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Greek Mythology for Beginners
- The Myths of Ancient Greece Simplified for People Who Slept Through History Class (Past Made Simple)
- By: Matt Clayton
- Narrated by: Jay Herbert
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Finally Understand Greek Mythology Without the Confusion, Family Trees, or Boring LecturesYou’ve heard the names. Zeus. Medusa. Hercules. Athena. But if someone asked you to explain who they were, how they’re connected, or what actually happened in the Trojan War… would you be able to? Greek mythology is everywhere. It appears in movies, books, video games, psychology, and everyday language. Yet for many people, the stories feel tangled, overwhelming, or only half-remembered from school. This audiobook was written for people who want clarity.
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Nice Basic Introduction
- By Lacey J. on 01-06-26
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Greek Mythology for Beginners
- The Myths of Ancient Greece Simplified for People Who Slept Through History Class (Past Made Simple)
- Narrated by: Jay Herbert
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 12-05-26
- Language: English
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Wisdom of the Ancients
- Life Lessons from Our Distant Past
- By: Neil Oliver
- Narrated by: Neil Oliver
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall238
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Performance204
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In Wisdom of the Ancients, Neil Oliver takes us back in time to grab hold of the ideas buried in forgotten cultures and early civilisations. From Laetoli footprints in Tanzania to Keralan rituals, stone circles and cave paintings, Oliver takes us on a global journey through antiquity. A master storyteller, drawing on immense knowledge of our ancient past, he distils this wisdom into 12 messages that have endured the test of time and invites us to consider how these might apply to our lives today. The result is powerful and inspirational, moving and profound.
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great work, skillfully delivered
- By mr a on 07-11-20
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Wisdom of the Ancients
- Life Lessons from Our Distant Past
- Narrated by: Neil Oliver
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 17-09-20
- Language: English
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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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Overall1,077
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Performance958
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From the creator of the award-winning podcast series The History of Rome and Revolutions comes the fascinating history of the bloody battles, political machinations, and human drama that set the stage for the fall of the Roman Republic. "Remarkably engaging." —Washington Post The Roman...
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7 minutes to 11 hours...
- By Paul on 25-10-17
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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: 24-10-17
- Language: English
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The Lives of the Caesars
- By: Suetonius, Tom Holland - translator
- Narrated by: Justin Avoth, Tom Holland
- Length: 15 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Brought to you by Penguin. A masterful new translation of Suetonius' renowned biography of the twelve Caesars, bringing to life a portrait of the first Roman emperors in stunning detail The ancient Roman empire was the supreme arena, where emperors had no choice but to fight, to thrill, to...
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- By Jake Payne on 23-02-25
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The Lives of the Caesars
- Narrated by: Justin Avoth, Tom Holland
- Length: 15 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 13-02-25
- Language: English
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Human Prehistory and the First Civilizations
- By: Brian M. Fagan, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Brian M. Fagan
- Length: 18 hrs and 10 mins
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Overall234
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Performance203
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Where do we come from? How did our ancestors settle this planet? How did the great historic civilizations of the world develop? How does a past so shadowy that it has to be painstakingly reconstructed from fragmentary, largely unwritten records nonetheless make us who and what we are?
These 36 lectures bring you the answers that the latest scientific and archaeological research and theorizing suggest about human origins, how populations developed, and the ways in which civilizations spread throughout the globe.
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Interesting but a little dated
- By Unique Pseudonym on 15-10-15
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Human Prehistory and the First Civilizations
- Narrated by: Brian M. Fagan
- Series: The Great Courses: Ancient History
- Length: 18 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 08-07-13
- Language: English
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Millennium
- The End of the World and the Forging of Christendom
- By: Tom Holland
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows, Tom Holland
- Length: 17 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall157
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Performance132
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Bestselling historian and broadcaster Tom Holland gives a thrilling panoramic account of the birth of the new Western Europe in the year 1000 'An exhilarating sweep across European history either side of the year 1000; riveting' ALLAN MASSIE, SPECTATOR 'I relished the blood and thunder narrative...
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Very illuminating
- By PETER B on 26-06-22
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Millennium
- The End of the World and the Forging of Christendom
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows, Tom Holland
- Length: 17 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 12-09-19
- Language: English
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When Women Ruled the World
- By: Kara Cooney
- Narrated by: Kara Cooney
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall181
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Performance153
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This riveting narrative explores the lives of six remarkable female pharaohs, from Hatshepsut to Cleopatra - women who ruled with real power - and shines a piercing light on our own perceptions of women in power today. Female rulers are a rare phenomenon - but thousands of years ago in ancient Egypt, women reigned supreme. But throughout human history, women in positions of power were more often used as political pawns in a male-dominated society. What was so special about ancient Egypt that provided women this kind of access to the highest political office?
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Politics rather than history
- By A.V.F on 22-02-21
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When Women Ruled the World
- Narrated by: Kara Cooney
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 30-11-18
- Language: English
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The Four Heavens
- A New History of the Ancient Maya
- By: David Stuart
- Narrated by: Timothy Andrés Pabon
- Length: 15 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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The Four Heavens brings to life the cultural and visual splendor of the ancient Maya, drawing on the oldest indigenous texts of the Americas and the latest archaeological discoveries to present an entirely new history of this spectacular civilization. Renowned historian and archaeologist David Stuart, who has made groundbreaking contributions to the decipherment of Maya hieroglyphics, shows how there was no single rise and fall of the Maya but a series of births and collapses over a breathtaking span of nearly three millennia.
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The Four Heavens
- A New History of the Ancient Maya
- Narrated by: Timothy Andrés Pabon
- Series: Unearthing the Past, Book 2
- Length: 15 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 03-03-26
- Language: English
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Istanbul
- A Tale of Three Cities
- By: Bettany Hughes
- Narrated by: Bettany Hughes
- Length: 24 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall382
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Performance338
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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Life-filled and life-affirming history, steeped in romance and written with verve' GUARDIAN 'Richly entertaining and impeccably researched' Peter Frankopan Istanbul has always been a place where stories and histories collide and crackle, where the idea is as potent...
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Power is not a means; it is an end.
- By Wras on 26-03-17
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Istanbul
- A Tale of Three Cities
- Narrated by: Bettany Hughes
- Length: 24 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 17-02-17
- Language: English
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Lost Realms
- Histories of Britain from the Romans to the Vikings
- By: Thomas Williams
- Narrated by: Matt Addis
- Length: 13 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall48
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Performance42
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'A beautiful, beautiful book . . . archaeology is changing so much about the way we view the so-called Dark Ages … [Williams] is just brilliant at bringing them to light' Rory Stewart on The Rest is Politics From the bestselling author of Viking Britain, a new epic history of our forgotten...
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Magnificent retelling of Britain’s post-Roman journey
- By Neil Dix-Pincott on 15-01-23
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Lost Realms
- Histories of Britain from the Romans to the Vikings
- Narrated by: Matt Addis
- Length: 13 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 18-08-22
- Language: English
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Talking Classics
- The Shock of the Old
- By: Mary Beard
- Narrated by: Mary Beard
- Length: 5 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Why the ongoing fascination with the ancient world? This witty, approachable book asks why—for better or (sometimes) worse—antiquity continues to exert such a powerful hold on the contemporary imagination. Recalling a formative childhood encounter with a four-thousand-year-old piece of bread in a museum, Beard introduces the idea of thauma, or wonder, that kick-started a lifetime engaging with classics.
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Talking Classics
- The Shock of the Old
- Narrated by: Mary Beard
- Length: 5 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 31-03-26
- Language: English
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America Before
- A new investigation into the ancient apocalypse
- By: Graham Hancock
- Narrated by: Graham Hancock
- Length: 17 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance762
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We've been taught that North and South America were empty of humans until around 13,000 years ago - amongst the last great landmasses on earth to have been settled by our ancestors. But new discoveries have radically reshaped this long-established picture and we know now that the Americas were first peopled more than 130,000 years ago - many tens of thousands of years before human settlements became established elsewhere.
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No photos
- By Amazon Customer on 06-05-19
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America Before
- A new investigation into the ancient apocalypse
- Narrated by: Graham Hancock
- Length: 17 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 02-04-19
- Language: English
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Athens and Sparta
- The Rivalry that Shaped Ancient Greece
- By: Adrian Goldsworthy
- Narrated by: Mark Elstob
- Length: 20 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Bloomsbury presents Athens and Sparta by Adrian Goldsworthy, read by Mark Elstob. Two great cities. One fierce rivalry. Countless untold stories. Athens and Sparta were the two big players in Ancient Greece. United, they helped lead the Greeks in defeating the great Persian invasion. Divided...
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Athens and Sparta
- The Rivalry that Shaped Ancient Greece
- Narrated by: Mark Elstob
- Length: 20 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 23-04-26
- Language: English
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The Birth of Classical Europe
- A History from Troy to Augustine
- By: Simon Price, Peter Thonemann
- Narrated by: Don Hagen
- Length: 14 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall22
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Performance16
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To an extraordinary extent we continue to live in the shadow of the classical world. At every level, from languages to calendars to political systems, we are the descendants of a “classical Europe,” using frames of reference created by ancient Mediterranean cultures. As this consistently fresh and surprising new audio book makes clear, however, this was no less true for the inhabitants of those classical civilizations themselves, whose myths, history, and buildings were an elaborate engagement with an already old and revered past - one filled with great leaders and writers....
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AWFUL boring dry and colourless
- By Sam on 17-11-11
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The Birth of Classical Europe
- A History from Troy to Augustine
- Narrated by: Don Hagen
- Series: Penguin History of Europe Series, Book 1
- Length: 14 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 21-07-11
- Language: English
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Cannae: The Longest Day
- By: Ben Kane
- Narrated by: Ben Kane, Philip Stevens
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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From the Sunday Times bestseller comes a gripping retelling of Hannibal's greatest trial - the battle of Cannae. Narrated by Phil Stevens, this audio-first novel features music, on-location sound effects and detailed sound design. Cannae, 216 BC - Under a blisteringly hot sun, Hannibal Barca...
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Good story, questionable sound mixing
- By James Livingstone on 04-06-26
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Cannae: The Longest Day
- Narrated by: Ben Kane, Philip Stevens
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 19-03-26
- Language: English
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Cleopatra's Daughter
- Egyptian Princess, Roman Prisoner, African Queen
- By: Jane Draycott
- Narrated by: Joan Walker
- Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1895, archaeologists excavating a villa outside Pompeii unearthed a hoard of Roman silverware. Among the treasures was a bowl featuring a female figure with thick, curly hair, deep-set eyes, a slightly hooked nose and a strong jaw, and sporting an elephant scalp headdress. Modern scholars believe this woman to be a depiction of Cleopatra Selene, daughter of the infamous Cleopatra and Mark Antony. Using this discovery as her starting point, Jane Draycott recreates the life and times of a remarkable woman.
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a historic figure that should be better known.
- By R. Walter on 15-07-24
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Cleopatra's Daughter
- Egyptian Princess, Roman Prisoner, African Queen
- Narrated by: Joan Walker
- Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 10-11-22
- Language: English
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Ancient Rome
- The Rise and Fall of an Empire
- By: Simon Baker
- Narrated by: Chris MacDonnell
- Length: 17 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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This is the story of the greatest empire the world has ever known. Simon Baker charts the rise and fall of the world's first superpower, focusing on six momentous turning points that shaped Roman history. Welcome to Rome as you've never seen it before—awesome and splendid, gritty and squalid. From the conquest of the Mediterranean beginning in the third century BC to the destruction of the Roman Empire at the hands of barbarian invaders some seven centuries later, we discover the most critical episodes in Roman history.
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Great Narrative History
- By Nik Jewell on 26-04-18
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Ancient Rome
- The Rise and Fall of an Empire
- Narrated by: Chris MacDonnell
- Length: 17 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 06-12-16
- Language: English
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Legion versus Phalanx
- The Epic Struggle for Infantry Supremacy in the Ancient World
- By: Myke Cole
- Narrated by: Alexander Cendese
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
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From the time of Ancient Sumeria, the heavy infantry phalanx dominated the battlefield. Armed with spears or pikes, standing shoulder to shoulder with shields interlocking, the men of the phalanx presented an impenetrable wall of wood and metal to the enemy. Until, that is, the Roman legion emerged to challenge them as masters of infantry battle.
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Really well presented and easy to digest
- By Mr Cas on 07-01-19
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Legion versus Phalanx
- The Epic Struggle for Infantry Supremacy in the Ancient World
- Narrated by: Alexander Cendese
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 04-12-18
- Language: English
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The Romans
- A 2,000-Year History
- By: Edward J. Watts
- Narrated by: John Curless
- Length: 29 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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'At last, a history of the Roman state as it has always been crying out to be told, and never has been!' RODERICK BEATON The greatest empire in Western history - told as never been told before. Rome is often remembered for its spectacular collapse. But for over two thousand years - through civil...
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Great summary of Roman history. Expansive in scope.
- By Scott P. on 27-04-26
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The Romans
- A 2,000-Year History
- Narrated by: John Curless
- Length: 29 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 09-10-25
- Language: English
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How England Began
- From Roman Britain to the Anglo-Saxons
- By: Nicholas J. Higham
- Narrated by: Michael Langan
- Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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An engaging, wide-ranging exploration of the end of Roman Britain and the beginnings of England In 410 CE, Roman rule of Britain collapsed, bringing a centuries-long occupation to an end. A century later, Britain was dividing into two areas with contrasting cultures, an expansive "Anglo-Saxon"...
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How England Began
- From Roman Britain to the Anglo-Saxons
- Narrated by: Michael Langan
- Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 21-04-26
- Language: English
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