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The Modern Scholar: History of Ancient Greece
Author: Eric H. Cline
In this intriguing series of lectures, prolific researcher, author, and George Washington University professor Eric H. Cline delves into the history of ancient ...more
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The Ruin of the Roman Empire: A New History (
Author: James J. O'Donnell
What really marked the end of the Roman Empire? Was it a long, inevitable decay, or did real people make real choices with surprising and unintended effects?...more
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The Modern Scholar: Archaeology and the Iliad
Author: Eric H. Cline
The Trojan War, captured forever in Homer's epic poem the Iliad, resonates to the present day in the popular imagination, and this magnificent confrontat...more
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol
Author: Edward Gibbon
Considered one of the finest historical works in the English language, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is lauded for its graceful, elegant prose...more
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The Persian Wars, Volume 2 (Unabridged)
Author: Herodotus
Starting with Book Five, Volume 2 of The Persian Wars enters directly into the intrigues between the Greeks and Persians. Darius, infuriated with Athens ...more
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A History of the Roman Republic, Volume 2 (Un
Author: Cyril Robinson
By the middle of the second century B.C., the Roman Republic has been changed completely from the sober and virtuous character of the previous generations of se...more
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Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the
Author: Tom Holland
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, rapid, spectacular v...more
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A History of Britain, Volume 1: At the Edge o
Author: Simon Schama
To look back at the past is to understand the present. In this vivid account of over 4,000 years of British history, Simon Schama takes us on an epic journey wh...more
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The Rise and Fall of Alexandria: Birthplace o
Author: Justin Pollard and Howard R
Founded by Alexander the Great and built by self-styled Greek pharaohs, the city of Alexandria at its height dwarfed both Athens and Rome. It was the marvel of ...more
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Roman Lives (Unabridged Selections)
Author: Plutarch
Though he was Greek, Plutarch wrote his Lives in the first century, a world dominated by the Roman Empire. Here he considers some of the major figures wh...more
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The Jewish War, Volume 2 (Unabridged)
Author: Flavius Josephus
The spectacularly violent Jewish revolt of A.D. 66 is in full swing as Volume 2 opens, and we begin our story with the horrific siege of Jotapata and the captur...more
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Alexander of Macedon (Unabridged)
Author: Harold Lamb
The enigma of Alexander the Great has remained with us for 2,300 years. In spite of the best efforts of historians, Alexander is no less a mystery to us now tha...more
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The Last Week: A Day-by-Day Account of Jesus'
Author: Marcus Borg and John Domini
Two of today's top historical Jesus experts explore the last seven days of Jesus' life, from his triumphal entry into Jerusalem to his march to the cross.Wha...more
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The Complete Works of Tacitus: Volume 4 (Unab
Author: Cornelius Tacitus
The exemplary life of a noble soldier/statesman, a description of ancient Germany, and a discussion of oratory are the subjects of three short masterpieces by t...more
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The Complete Works of Tacitus: Volume 2: The
Author: Cornelius Tacitus
The Annals, Part 2 picks up in the year A.D. 32 with the increasingly menacing and tyrannical behavior of Tiberius. With hundreds murdered or driven to s...more
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A History of Britain, Volume 1: At the Edge o
Author: Simon Schama
In this, the first volume of an epic history of Britain, one of the most popular and celebrated historians of our day brings the birth and growth of a nation to...more
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Augustus: The Life of Rome's First Emperor (U
Author: Anthony Everitt
Historian Anthony Everitt earned widespread critical acclaim for his best-selling biography of Cicero. Now, with Augustus, he delivers his second spellbi...more
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Hannibal: One Man Against Rome (Unabridged)
Author: Harold Lamb
This is the breathtaking adventure of the great Carthaginian general who shook the foundations of Rome. When conflict between Rome and Carthage resumed in 219 B...more
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Pompeii: City Captured in Ash
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On August 24 and 25 in the year 79 A.D., a Volcanic eruption from Mt. Vesuvius spewed fire, lava, smoke, and ash upon the city of Pompeii, burying it and many o...more
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The March of the Ten Thousand (Unabridged)
Author: Xenophon
Translated by W. E. D. Rouse, The March of the Ten Thousand is one of the most admired and widely read pieces of ancient literature to come down to us. X...more
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