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The History of the Ancient World
- From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome
- By: Susan Wise Bauer
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 26 hrs and 20 mins
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A lively and engaging narrative history showing the common threads in the cultures that gave birth to our own....
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Absorbing, never-dull narration of our history
- By PAS on 18-03-2019
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Legion versus Phalanx
- The Epic Struggle for Infantry Supremacy in the Ancient World
- By: Myke Cole
- Narrated by: Alexander Cendese
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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From the time of Ancient Sumeria, the heavy infantry phalanx dominated the battlefield. Armed with spears or pikes, standing shoulder to shoulder with shields interlocking, the men of the phalanx presented an impenetrable wall of wood and metal to the enemy....
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good but not great
- By Michael on 26-11-2020
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The New Testament in Its World: Part 1
- An Introduction to the History, Literature, and Theology of the First Christians
- By: N. T. Wright, Michael F. Bird
- Narrated by: Richard Littledale
- Length: 25 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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The New Testament in Its World: Part 1 is your passageway from the 21st century to the era of Jesus and the first Christians. An introduction placing the entire New Testament and early Christianity in its original context....
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An intricate investigation to the first Christians
- By Craig Pinel on 30-12-2023
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By the Spear
- Philip II, Alexander the Great, and the Rise and Fall of the Macedonian Empire
- By: Ian Worthington
- Narrated by: Phil Holland
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
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By the Spear offers an exhilarating military narrative of the reigns of these two larger-than-life figures in one volume....
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Listen to sample first dreadful Narrator
- By Anu on 05-06-2021
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The Histories
- By: Polybius, W. R. Paton - translator
- Narrated by: Jonathan Booth
- Length: 37 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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The rise of Rome is one of the great stories of world history and fortunately we have a reliable and at times an eyewitness account, from the Greek historian Polybius of Megalopolis....
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Horrible Histories: Groovy Greeks
- By: Terry Deary, Martin Brown
- Narrated by: Terry Deary
- Length: 56 mins
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Listeners can discover all the foul facts about the Groovy Greeks....
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Good
- By Anonymous User on 26-11-2023
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The History of the Ancient World
- From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome
- By: Susan Wise Bauer
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 26 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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A lively and engaging narrative history showing the common threads in the cultures that gave birth to our own....
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Absorbing, never-dull narration of our history
- By PAS on 18-03-2019
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Legion versus Phalanx
- The Epic Struggle for Infantry Supremacy in the Ancient World
- By: Myke Cole
- Narrated by: Alexander Cendese
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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From the time of Ancient Sumeria, the heavy infantry phalanx dominated the battlefield. Armed with spears or pikes, standing shoulder to shoulder with shields interlocking, the men of the phalanx presented an impenetrable wall of wood and metal to the enemy....
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good but not great
- By Michael on 26-11-2020
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The New Testament in Its World: Part 1
- An Introduction to the History, Literature, and Theology of the First Christians
- By: N. T. Wright, Michael F. Bird
- Narrated by: Richard Littledale
- Length: 25 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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The New Testament in Its World: Part 1 is your passageway from the 21st century to the era of Jesus and the first Christians. An introduction placing the entire New Testament and early Christianity in its original context....
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An intricate investigation to the first Christians
- By Craig Pinel on 30-12-2023
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By the Spear
- Philip II, Alexander the Great, and the Rise and Fall of the Macedonian Empire
- By: Ian Worthington
- Narrated by: Phil Holland
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
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By the Spear offers an exhilarating military narrative of the reigns of these two larger-than-life figures in one volume....
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Listen to sample first dreadful Narrator
- By Anu on 05-06-2021
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The Histories
- By: Polybius, W. R. Paton - translator
- Narrated by: Jonathan Booth
- Length: 37 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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The rise of Rome is one of the great stories of world history and fortunately we have a reliable and at times an eyewitness account, from the Greek historian Polybius of Megalopolis....
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Horrible Histories: Groovy Greeks
- By: Terry Deary, Martin Brown
- Narrated by: Terry Deary
- Length: 56 mins
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Listeners can discover all the foul facts about the Groovy Greeks....
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Good
- By Anonymous User on 26-11-2023
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Atlantis and Lemuria
- By: Rudolf Steiner
- Narrated by: Lomakayu
- Length: 3 hrs and 11 mins
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Rudolf Steiner uses the history of Atlantis and Lemuria to discuss the esoteric evolution of man. He covers in more detail what is suggested in An Outline of Occult Science. There was a time when a continent called Atlantis still lay between Europe and America....
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struggled to finish it..wasn't what I thought it w
- By Anonymous User on 22-09-2022
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Bronze Age Mindset
- By: Bronze Age Pervert
- Narrated by: Adam Smith
- Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins
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Bronze Age Pervert explains that ancient man had something you have lost: confidence in his instincts and strength, knowledge in his blood. BAP shows how the Bronze Age mind-set can set you free and help you embark on the path of power....
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delete facebook hit gym lawyer up etc
- By Liam Kennedy on 06-08-2022
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Greek Mythology
- The Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes Handbook: From Aphrodite to Zeus, a Profile of Who's Who in Greek Mythology
- By: Liv Albert
- Narrated by: Liv Albert
- Length: 4 hrs and 56 mins
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Finally sort out who’s who in Greek mythology - from gods, goddesses, heroes, monsters, and everyone in between....
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Let's talk about Greek myths!
- By Rebecca on 12-04-2021
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The Emperor's Exile
- The thrilling Sunday Times bestseller
- By: Simon Scarrow
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 12 hrs
- Unabridged
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Tribune Cato and Centurion Macro, hardened veterans of the Roman army, have faced the empire's enemies from Britannia to Parthia, from Hispania to Judea....
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Audio quality
- By Kegan Daly on 16-11-2023
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The Peloponnesian War
- By: Thucydides
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 26 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Historians universally agree that Thucydides was the greatest historian who has ever lived, and that his story of the Peloponnesian conflict is a marvel of forensic science and fine literature....
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haunting
- By Tim Dubber on 19-05-2016
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Byzantium
- The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire
- By: Judith Herrin
- Narrated by: Phyllida Nash
- Length: 16 hrs and 14 mins
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Byzantium. The name evokes grandeur and exoticism—gold, cunning, and complexity. In this unique book, Judith Herrin unveils the riches of a quite different civilization....
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The Greeks
- A Global History
- By: Roderick Beaton
- Narrated by: Anna Crowe
- Length: 16 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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More than 2,000 years ago, the Greek city-states, led by Athens and Sparta, laid the foundation for much of modern science, the arts, politics, and law. But the influence of the Greeks did not end with the rise and fall of this classical civilization....
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The Iliad
- By: Homer, Richmond Lattimore - translator
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 22 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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The great legacy of The Iliad is itsshattering revelation of what it means to be human in the face of life's uncertainty and fleeting mortality....
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Where’s the Trojan horse?
- By Jan on 04-11-2018
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The Battle of Thermopylae
- 300 Spartans and the Forgotten Citizen-Soldiers Who Fought with Them
- By: HistoryIn60
- Narrated by: Harriet Seed
- Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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During the second Persian invasion of Greece, 300 Spartans fought against Xerxes I’s forces on a narrow mountain pass. The film 300 and popular imagination miss many important details....
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Plutarch's Lives, Volume 2 of 2
- By: Plutarch, John Dryden - translator
- Narrated by: B.J. Harrison
- Length: 37 hrs and 25 mins
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This epic chronicle by Plutarch (A.D. 46-120) continues with the lives of great Grecians and Romans....
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Histories
- By: Herodotus
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 27 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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In this, the first prose history in European civilization, Herodotus describes the growth of the Persian Empire with force, authority, and style....
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Listen to Herodotus teach you through time.
- By John Simpson on 09-12-2019
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The Histories
- The Persian Wars
- By: Herodotus, A. D. Godley Translator
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 27 hrs and 58 mins
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Herodotus was a Greek historian born in Halicarnassus, subject at the time of the great Persian Empire....
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The Road to Eleusis
- Unveiling the Secret of the Mysteries
- By: R. Gordon Wasson, Albert Hofmann
- Narrated by: David Bendena
- Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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The secretive Mysteries conducted at Eleusis in Greece for nearly two millennia have long puzzled scholars with strange accounts of initiates experiencing otherworldly journeys....
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Great book, unfortunate narration.
- By Brendan Moore on 05-05-2022
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Alexander the Great
- His Life and His Mysterious Death
- By: Anthony Everitt
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 14 hrs and 59 mins
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What can we learn from the stunning rise and mysterious death of the ancient world’s greatest conqueror? An acclaimed biographer reconstructs the life of Alexander the Great in this magisterial revisionist portrait....
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Thorough Telling of Alexander the Great
- By Anonymous User on 10-07-2022
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Mythology
- By: Edith Hamilton
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 14 hrs and 34 mins
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Mythology succeeds like no other audiobook in bringing to life for the modern listener the Greek, Roman, and Norse myths and legends that are the keystone of Western culture....
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Entertaining
- By Garry Fox on 27-08-2022
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Helen of Troy
- By: Bettany Hughes
- Narrated by: Bettany Hughes
- Length: 15 hrs and 39 mins
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Helen of Troy is one of the most evocative names in ancient history. For nearly three thousand years she has been both the embodiment of absolute female beauty and a reminder of the terrible power that it can wield....
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Fantastic but with a few errors
- By S.Attenborough on 27-12-2022
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Greek Mythology
- Fascinating Myths and Legends of Gods, Goddesses, Heroes, and Monster from the Ancient Greek Mythology
- By: Simon Lopez
- Narrated by: Neil Hamilton
- Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins
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Do you know that the Olympians weren’t the original immortals? Or that the Goddess Hera restored her virginity each year? The ancient Greeks wove one of the richest and best-preserved collections of stories of all the early civilizations....
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Thoroughly entertaining
- By Amazon Customer on 04-03-2020
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Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants
- Frequently Asked Questions About the Ancient Greeks and Romans
- By: Garrett Ryan
- Narrated by: Stephen Graybill
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
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In a series of short and humorous essays, Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants explores some of the questions about the Greeks and Romans that ancient historian Garrett Ryan has answered in the classroom and online....
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great start, middle. but end...
- By Anonymous User on 16-02-2024
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Greek Mythology
- Classic Stories of the Greek Gods, Goddesses, Heroes, and Monsters (Classic Mythology, Book 1)
- By: Scott Lewis
- Narrated by: Madison Niederhauser
- Length: 3 hrs and 22 mins
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This captivating audiobook will take you on a beautiful journey through the fascinating world of Greek mythology. From the beginning of the cosmos to the Odyssey, be ready to venture into an exciting world of love, loyalty, infidelity, vengeance, deception, and intrigue....
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Travels with Herodotus
- By: Ryszard Kapuscinski
- Narrated by: Nicolas Coster
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
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From renowned journalist Ryszard Kapuscinski comes this intimate account of his years in the field....
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The Ancient City
- A Study on the Religion, Laws, and Institutions of Ancient Greece and Rome
- By: Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 15 hrs and 38 mins
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This amazing analysis of family and religious life among the ancient Greeks and Romans is the key to understanding ancient Mediterranean civilizations....
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Mythology: Captivating Greek, Egyptian, Norse, Celtic and Roman Myths of Gods, Goddesses, Heroes, and Monsters
- By: Matt Clayton
- Narrated by: Randy Whitlow, Dryw McArthur
- Length: 19 hrs and 16 mins
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This audiobook collection includes five captivating books, a huge collection of the best myths and stories of gods, goddesses, monsters, and mortals....
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Rise of an Empire
- How One Man United Greece to Defeat Xerxes's Persians
- By: Stephen Dando-Collins
- Narrated by: Dennis Holland
- Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins
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Rise of an Empire tells the story of the real men and events depicted in the movie 300, focusing on the Athenian general Themistocles, one of the world's greatest warriors....
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Mistitled
- By Brandon Howells on 08-04-2024
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The Secret History
- By: Procopius
- Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
- Length: 5 hrs and 2 mins
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The Secret History, written by the sixth-century Byzantine historian Procopius, is one of the most extraordinary and scandalous documents to have survived from the early Byzantine period....
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tedious
- By MISS ALISON MCWHIRTER on 23-11-2022
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Enchanted Islands
- A Mediterranean Odyssey – A Memoir of Travels through Love, Grief and Mythology
- By: Laura Coffey
- Narrated by: Laura Coffey
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
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It started with a boy, of course. Seeking solace from the pain of heartbreak and her father's illness, Laura Coffey embarks on what was meant to be a simple holiday. But her newfound fascination with ancient Greek myths transforms her trip into a six-month odyssey, around tiny archipelagos and mystical Mediterranean islands thought to be the setting of Odysseus's epic journey. As she chases one of the most conflicted, flawed and yet beloved heroes through his fantastical sea-kingdoms, looking for the places where geography and mythology collide, she discovers the wild beauty of the islands.
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Greek Mythology
- A Timeless Collection of Greek Myths and Legends
- By: Adrian Danvers
- Narrated by: KC Wayman
- Length: 2 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Dive into the enchanting world of "Greek Mythology: A Timeless Collection of Greek Myths and Legends" where the gods of Olympus reign supreme, heroes defy the impossible, and mythical creatures lurk in the shadows of ancient tales. Discover the Pantheon of Gods: Explore the majestic Mount Olympus in Chapter 1, where the Olympians weave their intrigues and wield their powers over mortals and immortals alike.
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Warriors' Wives
- Ancient Greek Myth and Modern Experience
- By: Emma Bridges
- Narrated by: Lucy Rayner
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Epic poetry and tragic drama provide us with some of the richest ancient Greek depictions of women who are married to soldiers. In tales of the Trojan War, as told by Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, we encounter these mythical warriors' wives: Penelope, isolated but resourceful as she awaits the return of Odysseus after his lengthy absence; the war widow Andromache, enslaved and displaced from her homeland after the fall of Troy; the unfaithful and murderous Clytemnestra; and Tecmessa, a war captive who witnesses her partner's breakdown and suicide in the aftermath of battle.
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Sparta
- A History from Beginning to End (Ancient Civilizations)
- By: Hourly History
- Narrated by: Matthew J. Chandler-Smith
- Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Many of the city-states of Ancient Greece gave the world a legacy rich in art, literature, poetry, philosophy, and science. But one such state distinguished itself by embracing something very different: a warrior lifestyle, a denial of luxury and wealth, and a focus on the collective rather than the individual. While most other Ancient Greek city-states have been forgotten, the name of that city remains in use in the English language today, meaning austere or rigorous: Spartan.
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The Peloponnesian War
- A Historic Conflict That Shaped Ancient Greece and Beyond. Thucydides' Account of the Peloponnesian War
- By: Thucydides
- Narrated by: Anna Isaksen
- Length: 20 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Dive into the tumultuous world of ancient Greece with Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War, a masterpiece that stands as one of the earliest and most influential works in historical writing. Thucydides, an Athenian general turned historian, presents a riveting account of the epic conflict between the Peloponnesian League, led by Sparta, and the Delian League, led by Athens, offering unprecedented insights into the complexities of war, power, and human nature.
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Mythology 5 Books in 1
- Tales from Greek, Roman, Norse, Celtic, and Egyptian Mythology
- By: Adam Andino
- Narrated by: Tim Tidball
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Journey through an expansive tapestry of myths, legends, and histories with this definitive collection of five of the world's most enthralling mythologies. This bundle contains 5 different books, paired together at a greatly discounted price! Included are books detailing Greek, Roman, Norse, Celtic, and Egyptian Mythologies.
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Enchanted Islands
- A Mediterranean Odyssey – A Memoir of Travels through Love, Grief and Mythology
- By: Laura Coffey
- Narrated by: Laura Coffey
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
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It started with a boy, of course. Seeking solace from the pain of heartbreak and her father's illness, Laura Coffey embarks on what was meant to be a simple holiday. But her newfound fascination with ancient Greek myths transforms her trip into a six-month odyssey, around tiny archipelagos and mystical Mediterranean islands thought to be the setting of Odysseus's epic journey. As she chases one of the most conflicted, flawed and yet beloved heroes through his fantastical sea-kingdoms, looking for the places where geography and mythology collide, she discovers the wild beauty of the islands.
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Greek Mythology
- A Timeless Collection of Greek Myths and Legends
- By: Adrian Danvers
- Narrated by: KC Wayman
- Length: 2 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Dive into the enchanting world of "Greek Mythology: A Timeless Collection of Greek Myths and Legends" where the gods of Olympus reign supreme, heroes defy the impossible, and mythical creatures lurk in the shadows of ancient tales. Discover the Pantheon of Gods: Explore the majestic Mount Olympus in Chapter 1, where the Olympians weave their intrigues and wield their powers over mortals and immortals alike.
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Warriors' Wives
- Ancient Greek Myth and Modern Experience
- By: Emma Bridges
- Narrated by: Lucy Rayner
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Epic poetry and tragic drama provide us with some of the richest ancient Greek depictions of women who are married to soldiers. In tales of the Trojan War, as told by Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, we encounter these mythical warriors' wives: Penelope, isolated but resourceful as she awaits the return of Odysseus after his lengthy absence; the war widow Andromache, enslaved and displaced from her homeland after the fall of Troy; the unfaithful and murderous Clytemnestra; and Tecmessa, a war captive who witnesses her partner's breakdown and suicide in the aftermath of battle.
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Sparta
- A History from Beginning to End (Ancient Civilizations)
- By: Hourly History
- Narrated by: Matthew J. Chandler-Smith
- Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Many of the city-states of Ancient Greece gave the world a legacy rich in art, literature, poetry, philosophy, and science. But one such state distinguished itself by embracing something very different: a warrior lifestyle, a denial of luxury and wealth, and a focus on the collective rather than the individual. While most other Ancient Greek city-states have been forgotten, the name of that city remains in use in the English language today, meaning austere or rigorous: Spartan.
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The Peloponnesian War
- A Historic Conflict That Shaped Ancient Greece and Beyond. Thucydides' Account of the Peloponnesian War
- By: Thucydides
- Narrated by: Anna Isaksen
- Length: 20 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Dive into the tumultuous world of ancient Greece with Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War, a masterpiece that stands as one of the earliest and most influential works in historical writing. Thucydides, an Athenian general turned historian, presents a riveting account of the epic conflict between the Peloponnesian League, led by Sparta, and the Delian League, led by Athens, offering unprecedented insights into the complexities of war, power, and human nature.
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Mythology 5 Books in 1
- Tales from Greek, Roman, Norse, Celtic, and Egyptian Mythology
- By: Adam Andino
- Narrated by: Tim Tidball
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Journey through an expansive tapestry of myths, legends, and histories with this definitive collection of five of the world's most enthralling mythologies. This bundle contains 5 different books, paired together at a greatly discounted price! Included are books detailing Greek, Roman, Norse, Celtic, and Egyptian Mythologies.