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It is difficult to realize that the Earth on which Alexander the Great was born was the same in its main outlines as the Earth on which we stand today, and at the same time to realize how very different from our present knowledge were men's ideas then of its area. Even modern writers picture Alexander as primitive in his notions, and it will be interesting to remember, when we find him anxious to press ever farther and farther east and south, that the philosophers of his time, especially his great teacher Aristotle, had just announced new arguments to prove that the Earth was spherical in form.
The old Homeric ideas that the Earth was a flat disk, that the bronze firmament, set with stars, was upheld on great pillars by Atlas, and that the sun (as Herodotus imagined) could be blown out of its course by a strong wind, had passed away for ever.
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Pompey, Caesar, Cicero, Brutus, Antony: the names resonate across thousands of years. Major figures in the civil wars that brutally ended the Roman republic, their lives still haunt us as examples of how the hunger for personal power can overwhelm collective politics, how the exaltation of the military can corrode civilian authority, and how the best intentions can lead to disastrous consequences. Plutarch renders these history-making lives as flesh-and-blood characters.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Terrific
- De Michael en 06-13-23
De: Plutarch, y otros
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Warlords of Ancient Mexico
- How the Mayans and Aztecs Ruled for More Than a Thousand Years
- De: Peter G. Tsouras
- Narrado por: Paul Christy
- Duración: 11 h y 27 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 567
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Learn the unbelievable true history of the great warrior tribes of Mexico. More than 13 centuries of incredible spellbinding history are detailed in this intriguing study of the rulers and warriors of Mexico. Dozens of these charismatic leaders of nations and armies are brought to life by the deep research and entertaining storytelling of Peter Tsouras. Tsouras introduces the reader to the colossal personalities of the period.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Written in 1996. Narration disrespectful
- De Amazon Customer en 04-30-20
De: Peter G. Tsouras
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Lords of the Horizons
- A History of the Ottoman Empire
- De: Jason Goodwin
- Narrado por: Grahame Edwards
- Duración: 12 h y 42 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 62
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 57
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 56
The Ottoman Empire has long exerted a strong pull on Western minds and hearts. For over 600 years the empire swelled and declined, rising from a dusty fiefdom in the foothills of Anatolia to a power which ruled over the Danube and the Euphrates with the richest court in Europe. But its decline was prodigious, protracted and total.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good introduction to the Ottomans, bad narration
- De Skeptical en 06-06-18
De: Jason Goodwin
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Suleiman the Magnificent: Sultan of the East
- De: Harold Lamb
- Narrado por: Charlton Griffin
- Duración: 13 h y 57 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 55
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 53
Suleiman the Magnificent is the story of the Ottoman Turks' greatest leader. He came to power at the early age of 25 in 1520. Before his death in 1566, he had altered the power structure and geography of Eastern Europe, and Turkey had become the dominant naval power in the Mediterranean. Suleiman's reign would mark the high tide of Turkish power in Asia Minor and Europe.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Great look into Suleiman The Magnificent & the Ottoman Empire
- De L Young en 08-14-19
De: Harold Lamb
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The Story of the Goths
- De: Henry Bradley
- Narrado por: Charlton Griffin
- Duración: 9 h y 45 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 115
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 102
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 102
The Goths are the most enigmatic of all the ancient German tribes. Their name today is still widely in use for a variety of cultural and artistic movements. But unlike other famous German tribes whose names are still descriptive of nations they founded - the Franks, the Lombards, the Angles, the Saxons and the Alemanni - the Goths simply disappeared. The subject of Henry Bradley's splendid short history is tracing the rise, the migrations, and the impact of the Goths on European history along with their spectacular fall.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Interesting Book about a little understood people
- De Mark en 07-29-15
De: Henry Bradley
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The Histories
- The Persian Wars
- De: Herodotus, A. D. Godley Translator
- Narrado por: Charlton Griffin
- Duración: 27 h y 58 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 138
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 121
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 121
Herodotus was a Greek historian born in Halicarnassus, subject at the time of the great Persian Empire. He lived in the fifth century BC (c. 484 - c. 425 BC), a contemporary of Socrates. He is often referred to as "The Father of History", a title originally conferred by Cicero. Herodotus was the first historian known to have broken from Homeric tradition in order to treat historical subjects as a method of investigation, specifically by collecting his materials in a critical, systematic fashion and then arranging them into a chronological narrative.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Popular for a reason
- De Reader en 11-17-18
De: Herodotus, y otros
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The Rise of Athens
- The Story of the World's Greatest Civilization
- De: Anthony Everitt
- Narrado por: Michael Page
- Duración: 16 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 609
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 536
Filled with tales of adventure and astounding reversals of fortune, The Rise of Athens celebrates the city-state that transformed the world - from the democratic revolution that marked its beginning through the city's political and cultural golden age to its decline into the ancient equivalent of a modern-day university town. Anthony Everitt constructs his history with unforgettable portraits of the talented, tricky, ambitious, and unscrupulous Athenians who fueled the city's rise.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good but not great. With some disturbing opinions.
- De Anthony en 06-25-19
De: Anthony Everitt
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Beric the Briton
- A Story of the Roman Invasion
- De: George Alfred Henty
- Narrado por: Jim Hodges
- Duración: 13 h y 18 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 130
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 116
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 116
Beric, a boy chief of a British tribe, takes a prominent part in the insurrection against Rome under Queen Boadicea. These efforts are useless against the mighty Roman army. For a short time, Beric and his companions continue the fight but are ultimately defeated and taken as prisoners to Rome. Through the eyes of Beric, the listener learns of life in AD 61 Rome, the gladiatorial schools, the great fire, and life in Nero's court.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A lot of interesting historical information
- De justkeepswimming en 06-12-19
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The Rise of Rome
- The Making of the World's Greatest Empire
- De: Anthony Everitt
- Narrado por: Clive Chafer
- Duración: 14 h y 18 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 479
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 414
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 406
Emerging as a market town from a cluster of hill villages in the eighth and seventh centuries B.C., Rome grew to become the ancient world's preeminent power. Everitt fashions the story of Rome's rise to glory into an erudite book filled with lasting lessons for our time. He chronicles the clash between patricians and plebeians that defined the politics of the Republic. He shows how Rome's shrewd strategy of offering citizenship to her defeated subjects was instrumental in expanding the reach of her burgeoning empire.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Rome from the fall of Troy through Julius Caesar
- De Mike From Mesa en 12-11-12
De: Anthony Everitt
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Alexander of Macedon
- De: Harold Lamb
- Narrado por: Charlton Griffin
- Duración: 14 h y 58 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 312
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 153
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 154
The enigma of Alexander the Great has remained with us for 2,300 years. In spite of the best efforts of historians, Alexander is no less a mystery to us now than he probably was during his own lifetime. There was no one like him before or since. In the pages of Harold Lamb's intriguing Alexander of Macedon, we find some of the answers to the great riddle of his character.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Read Arrian first
- De cbrann en 10-16-05
De: Harold Lamb
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The March of the Ten Thousand
- De: Xenophon
- Narrado por: Charlton Griffin
- Duración: 7 h y 32 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 798
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 561
Translated by W. E. D. Rouse, The March of the Ten Thousand is one of the most admired and widely read pieces of ancient literature to come down to us. Xenophon employs a very simple, straightforward style to describe what is probably the most exciting military adventure ever undertaken. It is an epic of courage, faith and democratic principle.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of the great adventures in human history
- De Darwin8u en 02-27-13
De: Xenophon
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Alexander the Great
- Journey to the End of the Earth
- De: Norman F. Cantor
- Narrado por: Bronson Pinchot
- Duración: 4 h y 20 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 434
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 375
In this succinct portrait of Alexander the Great, distinguished scholar and historian Norman Cantor draws on the major writings of Alexander's contemporaries, as well as the most recent psychological and cultural studies to illuminate this most legendary of men - a great figure in the ancient world whose puzzling personality greatly fueled his military accomplishments.
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5 out of 5 stars
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FIVE STAR BOOK!!!!
- De Fun Lovin Lady en 09-25-12
De: Norman F. Cantor
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A Little History of the World
- De: E. H. Gombrich
- Narrado por: Ralph Cosham
- Duración: 9 h y 11 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,988
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,342
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3,328
E. H. Gombrich's world history, an international best seller now available in English for the first time, is a text dominated not by dates and facts but by the sweep of experience across the centuries, a guide to humanity's achievements, and an acute witness to its frailties.
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5 out of 5 stars
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an enlightening book; very well read
- De A.B.Oxford en 06-03-06
De: E. H. Gombrich
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History of the Conquest of Mexico
- De: W.H. Prescott
- Narrado por: Kerry Shale
- Duración: 4 h y 48 m
- Versión resumida
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General4 out of 5 stars 156
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 99
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 101
In 1519, Hernando Cortés arrived in Mexico to investigate stories of a wealthy empire. What he encountered was beyond his wildest dreams; an advanced civilization with complex artistic, political, and religious systems (involving extensive human sacrifice) and replete with gold. This was the Aztec empire, headed by the aloof emperor, Montezuma.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Gripping story
- De Roger Conner en 11-05-04
De: W.H. Prescott
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The Jewish War
- De: Flavius Josephus
- Narrado por: Charlton Griffin
- Duración: 23 h y 40 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 390
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 348
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 344
In AD 66, nationalist and religious revolutionaries in Judaea led a ferocious revolt of the Jewish people against the authority of mighty Rome, culminating in the greatest upheaval and savagery the world had known up to that time. By the end of the conflict seven years later, over one million Jews had perished and tens of thousands were sold into slavery. Until the Holocaust, it remained the greatest tragedy ever endured by a people. How had this once prosperous region been laid low, and by what process did its fratricidal feuds take it down a slippery slope to utter annihilation? Fortunately for us, there was an eyewitness.
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2 out of 5 stars
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mispronunciations are irritating
- De DR en 01-22-18
De: Flavius Josephus
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The Jewish War
- De: Flavius Josephus
- Narrado por: Alastair Cameron
- Duración: 19 h y 54 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 37
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 32
The Jewish rebellion against Rome was a significant turning point in Jewish history. Although Josephus is known for his divided loyalties in the rebellion, his account is the most detailed record available of the Jewish life and revolt under Roman rule. Born in Jerusalem to a father of priestly descent and a mother who claimed royal ancestry, Josephus was a first-century Romano-Jewish scholar, hagiographer, and historian.
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1 out of 5 stars
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terrible narration will put you to sleep.
- De Amazon Customer en 10-18-20
De: Flavius Josephus