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Troy
- The Siege of Troy Retold
- By: Stephen Fry
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
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The story of Troy speaks to all of us - the kidnapping of Helen, a queen celebrated for her beauty, sees the Greeks launch a thousand ships against the city of Troy, to which they will lay siege for 10 whole and very bloody years....
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Troy by Stephen Fry
- By George Athanasiou on 07-11-2020
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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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Greek Mythology: The Origins, the War and Rise of the Gods of Olympus
- Includes: Timeless Tales of Ancient Greece, the Myths, History & Legends of the Gods, Goddesses, Titans, Heroes, Monsters & More
- By: Beasley Ford
- Narrated by: Steve Martin, Billy Collins, Russell Bell, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins
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Immerse yourself in the beautiful ancient world of Greek mythology and educate yourself with stories that will transport you into the mindset of this fascinating civilization....
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The Peloponnesian War
- By: Thucydides
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 26 hrs and 17 mins
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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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Troy
- The Siege of Troy Retold
- By: Stephen Fry
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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The story of Troy speaks to all of us - the kidnapping of Helen, a queen celebrated for her beauty, sees the Greeks launch a thousand ships against the city of Troy, to which they will lay siege for 10 whole and very bloody years....
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Troy by Stephen Fry
- By George Athanasiou on 07-11-2020
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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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Greek Mythology: The Origins, the War and Rise of the Gods of Olympus
- Includes: Timeless Tales of Ancient Greece, the Myths, History & Legends of the Gods, Goddesses, Titans, Heroes, Monsters & More
- By: Beasley Ford
- Narrated by: Steve Martin, Billy Collins, Russell Bell, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins
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Immerse yourself in the beautiful ancient world of Greek mythology and educate yourself with stories that will transport you into the mindset of this fascinating civilization....
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The Peloponnesian War
- By: Thucydides
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 26 hrs and 17 mins
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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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King of the World
- The Life of Cyrus the Great
- By: Matt Waters
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins
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The Persian Empire was the world's first hyperpower, with territory stretching from Central Asia to Northeastern Africa and from Southeastern Europe to the Indus Valley. It was the dominant geopolitical force from the later sixth century to its conquest by Alexander in the 330s BCE....
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The Histories
- Penguin Classics
- By: Herodotus, Tom Holland - translator
- Narrated by: Frank Laverty
- Length: 27 hrs and 8 mins
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Tom Holland's 'stirring new translation' (Telegraph) of Herodotus' Histories, one of the great books in Western history....
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Highly Recommended
- By S.Attenborough on 17-07-2021
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Socrates (2nd Edition)
- A Very Short Introduction
- By: C.C.W. Taylor
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 4 hrs and 15 mins
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In this Very Short Introduction audiobook, Christopher Taylor explores the life of Socrates and his philosophical activity, before looking to the responses his philosophical doctrines have evoked in the centuries since his betrayal and execution at fellow Athenian hands....
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The History of Philosophy
- By: A. C. Grayling
- Narrated by: Neil Gardner
- Length: 28 hrs and 6 mins
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The story of philosophy is an epic tale: an exploration of the ideas, views and teachings of some of the most creative minds known to humanity....
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Lucid, balanced, thorough.
- By Pierz Newton-John on 25-10-2019
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Histories
- By: Herodotus
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 27 hrs and 28 mins
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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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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 Young Alexander
- The Making of Alexander the Great
- By: Alex Rowson
- Narrated by: Gavin Osborn
- Length: 13 hrs and 1 min
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This is an astonishing new account of Alexander the Great—one of the most important figures of the ancient world, whose earlier years have until now been a mystery....
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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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- By Liam Kennedy on 06-08-2022
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The Emperor's Exile
- The thrilling Sunday Times bestseller
- By: Simon Scarrow
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 12 hrs
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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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macro and cato's journey
- By Amazon Customer on 30-05-2021
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Lives of the Eminent Philosophers
- By: Diogenes Laertius, Pamela Mensch - translator, James Miller - editor
- Narrated by: Jennifer M. Dixon
- Length: 28 hrs and 33 mins
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This anthology is a miscellany of maxims and anecdotes that generations of Western readers have consulted for edification as well as entertainment ever since Lives of the Eminent Philosophers came to prominence in Renaissance Italy....
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Classical Mythology A to Z
- An Encyclopedia of Gods & Goddesses, Heroes & Heroines, Nymphs, Spirits, Monsters, and Places
- By: Annette Giesecke, Jim Tierney
- Narrated by: Corrie James, Matthew Lloyd Davies
- Length: 14 hrs and 54 mins
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Classical Mythology A to Z is a comprehensive and engrossing guide to Greek and Roman mythology....
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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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Ancient Rome & Greece in a nutshell.
- By Daniel on 07-08-2022
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Democracy
- A Life
- By: Paul Cartledge
- Narrated by: Paul Hodgson
- Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins
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Democracy surveys the emergence and development of Greek politics, the invention of political theory, and - intimately connected to the latter - the birth of democracy....
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A very dry and academic but interesting overview
- By C. Broughton on 22-01-2018
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Greek Mythology
- Myths and Legends: Discover the Greatest Gods, Goddesses, Heroes, and Monsters from Ancient Greece. Use the Power of Hercules to Cross the Sea of Poseidon and Defeat Ares!
- By: Nathan Mendoza
- Narrated by: John Baker, Mark Nelson, Daniel Perez, and others
- Length: 19 hrs and 32 mins
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Get to know the Greek gods and goddesses, from the mighty Zeus to the temperamental Poseidon, the beautiful Aphrodite, and every character from A to Z....
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Great Tours: Greece and Turkey, from Athens to Istanbul
- By: John R. Hale, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: John R. Hale
- Length: 12 hrs and 24 mins
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Award-winning Professor John R. Hale of the University of Louisville is your guide to the fabulous civilizations of the Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, and Ottomans, and to the natural wonders and idyllic landscapes that surround them....
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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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Ancient Greece: From Beginning to End (Greek History, Ancient Greek, Aristotle, Socrates, Greece History, Plato, Alexander The Great, Macedonian)
- Civilizations from Beginning to End, Book 3
- By: Stephan Weaver
- Narrated by: Bridger Conklin
- Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
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The world owes Ancient Greece a lot more than one might think. Home to humanities greatest philosophers like Socrates, Aristotle, and Plato, this era is enriched with a wealth of fascinating events....
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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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Thebes
- The Forgotten City of Ancient Greece
- By: Paul Cartledge
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
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Continuously inhabited for five millennia and at one point the most powerful city in ancient Greece, Thebes has been overshadowed by its better-known rivals, Athens and Sparta....
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An unexpected delight
- By JayD on 12-03-2021
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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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24 Hours in Ancient Athens
- By: Philip Matyszak
- Narrated by: John Telfer
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
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Spend 24 hours with the ancient Athenians. See the city through their eyes as it teeters on the edge of the fateful war that would end its golden age....
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Pandora's Jar
- Women in the Greek Myths
- By: Natalie Haynes
- Narrated by: Natalie Haynes
- Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins
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The Greek myths are among the world's most important cultural building blocks, and they have been retold many times, but rarely do they focus on the remarkable women at the heart of these ancient stories....
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An amazing book
- By Saskia Lane on 29-10-2020
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The Classical World
- An Epic History of Greece and Rome
- By: Robin Lane Fox
- Narrated by: Roger May
- Length: 28 hrs and 28 mins
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Robin Lane Fox's The Classical World: An Epic History of Greece and Rome is a comprehensive and enthralling introduction to Ancient civilisation....
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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....