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Life in Ancient Rome

By: Lionel Casson
Narrated by: John Glouchevitch
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Lionel Casson paints a vivid portrait of life in ancient Rome - for slaves and emperors, soldiers and commanders alike - during the empire's greatest period, the first and second centuries AD.

©2015 American Heritage (P)2017 HighBridge, a Division of Recorded Books
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  • Categories: History
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Easy going overview of Roman life

This is an easy going listen and overview of life in Roman times. It is interesting and has worthwhile information but being a short book feels a bit basic in style and content. The narrator is ok but the recording has too much "sss" sound emphasis as well as a "whisper" style of talking that may bother some.

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Just what I was looking for

tought me a alot about ancient Roman living. Got me through alot of morning commutes. I reccommend

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A good listen about early Rome.

I did like this book even though it was not as detailed oriented as I would have liked. Not a bad listen overall though.

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Good summary

Very good summary of life in Ancient Rome. It did have new material I have not heard and had a few interesting points

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Excellent, concise

Excellent, soft-spoken reader. Fun content, covers some things I hadn’t heard in similar Rome audiobooks. I recommend.

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Easy listen with great insights

Though not as in depth as I might’ve hoped, I learned a lot of new aspects to life in Ancient Rome. Recommend.

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Help me fill in the gaps!

I went to Rome last month and loved the experience. But I realized I had a lot to learn about the ancient culture. This big did a great job helping me do just that

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