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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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A lot drier than the description lets on
- De Jim en 06-13-17
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The Spartacus War
- De: Barry Strauss
- Narrado por: Ray Grover
- Duración: 6 h y 47 m
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The Spartacus War is the extraordinary story of the most famous slave rebellion in the ancient world, the fascinating true story behind a legend that has been the inspiration for novelists, filmmakers, and revolutionaries for 2,000 years. Starting with only 74 men, a gladiator named Spartacus incited a rebellion that threatened Rome itself.
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Interesting
- De Jean en 08-02-15
De: Barry Strauss
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Death in the Afternoon
- De: Ernest Hemingway
- Narrado por: Boyd Gaines
- Duración: 9 h y 40 m
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Still considered one of the best books ever written about bullfighting, Death in the Afternoon reflects Hemingway's belief that bullfighting was more than mere sport. Here he describes and explains the technical aspects of this dangerous ritual, and "the emotional and spiritual intensity and pure classic beauty that can be produced by a man, an animal, and a piece of scarlet serge draped on a stick."
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No previous interest in bullfighting required
- De Gary en 01-07-13
De: Ernest Hemingway
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The Book of Five Rings
- De: Miyamoto Musashi, William Scott Wilson - translator
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
- Duración: 2 h y 41 m
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Setting down his thoughts on swordplay, on winning, and on spirituality, legendary swordsman Miyamoto Musashi intended this modest work as a guide for his immediate disciples and future generations of samurai. He had little idea he was penning a masterpiece that would be eagerly devoured by people in all walks of life centuries after his death.
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DO NOT Listen to David P. Grange's Review
- De Carey Lucas en 01-30-21
De: Miyamoto Musashi, y otros
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The Age of the Vikings
- De: Anders Winroth
- Narrado por: Eric Jason Martin
- Duración: 10 h y 45 m
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The Vikings maintain their grip on our imagination, but their image is too often distorted by medieval and modern myth. It is true that they pillaged, looted, and enslaved. But they also settled peacefully and developed a vast trading network. They traveled far from their homelands in swift and sturdy ships, not only to raid, but also to explore. Despite their fearsome reputation, the Vikings didn’t wear horned helmets, and even the infamous berserkers were far from invincible.
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Interesting history. Narrator could be better
- De Castle51 en 07-09-15
De: Anders Winroth
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Casca the Eternal Mercenary
- Casca Series, Book 1
- De: Barry Sadler
- Narrado por: Gene Engene
- Duración: 7 h y 42 m
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This is audiobook number one in the Casca Series. When they flew Casey into the hospital at Nha Trang, the medics were sure he would die. That he didn't was only the first surprise. The second, and bigger one, was that Casey had been fighting for two thousand years, ever since that day on Golgotha when he thrust his lance into the side of the man on the cross.
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An interesting story for every Soldier to read.
- De Jonathan Love en 09-22-11
De: Barry Sadler
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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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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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FIVE STAR BOOK!!!!
- De Fun Lovin Lady en 09-25-12
De: Norman F. Cantor
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A Brief History of the Celts
- Brief Histories
- De: Peter Berresford Ellis
- Narrado por: Christopher Oxford
- Duración: 8 h y 40 m
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For centuries the Celts held sway in Europe. Even after their conquest by the Romans, their culture remained vigorous, ensuring that much of it endured to feed an endless fascination with Celtic history and myths, artwork and treasures. A foremost authority on the Celtic peoples and their culture, Peter Berresford Ellis presents an invigoration overview of their world. With his gift for making the scholarly accessible, he discusses the Celts' mysterious origins and early history and investigates their rich and complex society.
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A bit dry, but overall interesting
- De Lokkish en 04-13-15
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Red Land, Black Land
- Daily Life in Ancient Egypt
- De: Barbara Mertz
- Narrado por: Lorna Raver
- Duración: 14 h y 56 m
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Esteemed Egyptologist Barbara Mertz updates her widely praised social history of the people of ancient Egypt, which was originally published in 1968. Combining impeccable scholarship with a delightfully personal style, the author reconstructs the life of the Egyptians from birth to death, and beyond death, too.
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Brilliant
- De Elizabeth en 04-03-10
De: Barbara Mertz
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Marathon
- The Battle That Changed Western Civilization
- De: Richard A. Billows
- Narrado por: Jeremy Gage
- Duración: 8 h y 59 m
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Published to coincide with Marathon's 2500th anniversary, a riveting history of the historic battle. The Battle of Marathon in 490 B.C. is not only understood as the most decisive event in the struggle between the Greeks and the Persians, but can also be seen as perhaps the most significant moment in our collective history. 10,000 Athenian citizens faced a Persian military force of more than 25,000.
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Effectively evokes the world of ancient greece
- De Aaron en 11-02-10