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The History of Ancient Egypt
- By: Bob Brier, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Bob Brier
- Length: 24 hrs and 25 mins
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 Ancient Egyptian civilization is so grand our minds sometimes have difficulty adjusting to it. It lasted 3,000 years, longer than any other on the planet. Its Great Pyramid of Cheops was the tallest building in the world until well into the 19th century and remains the only Ancient Wonder still standing. And it was the most technologically advanced of the ancient civilizations, with the medical knowledge that made Egyptian physicians the most famous in the world. - 
    
                        
    
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- By Anonymous on 05-08-2018
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The History of Ancient Egypt
- Narrated by: Bob Brier
- Series: The Great Courses: Ancient History
- Length: 24 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 08-07-2013
- Language: English
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The Other Side of History: Daily Life in the Ancient World
- By: Robert Garland, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Robert Garland
- Length: 24 hrs and 28 mins
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 Look beyond the abstract dates and figures, kings and queens, and battles and wars that make up so many historical accounts. Over the course of 48 richly detailed lectures, Professor Garland covers the breadth and depth of human history from the perspective of the so-called ordinary people, from its earliest beginnings through the Middle Ages. - 
    
                        
    
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Excellent and enjoyable
- By Jennifer Shoesmith on 21-11-2016
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The Other Side of History: Daily Life in the Ancient World
- Narrated by: Robert Garland
- Series: The Great Courses: Ancient History
- Length: 24 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 08-07-2013
- Language: English
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The Story of Medieval England: From King Arthur to the Tudor Conquest
- By: Jennifer Paxton, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Jennifer Paxton
- Length: 19 hrs and 7 mins
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 These 36 lectures tell the remarkable story of a tumultuous thousand-year period in the history of England. Dominated by war, conquest, and the struggle to balance the stability brought by royal power with the rights of the governed, it was a period that put into place the foundation of much of the world we know today. As you journey through this largely chronological narrative you'll see key themes emerge, including the assimilation of successive waves of invaders, the tense relationship between kings and the nobility, and the constant battles over money and taxation. - 
    
                        
    
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outstanding.
- By laura on 01-02-2015
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The Story of Medieval England: From King Arthur to the Tudor Conquest
- Narrated by: Jennifer Paxton
- Series: The Great Courses: Medieval History
- Length: 19 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 08-07-2013
- Language: English
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Unbound
- How Eight Technologies Made Us Human, Transformed Society, and Brought Our World to the Brink
- By: Richard L. Currier
- Narrated by: Noah Michael Levine
- Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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 Although we usually think of technology as something unique to modern times, our ancestors began to create the first technologies millions of years ago in the form of prehistoric tools and weapons. Over time, eight key technologies gradually freed us from the limitations of our animal origins. - 
    
                            
  
Unbound
- How Eight Technologies Made Us Human, Transformed Society, and Brought Our World to the Brink
- Narrated by: Noah Michael Levine
- Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 23-11-2015
- Language: English
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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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 This is the first volume in a bold new series that tells the stories of all peoples, connecting historical events from Europe to the Middle East to the far coast of China, while still giving weight to the characteristics of each country. Susan Wise Bauer provides both sweeping scope and vivid attention to the individual lives that give flesh to abstract assertions about human history. This narrative history employs the methods of "history from beneath" - literature, epic traditions, private letters, and accounts - to connect kings and leaders with the lives of those they ruled. - 
    
                        
    
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Absorbing, never-dull narration of our history
- By PAS on 18-03-2019
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The History of the Ancient World
- From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Series: The Story of the World
- Length: 26 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 13-08-2013
- Language: English
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The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
- By: Bettany Hughes
- Narrated by: Bettany Hughes
- Length: 14 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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 Their names still echo down the ages: The Great Pyramid at Giza. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon. The Temple of Artemis. The statue of Zeus at Olympia. The mausoleum of Halikarnassos. The Colossus at Rhodes. The Lighthouse of Alexandria. The Seven Wonders of the World were staggeringly audacious impositions on our planet. They were also brilliant adventures of the mind, test cases of the reaches of human imagination. Now only the pyramid remains, yet the scale and majesty of these seven wonders still enthral us today. - 
    
                        
    
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A travelogue more than history
- By S.Attenborough on 06-04-2024
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The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
- Narrated by: Bettany Hughes
- Length: 14 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 18-01-2024
- Language: English
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The Story of Human Language
- By: John McWhorter, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: John McWhorter
- Length: 18 hrs and 15 mins
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 Language defines us as a species, placing humans head and shoulders above even the most proficient animal communicators. But it also beguiles us with its endless mysteries, allowing us to ponder why different languages emerged, why there isn't simply a single language, how languages change over time and whether that's good or bad, and how languages die out and become extinct. - 
    
                        
    
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This is from 2005
- By David on 26-07-2018
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The Story of Human Language
- Narrated by: John McWhorter
- Series: The Great Courses: Linguistics
- Length: 18 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 08-07-2013
- Language: English
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The History of Philosophy
- By: A. C. Grayling
- Narrated by: Neil Gardner
- Length: 28 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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 With his characteristic clarity and elegance A. C. Grayling takes the listener from the worldviews and moralities before the age of the Buddha, Confucius and Socrates, through Christianity's dominance of the European mind, to the Renaissance and Enlightenment, and on to Mill, Nietzsche, Sartre and philosophy today. And, since the story of philosophy is incomplete without mention of the great philosophical traditions of India, China and the Persian-Arabic world, he gives a comparative survey of them, too. - 
    
                        
    
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I have a better suggestion instead of this book.
- By Jackson R on 06-03-2021
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The History of Philosophy
- Narrated by: Neil Gardner
- Length: 28 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 20-06-2019
- Language: English
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The Storm Before the Storm
- The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic
- By: Mike Duncan
- Narrated by: Mike Duncan
- Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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 The Roman Republic was one of the most remarkable achievements in the history of civilization. After its founding in 509 BCE, the Romans refused to allow a single leader to seize control of the state and grab absolute power. The Roman commitment to cooperative government and peaceful transfers of power was unmatched in the history of the ancient world. But by the year 133 BCE, the republican system was unable to cope with the vast empire Rome now ruled. - 
    
                        
    
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History for everyone
- By Julien on 28-10-2017
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The Storm Before the Storm
- The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic
- Narrated by: Mike Duncan
- Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 24-10-2017
- Language: English
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Living History: Experiencing Great Events of the Ancient and Medieval Worlds
- By: Robert Garland, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Robert Garland
- Length: 12 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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 These 24 dramatic lectures examine key events from ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome to medieval Europe and Asia. Spanning thousands of years and three continents, this course illuminates fascinating historical dramas on the individual scale. - 
    
                        
    
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Fascinating Stuff
- By Ken Jeffrey on 11-07-2022
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Living History: Experiencing Great Events of the Ancient and Medieval Worlds
- Narrated by: Robert Garland
- Series: The Great Courses: Ancient History
- Length: 12 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 29-05-2015
- Language: English
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Pax: War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age
- By: Tom Holland
- Narrated by: Tom Holland
- Length: 14 hrs and 53 mins
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 Pax is the third in a trilogy of books narrating the history of the Roman Empire. The series that began with Rubicon, and continued with Dynasty, now arrives at the period which marks the apogée of the pax Romana. It provides a portrait of the ancient world's ultimate superpower at war and at peace; from the gilded capital to the barbarous realms beyond the frontier; from emperors to slaves. - 
    
                        
    
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Could not put it down
- By Justine Trpezanovski on 12-11-2023
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Pax: War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age
- Narrated by: Tom Holland
- Length: 14 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 06-07-2023
- Language: English
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The Roman Empire: From Augustus to the Fall of Rome
- By: Gregory S. Aldrete, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Gregory S. Aldrete
- Length: 12 hrs and 41 mins
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 The Roman Empire: From Augustus to the Fall of Rome traces the breathtaking history from the empire’s foundation by Augustus to its Golden Age in the 2nd century CE through a series of ever-worsening crises until its ultimate disintegration. Taught by acclaimed Professor Gregory S. Aldrete of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, these 24 captivating lectures offer you the chance to experience this story like never before, incorporating the latest historical insights that challenge our previous notions of Rome’s decline. - 
    
                        
    
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Educational!
- By Anonymous on 20-08-2020
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The Roman Empire: From Augustus to the Fall of Rome
- Narrated by: Gregory S. Aldrete
- Length: 12 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 11-01-2019
- Language: English
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Language Families of the World
- By: John McWhorter, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: John McWhorter
- Length: 15 hrs and 54 mins
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 Professor John McWhorter of Columbia University takes you back through time and around the world, following the linguistic trails left by generations of humans that lead back to the beginnings of language. Utilizing historical theories and cutting-edge research, these 34 astonishing lectures will introduce you to the major language families of the world and their many offspring, including a variety of languages that are no longer spoken but provide vital links between past and present. - 
    
                        
    
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Lots of mistakes in Indonesian .
- By Kindle Customer on 19-06-2021
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Language Families of the World
- Narrated by: John McWhorter
- Length: 15 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 01-02-2019
- Language: English
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Persian Fire
- The First World Empire, Battle for the West
- By: Tom Holland
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows, Tom Holland
- Length: 15 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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 In 480 BC, Xerxes, the King of Persia, led an invasion of mainland Greece. Its success should have been a formality. For 70 years, victory had seemed the birthright of the Persian Empire. In the space of a single generation, they had swept across the Near East, shattering ancient kingdoms, storming famous cities, putting together an empire which stretched from India to the shores of the Aegean. Yet somehow, astonishingly, against the largest expeditionary force ever assembled, the Greeks of the mainland managed to hold out. - 
    
                        
    
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Excellent
- By Anonymous on 11-11-2019
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Persian Fire
- The First World Empire, Battle for the West
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows, Tom Holland
- Length: 15 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 05-09-2019
- Language: English
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Ancient Greek Civilization
- By: Jeremy McInerney, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Jeremy McInerney PhD University of California at Berkeley
- Length: 12 hrs and 11 mins
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 Clearly, the Greeks are a source of much that we esteem in our own culture: democracy, philosophy, tragedy, epic and lyric poetry, history-writing, our aesthetic sensibilities, ideals of athletic competition, and more. But what is it about Hellenic culture that has made generations of influential scholars and writers view it as the essential starting point for understanding the art and reflection that define the West? - 
    
                        
    
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Brilliant & Informative History
- By Dom Minns on 05-01-2024
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Ancient Greek Civilization
- Narrated by: Jeremy McInerney PhD University of California at Berkeley
- Series: The Great Courses: Ancient History
- Length: 12 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 08-07-2013
- Language: English
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Caesar and Christ
- The Story of Civilization, Volume 3
- By: Will Durant
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 36 hrs and 31 mins
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 The third volume of Will Durant's Pulitzer Prize-winning series, Caesar and Christ chronicles the history of Roman civilization and of Christianity from their beginnings to A.D. 325. - 
    
                            
  
Caesar and Christ
- The Story of Civilization, Volume 3
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Series: The Story of Civilization, Book 3
- Length: 36 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 17-02-2014
- Language: English
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Istanbul
- A Tale of Three Cities
- By: Bettany Hughes
- Narrated by: Bettany Hughes
- Length: 24 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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 Istanbul has always been a place where stories and histories collide and crackle, where the idea is as potent as the historical fact. From the Qu'ran to Shakespeare, this city with three names - Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul - resonates as an idea and a place and overspills its boundaries - real and imagined. Standing as the gateway between the East and West, it has served as the capital of the Roman, Byzantine, Latin and Ottoman Empires. - 
    
                        
    
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Great book and audio book.
- By Patrick on 01-05-2020
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Istanbul
- A Tale of Three Cities
- Narrated by: Bettany Hughes
- Length: 24 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 17-02-2017
- Language: English
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The History of Ancient Rome
- By: Garrett G. Fagan, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Garrett G. Fagan
- Length: 22 hrs and 40 mins
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 Even today, the influence of Ancient Rome is indelible, with Europe and the world owing this extraordinary empire a huge cultural debt in almost every important category of human endeavor, including art, architecture, engineering, language, literature, law, and religion. At the peak of its power, Rome's span was vast. In the regional, restless, and shifting history of continental Europe, the Roman Empire stands as a towering monument to scale and stability, unified in politics and law, stretching from the sands of Syria to the moors of Scotland. And it stood for almost 700 years.In this series of 48 spirited lectures, you'll see how a small village of shepherds and farmers rose to tower over the civilized world of its day and left a permanent mark on history. In telling Rome's riveting story, Professor Fagan draws on a wealth of primary and secondary sources, including recent historical and archaeological scholarship, to introduce the fascinating tale of Rome's rise and decline, including the famous events and personalities that have become so familiar: . Horatius at the bridge . Hannibal crossing the Alps during Rome's life-or-death war with Carthage . Caesar assassinated before a statue of his archrival Pompey . The doomed lovers Antony and Cleopatra . The mad and venal emperors Nero and Caligula . The conversion of Constantine The course also addresses one of history's greatest questions: Why did the Roman Empire fall? And you'll learn why most modern scholars believe that the empire did not "fall" at all, but, rather, changed into something very different-the less urbanized, more rural, early medieval world. - 
    
                        
    
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Enjoyable, engaging and informative
- By Garyfmp on 19-06-2015
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The History of Ancient Rome
- Narrated by: Garrett G. Fagan
- Series: The Great Courses: Ancient History
- Length: 22 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 08-07-2013
- Language: English
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The Histories
- Penguin Classics
- By: Herodotus, Tom Holland
- Narrated by: Frank Laverty
- Length: 27 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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 The Histories of Herodotus, completed in the second half of the fifth century BC, is generally regarded as the first work of history and the first great masterpiece of non-fiction writing. Joined here are the sheer drama of Herodotus' narrative of the Persian invasions of Greece, and the endless curiosity - turning now to cannabis, now to the Pyramids - which make his book the source of so much of our knowledge of the ancient world. - 
    
                        
    
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Ancient History, Modern Translation
- By Not an empire on 12-09-2021
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The Histories
- Penguin Classics
- Narrated by: Frank Laverty
- Length: 27 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 15-07-2021
- Language: English
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The Greatest Story Ever Told
- By: Bear Grylls
- Narrated by: Alexia Kombou, Omar Malik
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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 This is the incredible true story of a Galilean stonemason who changed the course of the world forever. He lived and died over 2,000 years ago, fulfilling expectations that existed long before his birth. His birth had been mystically foretold by astrologers for hundreds of years, yet the rulers of his day dreaded his coming. This humble builder-teacher became a magnet for the poor and down trodden, a symbol of love and mercy, who transformed the lives and restored the health and purpose in all who encountered him. - 
    
                        
    
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Absolutely wonderful!.
- By Anonymous on 29-10-2025
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The Greatest Story Ever Told
- Narrated by: Alexia Kombou, Omar Malik
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 19-06-2025
- Language: English
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