrated by: Mary Beard
- Length: 14 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 10-24-23
- Language: English
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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....
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The Storm Before the Storm
- The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic
- By: Mike Duncan
- Narrated by: Mike Duncan
- Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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The story of the tumultuous years that set the stage for the fall of the Roman Republic....
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Interesting, albeit a bit dry
- By Anonymous User on 11-14-17
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The Storm Before the Storm
- The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic
- Narrated by: Mike Duncan
- Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 10-24-17
- Language: English
- The story of the tumultuous years that set the stage for the fall of the Roman Republic....
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Pax
- War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age
- By: Tom Holland
- Narrated by: Tom Holland
- Length: 14 hrs and 53 mins
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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....
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Great book!
- By Anonymous User on 09-27-23
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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
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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....
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Dynasty
- The Rise and Fall of the House of Caesar
- By: Tom Holland
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 16 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Author and historian Tom Holland returns to his roots in Roman history and the audience he cultivated with Rubicon—his masterful, witty, brilliantly researched popular history of the fall of the Roman republic—with Dynasty, a luridly fascinating history of the reign of the first five Roman emperors.
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Accessible, enjoyable history
- By Anonymous User on 01-28-16
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Dynasty
- The Rise and Fall of the House of Caesar
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 16 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 10-20-15
- Language: English
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Author and historian Tom Holland returns to his roots in Roman history and the audience he cultivated with Rubicon—his masterful, witty, brilliantly researched popular history of the fall of the Roman republic—with Dynasty, a luridly fascinating history of the reign of the first five Roman emperors.
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Marcus Aurelius
- The Stoic Emperor
- By: Donald J. Robertson
- Narrated by: Donald J. Robertson
- Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins
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Experience the world of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius and the tremendous challenges he faced and overcame with the help of Stoic philosophy.
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Robertson does it again
- By Anonymous User on 02-17-24
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Marcus Aurelius
- The Stoic Emperor
- Narrated by: Donald J. Robertson
- Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 02-14-24
- Language: English
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Experience the world of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius and the tremendous challenges he faced and overcame with the help of Stoic philosophy.
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Caesar
- Life of a Colossus
- By: Adrian Goldsworthy
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 24 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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In this landmark biography, Goldsworthy examines Caesar as a military leader, as well as his other roles, and places....
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Caesar and his times
- By Anonymous User on 08-31-15
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Caesar
- Life of a Colossus
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 24 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 08-12-14
- Language: English
- In this landmark biography, Goldsworthy examines Caesar as a military leader, as well as his other roles, and places....
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Rome and Persia
- The Seven Hundred Year Rivalry
- By: Adrian Goldsworthy
- Narrated by: Mark Elstob
- Length: 20 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Epic in scope, tracing seven centuries of conflict between two great powers, historian Adrian Goldsworthy completely reshapes our understanding of one of the greatest rivalries of world history....
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MAPS NEEDED
- By David on 12-29-23
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Rome and Persia
- The Seven Hundred Year Rivalry
- Narrated by: Mark Elstob
- Length: 20 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 09-05-23
- Language: English
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Epic in scope, tracing seven centuries of conflict between two great powers, historian Adrian Goldsworthy completely reshapes our understanding of one of the greatest rivalries of world history....
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Streams of Gold, Rivers of Blood
- The Rise and Fall of Byzantium, 955 A.D. to the First Crusade
- By: Anthony Kaldellis
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 15 hrs and 50 mins
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In the second half of the tenth century, Byzantium embarked on a series of spectacular conquests. By the early eleventh century, the empire was the most powerful state in the Mediterranean. Yet this imperial project came to a crashing collapse fifty years later....
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Very Detailed but Tedious
- By Anonymous User on 09-06-24
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Streams of Gold, Rivers of Blood
- The Rise and Fall of Byzantium, 955 A.D. to the First Crusade
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 15 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 01-16-24
- Language: English
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In the second half of the tenth century, Byzantium embarked on a series of spectacular conquests. By the early eleventh century, the empire was the most powerful state in the Mediterranean. Yet this imperial project came to a crashing collapse fifty years later....
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Theoderic the Great
- King of Goths, Ruler of Romans
- By: Hans-Ulrich Wiemer, John Noel Dillon - translator
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 23 hrs and 11 mins
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In the year 493, the leader of a vast confederation of Gothic warriors, their wives, and children personally cut down Odoacer, the man famous for deposing the last Roman emperor in 476. That leader became Theoderic the Great (454-526)....
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More for historians than general readers
- By Anonymous User on 10-29-23
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Theoderic the Great
- King of Goths, Ruler of Romans
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 23 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 07-25-23
- Language: English
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In the year 493, the leader of a vast confederation of Gothic warriors, their wives, and children personally cut down Odoacer, the man famous for deposing the last Roman emperor in 476. That leader became Theoderic the Great (454-526)....
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Rubicon
- The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic
- By: Tom Holland
- Narrated by: Tom Holland
- Length: 14 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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The Roman Republic was the most remarkable state in history. What began as a small community of peasants camped among marshes and hills ended up ruling the known world.
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Excellent!
- By Anonymous User on 11-08-24
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Rubicon
- The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic
- Narrated by: Tom Holland
- Length: 14 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 06-06-24
- Language: English
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The Roman Republic was the most remarkable state in history. What began as a small community of peasants camped among marshes and hills ended up ruling the known world.
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Rome
- Strategy of Empire
- By: James Lacey
- Narrated by: Joel Richards
- Length: 18 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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James Lacey provides a comprehensive, persuasive, and engaging account of the rise and fall of the Roman Empire....
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Antony NOT Anthony
- By Anonymous User on 12-14-23
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Rome
- Strategy of Empire
- Narrated by: Joel Richards
- Length: 18 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 06-27-23
- Language: English
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James Lacey provides a comprehensive, persuasive, and engaging account of the rise and fall of the Roman Empire....
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Rome Is Burning
- Nero and the Fire that Ended a Dynasty
- By: Anthony A. Barrett
- Narrated by: John Telfer
- Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins
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According to legend, the Roman emperor Nero set fire to his majestic imperial capital and fiddled while the city burned. It’s a story that has been told for more than two millennia - and it’s likely that almost none of it is true....
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Rome Is Burning
- Nero and the Fire that Ended a Dynasty
- Narrated by: John Telfer
- Series: Turning Points in Ancient History
- Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 11-10-20
- Language: English
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According to legend, the Roman emperor Nero set fire to his majestic imperial capital and fiddled while the city burned. It’s a story that has been told for more than two millennia - and it’s likely that almost none of it is true....
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Augustus
- First Emperor of Rome
- By: Adrian Goldsworthy
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 18 hrs and 25 mins
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Caesar Augustus's story, one of the most riveting in western history, is filled with drama and contradiction, risky gambles and unexpected success....
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You know my name...say it.
- By Steven on 12-10-14
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Augustus
- First Emperor of Rome
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 18 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 08-26-14
- Language: English
- Caesar Augustus's story, one of the most riveting in western history, is filled with drama and contradiction, risky gambles and unexpected success....
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Twelve Caesars
- Images of Power from the Ancient World to the Modern (Bollingen Series)
- By: Mary Beard
- Narrated by: Mary Beard
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
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This audiobook narrated by best-selling author Mary Beard explores how images of Roman autocrats have influenced art, culture, and the representation of power....
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This foray into art history is a disappointment.
- By Anonymous User on 11-10-21
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Twelve Caesars
- Images of Power from the Ancient World to the Modern (Bollingen Series)
- Narrated by: Mary Beard
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 09-28-21
- Language: English
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This audiobook narrated by best-selling author Mary Beard explores how images of Roman autocrats have influenced art, culture, and the representation of power....
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The Peloponnesian War
- By: Donald Kagan
- Narrated by: Bill Wallace
- Length: 19 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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For almost three decades at the end of the fifth century BC the ancient world was torn apart in a conflict that was, within its historical context, as dramatic, divisive, and destructive as the great world wars of the 20th century.....
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Just The Facts And You Will Need Maps
- By Anonymous User on 01-22-12
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The Peloponnesian War
- Narrated by: Bill Wallace
- Length: 19 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 11-30-10
- Language: English
- For almost three decades at the end of the fifth century BC the ancient world was torn apart in a conflict that was, within its historical context, as dramatic, divisive, and destructive as the great world wars of the 20th century.....
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Praetorian
- The Rise and Fall of Rome's Imperial Bodyguard
- By: Guy de la Bédoyère
- Narrated by: Malk Williams
- Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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A riveting account of ancient Rome's imperial bodyguard, the select band of soldiers who wielded the power to make - or destroy - the emperors they served....
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Buy it
- By Charles on 08-07-17
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Praetorian
- The Rise and Fall of Rome's Imperial Bodyguard
- Narrated by: Malk Williams
- Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 07-11-17
- Language: English
- A riveting account of ancient Rome's imperial bodyguard, the select band of soldiers who wielded the power to make - or destroy - the emperors they served....
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