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In this compact yet comprehensive history of ancient Greece, Thomas R. Martin brings alive Greek civilization from its Stone Age roots to the fourth century BC. Focusing on the development of the Greek city-state and the society, culture, and architecture of Athens in its Golden Age, Martin integrates political, military, social, and cultural history in a book that will appeal to students and general audiences alike. Now in its second edition, this classic work now features updates throughout.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Just the way I like it!
- De TracyB en 07-25-18
De: Thomas R. Martin
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Gladiators
- Deadly Arena Sports of Ancient Rome
- De: Christopher Epplett
- Narrado por: Matthew Josdal
- Duración: 7 h y 37 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 210
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 183
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 182
It's hard for modern listeners to truly grasp the spectacle that was arena sports in ancient Rome, which pitted man against man and man against beast in mortal combat. Our modern games of football and hockey, or even boxing and MMA, truly pale in comparison. The Gladiators is a comprehensive survey of these ancient sports, focusing on gladiatorial combat and the beast hunts (venationes).
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3 out of 5 stars
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A lot drier than the description lets on
- De Jim en 06-13-17
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The Etruscans
- A Captivating Guide to the Etruscan Civilization of Ancient Italy that Preceded the Roman Republic
- De: Captivating History
- Narrado por: Richard L. Walton
- Duración: 3 h y 5 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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The Roman Republic, and later the Roman Empire, was an unusual conqueror because it would absorb and assimilate elements of the cultures it dominated. A standing practice was to allow the defeated to continue practicing their culture and religion so long as they paid their taxes on time. Such a procedure was part of why Christianity would seep into the Roman Empire around the 1st century CE, for example. For the Etruscans, this meant they influenced aspects of Roman civilization, one of the most powerful cultures in the history of the Western world.
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Thebes
- The Forgotten City of Ancient Greece
- De: Paul Cartledge
- Narrado por: David Timson
- Duración: 11 h y 27 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 140
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Among the extensive writing available about the history of ancient Greece, there is precious little about the city-state of Thebes. At one point the most powerful city in ancient Greece, Thebes has been long overshadowed by its better-known rivals, Athens and Sparta. In Thebes: The Forgotten City of Ancient Greece, acclaimed classicist and historian Paul Cartledge brings the city vividly to life and argues that it is central to our understanding of the ancient Greeks' achievements - whether politically or culturally.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Why is this author considered an expert scholar of Ancient Greece?
- De DaneDeer en 11-06-20
De: Paul Cartledge
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The Fall of Rome
- And the End of Civilization
- De: Bryan Ward-Perkins
- Narrado por: Roger Clark
- Duración: 7 h y 33 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 88
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 69
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In The Fall of Rome, eminent historian Bryan Ward-Perkins argues that the "peaceful" theory of Rome's "transformation" is badly in error. Indeed, he sees the fall of Rome as a time of horror and dislocation that destroyed a great civilization, throwing the inhabitants of the West back to a standard of living typical of prehistoric times. Attacking contemporary theories with relish and making use of modern archaeological evidence, he looks at both the wider explanations for the disintegration of the Roman world and also the consequences for the lives of everyday Romans.
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5 out of 5 stars
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best book ever on Fall of Rome
- De james m. en 01-30-22
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The Invention of Sicily
- A Mediterranean History
- De: Jamie Mackay
- Narrado por: John Lee
- Duración: 7 h y 50 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 46
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 39
Sicily has always acted as a gateway between Europe and the rest of the world. Fought over by the Phoenicians and Greeks, the Romans, Goths and Byzantines, Arabs and Normans, Germans, and the Spanish and the French for thousands of years, Sicily became a unique melting pot where diverse traditions merged, producing a unique heritage and singular culture. In this fascinating account of the island from the earliest times to the present day, author and journalist Jamie Mackay leads us through this most elusive of places.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful overview of Sicily
- De jay lazier en 01-28-24
De: Jamie Mackay
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The Chalice and the Blade
- Our History, Our Future
- De: Riane Eisler
- Narrado por: Riane Eisler
- Duración: 2 h y 52 m
- Versión resumida
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General4 out of 5 stars 294
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 248
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 246
Riane Eisler believes that war and the "war of the sexes" are concepts neither divinely nor biologically ordained. Join the author as she reconstructs a prehistoric culture based on partnership rather than domination and traces the roots of the global shift to patriarchy. Eisler, an acclaimed scholar, futurist, and activist, also presents new scripts for living based on a more socially, economically, ecologically, personally, and spiritually balanced society. This script is in direct opposition to the tension and violence typical of what she calls the dominator model. Her vision is the partnership model, which today is struggling to reemerge. This program is an important contribution to that struggle.
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1 out of 5 stars
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the chalice and the blade
- De Anne en 07-25-08
De: Riane Eisler
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Maya History: A Captivating Guide to the Maya Civilization, Culture, Mythology, and the Maya Peoples’ Impact on Mesoamerican History
- De: Captivating History
- Narrado por: David Patton
- Duración: 4 h y 30 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 32
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 31
In this new Captivating History audiobook, you will discover amazing little-known facts about the Mayans as well as the truth about their remarkable history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beautifully written, terribly narrated
- De Anonymous User en 01-20-24
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Ancient Rome
- De: Thomas R. Martin
- Narrado por: John Lescault
- Duración: 8 h y 51 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 804
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 693
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With commanding skill, Thomas R. Martin tells the remarkable and dramatic story of how a tiny, poor, and threatened settlement grew to become, during its height, the dominant power in the Mediterranean world for 500 years. Encompassing the period from Rome's founding in the eighth century BC through Justinian's rule in the sixth century AD, he offers a distinctive perspective on the Romans and their civilization by employing fundamental Roman values as a lens through which to view both their rise and spectacular fall.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great review and understanding of Christianity
- De David en 12-08-20
De: Thomas R. Martin
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Lost Enlightenment
- Central Asia's Golden Age from the Arab Conquest to Tamerlane
- De: S. Frederick Starr
- Narrado por: Kevin Stillwell
- Duración: 25 h y 16 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 497
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 429
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 427
Lost Enlightenment recounts how, between the years 800 and 1200, Central Asia led the world in trade and economic development, the size and sophistication of its cities, the refinement of its arts, and, above all, in the advancement of knowledge in many fields. Central Asians achieved signal breakthroughs in astronomy, mathematics, geology, medicine, chemistry, music, social science, philosophy, and theology, among other subjects.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Subject worthwhile but repetative narrative
- De F-M en 04-10-14
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Introducing the Ancient Greeks
- From Bronze Age Seafarers to Navigators of the Western Mind
- De: Edith Hall
- Narrado por: Sian Thomas
- Duración: 12 h y 24 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 76
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 65
Acclaimed classics scholar Edith Hall's Introducing the Ancient Greeks is the first book to offer a synthesis of the entire ancient Greek experience, from the rise of the Mycenaean kingdoms of the sixteenth century BC to the final victory of Christianity over paganism in AD 391. Each of the ten chapters visits a different Greek community at a different moment during the twenty centuries of ancient Greek history.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Surveying the Greeks
- De Jolene en 05-31-18
De: Edith Hall
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Democracy
- A Life
- De: Paul Cartledge
- Narrado por: Paul Hodgson
- Duración: 13 h y 32 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 27
Ancient Greece first coined the concept of democracy, yet almost every major ancient Greek thinker - from Plato and Aristotle onward - was ambivalent toward or even hostile to democracy in any form. The explanation for this is quite simple: The elite perceived majority power as tantamount to a dictatorship of the proletariat. In ancient Greece, there can be traced not only the rudiments of modern democratic society but the entire Western tradition of antidemocratic thought.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Listen!
- De Timothy en 06-01-21
De: Paul Cartledge
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The History of Rome, Book 1
- Roman Origins Before the Monarchy
- De: Theodor Mommsen
- Narrado por: Charlton Griffin
- Duración: 11 h y 1 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 49
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 46
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 45
Book 1 begins in the dim prehistory of Latium and describes the society that emerged there in the centuries leading up to the establishment of the first Roman king. This penetrating look at emerging Latin culture takes us into the strange world of their religion; their family structure; and their legal system, trade, alliances, and relationships with neighboring tribes and kingdoms. It brilliantly sets the stage for what is to come in the following volumes.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Details beyond imagination
- De David C. en 01-23-17
De: Theodor Mommsen
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Sumerians: A History from Beginning to End
- De: Henry Freeman
- Narrado por: Christopher Boozell
- Duración: 2 h y 48 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 51
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 44
A legendary civilization vanished under the Fertile Crescent and escaped a fate worse than death until Sumerologists questioned widely accepted truths. The Sumerians reemerged onto the extraordinary timeline of human history. Their tales of kings and gods, including the Epic of Gilgamesh, and their fearless trade in distant lands, during the remarkable Bronze Age, centered in the world’s first city-states that chronicled ancient rivalries and their enduring impact.
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2 out of 5 stars
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The writing is so poor I could not listen.
- De Erin en 12-04-21
De: Henry Freeman
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Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest
- De: Matthew Restall
- Narrado por: James Cameron Stewart
- Duración: 8 h y 45 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 57
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 46
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 46
Using a wide array of sources, historian Matthew Restall highlights seven key myths, uncovering the source of the inaccuracies and exploding the fallacies and misconceptions behind each myth. This vividly written and authoritative book shows, for instance, that native Americans did not take the conquistadors for gods and that small numbers of vastly outnumbered Spaniards did not bring down great empires with stunning rapidity. We discover that Columbus was correctly seen in his lifetime - and for decades after - as a briefly fortunate but unexceptional participant in efforts.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A good book marred by awful narration
- De Dr. Philip Fowler en 02-23-24
De: Matthew Restall
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A History of Iran
- Empire of the Mind
- De: Michael Axworthy
- Narrado por: Peter Ganim
- Duración: 13 h y 19 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 157
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 138
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 138
Although frequently vilified, Iran is a nation of great intellectual variety and depth, and one of the oldest continuing civilizations in the world. Its political impact has been tremendous, not only on its neighbors in the Middle East but also throughout the world. From the time of the prophet Zoroaster, to the powerful ancient Persian Empires, to the revolution of 1979, the hostage crisis, and the current standoff over Iran’s nuclear ambitions, Michael Axworthy vividly depicts the nation’s rich history.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Lazy Narration
- De Arya Pourtabatabaie en 11-05-16
De: Michael Axworthy
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- Bill Robinson
- 07-10-23
Excellent
So informative. This gave me new perspective on the role of the amphitheater and gladiatorial games in Roman culture. Highly recommend.
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