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Pompeii
- The Life of a Roman Town
- By: Mary Beard
- Narrated by: Phyllida Nash
- Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 8
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 7
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7
An extraordinary and involving portrait of an ancient town, its life and its continuing rediscovery, by Britain's favourite classicist....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Outstanding
- By Patrick on 25-09-2023
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Pompeii
- The Life of a Roman Town
- Narrated by: Phyllida Nash
- Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 11-11-2021
- Language: English
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Emperor of Rome
- Ruling the Ancient World
- By: Mary Beard
- Narrated by: Mary Beard
- Length: 14 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 16
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 11
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 11
In her international best-seller SPQR, Mary Beard told the thousand-year story of ancient Rome. Now, she shines her spotlight on the emperors who ruled the Roman empire....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Interesting in parts
- By Andrew Craig on 25-01-2024
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Emperor of Rome
- Ruling the Ancient World
- Narrated by: Mary Beard
- Length: 14 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 28-09-2023
- Language: English
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SPQR
- A History of Ancient Rome
- By: Mary Beard
- Narrated by: Phyllida Nash
- Length: 18 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 52
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 52
Ancient Rome matters. Its history of empire, conquest, cruelty and excess is something against which we still judge ourselves....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great for someone already knowledgeable on Roman history
- By Anonymous User on 29-10-2023
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SPQR
- A History of Ancient Rome
- Narrated by: Phyllida Nash
- Length: 18 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 11-11-2021
- Language: English
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Laughter in Ancient Rome
- On Joking, Tickling, and Cracking Up
- By: Mary Beard
- Narrated by: Jennifer M. Dixon
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Laughter in Ancient Rome explores one of the most intriguing, but also trickiest, of historical subjects. Drawing on a wide range of Roman writing-from essays on rhetoric to a surviving Roman joke book-Mary Beard tracks down the giggles, smirks, and guffaws of the ancient Romans themselves.
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Laughter in Ancient Rome
- On Joking, Tickling, and Cracking Up
- Narrated by: Jennifer M. Dixon
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 14-05-2024
- Language: English
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The Roman Triumph
- By: Mary Beard
- Narrated by: Lucy Rayner
- Length: 13 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance2 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
A radical reexamination of this most extraordinary of ancient ceremonies, this book explores the magnificence of the Roman triumph, but also its darker side....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Outstanding book, but difficult narration.
- By Sean on 06-03-2023
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The Roman Triumph
- Narrated by: Lucy Rayner
- Length: 13 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 28-02-2023
- Language: English
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Women & Power: A Manifesto
- By: Mary Beard
- Narrated by: Mary Beard
- Length: 1 hr and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 32
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 29
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Story5 out of 5 stars 28
Britain's best known classicist, Mary Beard, is also a committed and vocal feminist. In Women & Power she revisits the gender agenda and shows how history has treated powerful women, using examples ranging from the classical world to the modern day....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Audible forcing me to write a review or I can’t listen to my library?
- By Karen Cummings on 16-02-2021
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Women & Power: A Manifesto
- Narrated by: Mary Beard
- Length: 1 hr and 35 mins
- Release date: 10-01-2019
- Language: English
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Twelve Caesars
- Images of Power from the Ancient World to the Modern (Bollingen Series)
- By: Mary Beard
- Narrated by: Mary Beard
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 16
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Story4 out of 5 stars 14
This audiobook narrated by best-selling author Mary Beard explores how images of Roman autocrats have influenced art, culture, and the representation of power....
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1 out of 5 stars
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Too dry & dusty, even for a Roman history tragic
- By Gastronomix on 13-11-2023
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Twelve Caesars
- Images of Power from the Ancient World to the Modern (Bollingen Series)
- Narrated by: Mary Beard
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 28-09-2021
- Language: English
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The Parthenon
- By: Mary Beard
- Narrated by: Joan Walker
- Length: 5 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 6
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Story5 out of 5 stars 6
The ruined silhouette of the Parthenon on its hill above Athens is one of the world's most famous images. Its 'looted' Elgin Marbles are a global cause celebre. But what actually are they? Find out....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful
- By Someone from Sydney on 18-08-2021
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The Parthenon
- Narrated by: Joan Walker
- Length: 5 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 14-03-2019
- Language: English
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The Colosseum
- By: Mary Beard, Keith Hopkins
- Narrated by: Joan Walker
- Length: 4 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7
The Colosseum was Imperial Rome's monument to warfare. Like a cathedral of death it towered over the city and invited its citizens, 50,000 at a time, to watch murderous gladiatorial games....
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The Colosseum
- Narrated by: Joan Walker
- Length: 4 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 14-03-2019
- Language: English
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The Invention of Jane Harrison
- By: Mary Beard
- Narrated by: Lucy Rayner
- Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Jane Ellen Harrison (1850-1928) is the most famous female Classicist in history, the author of books that revolutionized our understanding of Greek culture and religion....
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The Invention of Jane Harrison
- Narrated by: Lucy Rayner
- Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 14-03-2023
- Language: English
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Classics
- A Very Short Introduction
- By: Mary Beard, John Henderson
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 4 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance2 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
We are all classicists - we come into touch with the classics on a daily basis: in our culture, politics, medicine, architecture, language, and literature....
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3 out of 5 stars
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US accent, alas
- By Kiki on 01-12-2023
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Classics
- A Very Short Introduction
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 4 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 14-12-2021
- Language: English
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How Do We Look/The Eye of Faith
- By: Mary Beard
- Narrated by: Mary Beard
- Length: 2 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
Distinguished historian Mary Beard explores how art has shaped, and been shaped by, the people who created it. How have we looked at these images? Why have they sometimes been so contentious? Find out....
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How Do We Look/The Eye of Faith
- Narrated by: Mary Beard
- Length: 2 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 31-05-2018
- Language: English
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SPQR
- Una historia de la antigua Roma
- By: Mary Beard, Silvia Furió
- Narrated by: Neus Sendra
- Length: 17 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Como culminación de cincuenta años de estudio e investigación sobre la antigua Roma, Mary Beard, profesora de la Universidad de Cambridge...
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SPQR
- Una historia de la antigua Roma
- Narrated by: Neus Sendra
- Length: 17 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 25-10-2022
- Language: Spanish
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Mujeres y poder
- Un manifiesto
- By: Mary Beard, Silvia Furió - traductor
- Narrated by: Neus Sendra
- Length: 1 hr and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Mary Beard no es solo la clasicista más famosa a nivel internacional; es también una feminista comprometida y como tal se manifiesta asiduamente en las redes sociales. En este libro muestra, con ironía y sabiduría, cómo la historia ha tratado a las mujeres y personajes femeninos poderosos....
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Mujeres y poder
- Un manifiesto
- Narrated by: Neus Sendra
- Length: 1 hr and 27 mins
- Release date: 31-05-2018
- Language: Spanish
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