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The Loom of Time
- Between Empire and Anarchy, from the Mediterranean to China
- By: Robert D. Kaplan
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 14 hrs and 49 mins
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The Greater Middle East, which Robert D. Kaplan defines as the vast region between the Mediterranean and China, encompassing much of the Arab world, parts of northern Africa, and Asia, existed for millennia as the crossroads of empire....
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detailed primer on the greater 'Middle East'
- By Stevon on 02-01-24
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The Loom of Time
- Between Empire and Anarchy, from the Mediterranean to China
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 14 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 08-22-23
- Language: English
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The Greater Middle East, which Robert D. Kaplan defines as the vast region between the Mediterranean and China, encompassing much of the Arab world, parts of northern Africa, and Asia, existed for millennia as the crossroads of empire....
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A Brief History of Vice
- How Bad Behavior Built Civilization
- By: Robert Evans
- Narrated by: Tristan Morris
- Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Cracked editor Robert Evans brings his signature dogged research and lively insight to uncover the many and magnificent ways vice has influenced history....
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Funny and somewhat informative
- By Neuron on 08-20-16
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A Brief History of Vice
- How Bad Behavior Built Civilization
- Narrated by: Tristan Morris
- Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 08-09-16
- Language: English
- Cracked editor Robert Evans brings his signature dogged research and lively insight to uncover the many and magnificent ways vice has influenced history....
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The Good Kings
- Absolute Power in Ancient Egypt and the Modern World
- By: Kara Cooney
- Narrated by: Kara Cooney
- Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins
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This provocative narrative explores the lives of five remarkable pharaohs who ruled Egypt with absolute power, shining a new light on the country's 3,000-year empire and its meaning today....
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Ancient Egypt as Metaphor for the Trump Administration
- By Orlando R. Murgado on 12-09-21
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The Good Kings
- Absolute Power in Ancient Egypt and the Modern World
- Narrated by: Kara Cooney
- Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 11-02-21
- Language: English
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This provocative narrative explores the lives of five remarkable pharaohs who ruled Egypt with absolute power, shining a new light on the country's 3,000-year empire and its meaning today....
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Hadrian and the Triumph of Rome
- By: Anthony Everitt
- Narrated by: John Curless
- Length: 14 hrs and 23 mins
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Acclaimed British historian Anthony Everitt delivers a compelling account of the former orphan who became Roman emperor in A.D. 117 after the death of his guardian Trajan....
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A Biography "too tall for the height of the cella"
- By Darwin8u on 08-23-12
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Hadrian and the Triumph of Rome
- Narrated by: John Curless
- Length: 14 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 04-24-12
- Language: English
- Acclaimed British historian Anthony Everitt delivers a compelling account of the former orphan who became Roman emperor in A.D. 117 after the death of his guardian Trajan....
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Declan's Bride
- A Highland Romp
- By: Hildie McQueen
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 2 hrs and 59 mins
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A delicious medieval Highland romantic romp... When Declan Murray is caught climbing into an unsuspecting woman’s bed, his life takes an ...
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I hate IA narration
- By yvonne robinson on 04-17-24
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Declan's Bride
- A Highland Romp
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 2 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 02-27-24
- Language: English
- A delicious medieval Highland romantic romp... When Declan Murray is caught climbing into an unsuspecting woman’s bed, his life takes an ...
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Excavating the Evidence for Jesus
- The Archaeology and History of Christ and the Gospels
- By: Titus Kennedy
- Narrated by: Jim Denison
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
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Archaeologist Dr. Titus Kennedy has investigated firsthand the discoveries connected to Jesus’ birth, ministry, crucifixion, and resurrection. He has visited and excavated where Jesus walked and examined the artifacts connected to Jesus’ life....
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Thorough but plagued by constant citing of sources
- By Jacob Rougeau on 03-14-23
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Excavating the Evidence for Jesus
- The Archaeology and History of Christ and the Gospels
- Narrated by: Jim Denison
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 03-28-22
- Language: English
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Archaeologist Dr. Titus Kennedy has investigated firsthand the discoveries connected to Jesus’ birth, ministry, crucifixion, and resurrection. He has visited and excavated where Jesus walked and examined the artifacts connected to Jesus’ life....
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Dictator
- A Novel
- By: Robert Harris
- Narrated by: David Rintoul
- Length: 13 hrs and 45 mins
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At the age of forty-eight, Cicero—the greatest orator of his time—is in exile, separated from his wife and children, tormented by his sense of failure, his great power sacrificed on the altar of his principles....
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Rerecord with Simon Jones
- By Andre J. on 01-26-16
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Dictator
- A Novel
- Narrated by: David Rintoul
- Series: Imperium, Book 3
- Length: 13 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 01-12-16
- Language: English
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At the age of forty-eight, Cicero—the greatest orator of his time—is in exile, separated from his wife and children, tormented by his sense of failure, his great power sacrificed on the altar of his principles....
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Jewel of Persia
- By: Roseanna M. White
- Narrated by: Kim Bretton
- Length: 16 hrs and 14 mins
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Kasia grew up in a poor Jewish home with more siblings than luxuries. But when a chance encounter forces her to the palace of Xerxes, she becomes a concubine to the richest man in the world....
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Great Plot-
- By Marcie M. on 06-04-22
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Jewel of Persia
- Narrated by: Kim Bretton
- Length: 16 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 05-31-22
- Language: English
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Kasia grew up in a poor Jewish home with more siblings than luxuries. But when a chance encounter forces her to the palace of Xerxes, she becomes a concubine to the richest man in the world....
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Hannibal
- By: Patrick N. Hunt
- Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
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One of the greatest commanders of the ancient world brought vividly to life: Hannibal, the brilliant general who successfully crossed the Alps with his war elephants and brought Rome to its knees. Hannibal Barca of Carthage, born 247 BC, was one of the great generals of the ancient world....
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A monotone mundane narration
- By Jeff Lacy on 05-22-20
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Hannibal
- Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 12-25-18
- Language: English
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One of the greatest commanders of the ancient world brought vividly to life: Hannibal, the brilliant general who successfully crossed the Alps with his war elephants and brought Rome to its knees. Hannibal Barca of Carthage, born 247 BC, was one of the great generals of the ancient world....
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How to Innovate
- An Ancient Guide to Creative Thinking (Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers Series)
- By: Aristotle, Armand D'Angour - translator contributor
- Narrated by: Shaun Grindell
- Length: 1 hr and 23 mins
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How to Innovate is an engaging introduction to key ideas about - and examples of - innovation and creative thinking from ancient Greece. Armand D'Angour provides lively new translations of selections from Aristotle, Diodorus, and Athenaeus....
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one of the better ones from the series
- By Darrelmiester on 05-20-24
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How to Innovate
- An Ancient Guide to Creative Thinking (Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers Series)
- Narrated by: Shaun Grindell
- Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
- Length: 1 hr and 23 mins
- Release date: 11-02-21
- Language: English
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How to Innovate is an engaging introduction to key ideas about - and examples of - innovation and creative thinking from ancient Greece. Armand D'Angour provides lively new translations of selections from Aristotle, Diodorus, and Athenaeus....
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Scorpion: Saxon Lords of Hage - De Wolfe Pack
- By: Kathryn Le Veque
- Narrated by: Brad Wills
- Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins
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Sir Kevin Hage, stinging over the loss of the object of his affections to the Welsh warrior known as the Serpent, drowns himself in warfare in order to forget his heartache....
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The sting of the Scorpion
- By Debbie Brown on 12-12-15
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Scorpion: Saxon Lords of Hage - De Wolfe Pack
- Narrated by: Brad Wills
- Series: De Wolfe Pack, Book 9
- Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 10-20-15
- Language: English
- Sir Kevin Hage, stinging over the loss of the object of his affections to the Welsh warrior known as the Serpent, drowns himself in warfare in order to forget his heartache....
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Thucydides: The Reinvention of History
- By: Donald Kagan
- Narrated by: Paul Hecht
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
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Donald Kagan—Yale’s Sterling Professor of Classics and History—delivers a compelling new look at revisionismin Thucydides’ classic History of the Peloponnesian War.....
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Some lessons just don't get shared with sons
- By Darwin8u on 09-24-15
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Thucydides: The Reinvention of History
- Narrated by: Paul Hecht
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 03-15-10
- Language: English
- Donald Kagan—Yale’s Sterling Professor of Classics and History—delivers a compelling new look at revisionismin Thucydides’ classic History of the Peloponnesian War.....
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The Joy of Ancient History
- By: The Great Courses, Bart D. Ehrman, Bob Brier, and others
- Narrated by: Bart D. Ehrman, Bob Brier, Craig G. Benjamin, and others
- Length: 18 hrs and 33 mins
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For years, The Great Courses has taken lifelong learners on stirring explorations of our ancient roots; ones that bring you face to face with what history means....
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Ancient World Greatest Hits Playlist
- By Emily on 06-10-14
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The Joy of Ancient History
- Narrated by: Bart D. Ehrman, Bob Brier, Craig G. Benjamin, David Roochnik
- Series: The Great Courses: Ancient History
- Length: 18 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 05-30-14
- Language: English
- For years, The Great Courses has taken lifelong learners on stirring explorations of our ancient roots; ones that bring you face to face with what history means....
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When Asia Was the World
- Traveling Merchants, Scholars, Warriors, and Monks Who Created the “Riches of the East”
- By: Stewart Gordon
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 5 hrs and 37 mins
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Author Stewart Gordon has fashioned a fascinating and unique look at Asia from AD 700 to 1500, a time when Asia was the world, by describing the personal journeys of Asia's many travelers....
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Learn the names you are reading
- By A. E. on 08-17-18
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When Asia Was the World
- Traveling Merchants, Scholars, Warriors, and Monks Who Created the “Riches of the East”
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 5 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 05-22-18
- Language: English
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Author Stewart Gordon has fashioned a fascinating and unique look at Asia from AD 700 to 1500, a time when Asia was the world, by describing the personal journeys of Asia's many travelers....
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A Concise History of Turkey
- The History and Legacy of Turkey from Antiquity to Today
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: David Pickering
- Length: 2 hrs and 15 mins
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Although the city had been destroyed, the legacy of the Persians survived, even as they mostly remain an enigma to the West and are not nearly as well understood as the Greeks, Romans, or Egyptians....
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Waste of $5
- By bethany on 10-15-23
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A Concise History of Turkey
- The History and Legacy of Turkey from Antiquity to Today
- Narrated by: David Pickering
- Length: 2 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 04-13-20
- Language: English
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Although the city had been destroyed, the legacy of the Persians survived, even as they mostly remain an enigma to the West and are not nearly as well understood as the Greeks, Romans, or Egyptians....
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Forbidden Faith
- The Secret History of Gnosticism
- By: Richard Smoley
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
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In Forbidden Faith, Richard Smoley narrates a popular history of one such truth, the ancient esoteric religion of gnosticism, which flourished between the first and fourth centuries AD, but whose legacy remains even today, having survived secretly throughout the ages....
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An absolute must for understanding Gnosticism.
- By Patriot RN - Doc on 05-12-21
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Forbidden Faith
- The Secret History of Gnosticism
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 01-31-20
- Language: English
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In Forbidden Faith, Richard Smoley narrates a popular history of one such truth, the ancient esoteric religion of gnosticism, which flourished between the first and fourth centuries AD, but whose legacy remains even today, having survived secretly throughout the ages....
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Tutankhamun
- The Mystery of the Boy King
- By: Zahi Hawass
- Narrated by: Firdous Bamji
- Length: 1 hr and 16 mins
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This book surveys 3,000 years of ancient Egyptian history by focusing on the lives and lifestyles of great pharaohs....
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Full of inaccuracies
- By Isabella on 07-16-24
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Tutankhamun
- The Mystery of the Boy King
- Narrated by: Firdous Bamji
- Length: 1 hr and 16 mins
- Release date: 07-31-13
- Language: English
- This book surveys 3,000 years of ancient Egyptian history by focusing on the lives and lifestyles of great pharaohs....
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Writing and Civilization: From Ancient Worlds to Modernity
- By: Marc Zender, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Marc Zender
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
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At just over 5,000 years old, writing is actually a relatively recent invention. It has become so central to the way we communicate and live....
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Not recommended on Audible
- By Kristin Lunsford on 08-08-16
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Writing and Civilization: From Ancient Worlds to Modernity
- Narrated by: Marc Zender
- Series: The Great Courses: Linguistics
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 09-27-13
- Language: English
- At just over 5,000 years old, writing is actually a relatively recent invention. It has become so central to the way we communicate and live....
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Caesar
- Life of a Colossus
- By: Adrian Goldsworthy
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 24 hrs and 46 mins
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In this landmark biography, Goldsworthy examines Caesar as a military leader, as well as his other roles, and places....
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Caesar and his times
- By Mike From Mesa on 08-31-15
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Caesar
- Life of a Colossus
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 24 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 08-12-14
- Language: English
- In this landmark biography, Goldsworthy examines Caesar as a military leader, as well as his other roles, and places....
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Nighthawk: Sons of de Wolfe
- de Wolfe Pack, Book 7
- By: Kathryn Le Veque
- Narrated by: Brad Wills
- Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
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Join Patrick and Brigantia as they overcome politics, wars, prejudices, and most of all, resistance to each other....
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Wish I could give it 100 stars!
- By Virginia on 05-09-17
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Nighthawk: Sons of de Wolfe
- de Wolfe Pack, Book 7
- Narrated by: Brad Wills
- Series: De Wolfe Pack, Book 3
- Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 05-08-17
- Language: English
- Join Patrick and Brigantia as they overcome politics, wars, prejudices, and most of all, resistance to each other....
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