The Students’ Roman Empire part 2, A History of the Roman Empire from Its Found…


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The writings of J. B. Bury, on subjects ranging from ancient Greece to the 19th-century papacy, are at once scholarly and accessible to the layman. This work covers the period from the beginning of the Roman Empire until Gibbon begins; from Augustus through Marcus Aurelius and the Antoinine Emporers. (Summary by kmerline) (13 hr 13 min)

Chapters

01 - Ch 19: The Principate of Galba, & the Year of the Four Emperors (68-69 A.D… 15:25 Read by Leni
02 - Ch 19: The Principate of Galba, & the Year of the Four Emperors (68-69 A.D… 24:27 Read by Leni
03 - Ch 19: The Principate of Galba, & the Year of the Four Emperors (68-69 A.D… 37:04 Read by Leni
04 - Ch 20: Rebellions in Germany & Judea (69-70 A.D.) Sect. I 15:55 Read by MorganScorpion
05 - Ch 20: Rebellions in Germany & Judea (69-70 A.D.) Sect. II 26:22 Read by MorganScorpion
06 - Ch 20: Rebellions in Germany & Judea (69-70 A.D.) Sect. III 20:32 Read by MorganScorpion
07 - Ch 21: Vespasion, Titus, & Domitian (69-96 A.D.) Sect. I & II 23:02 Read by Mark Penfold
08 - Ch 21: Vespasion, Titus, & Domitian (69-96 A.D.) Sect. III 33:39 Read by Mark Penfold
09 - Ch 22: Britain & Germany under the Flavians (69-96 A.D.) 33:21 Read by Kalynda
10 - Ch 23: Nerva & Trajan, & the Conquest of Dacia (96-117 A.D.), Sect. I & II 27:53 Read by Leni
11 - Ch 23: Nerva & Trajan, & the Conquest of Dacia (96-117 A.D.), Sect. III & … 24:04 Read by Leni
12 - Ch 23: Nerva & Trajan, & the Conquest of Dacia (96-117 A.D.), Sect. V & VI 9:18 Read by Leni
13 - Ch 24: Trajan's Principate (98-117 A.D.) Sect. I 14:52 Read by Leni
14 - Ch 24: Trajan's Principate (98-117 A.D.) Sect. II & III 26:02 Read by Anna Simon
15 - Ch 24: Trajan's Principate (98-117 A.D.) Sect. IV 21:07 Read by TriciaG
16 - Ch 25: Literature from the Death of Tiberius to Trajan (37-117 A.D.) Sect.… 23:19 Read by Leni
17 - Ch 25: Literature from the Death of Tiberius to Trajan (37-117 A.D.) Sect.… 27:40 Read by Leni
18 - Ch 25: Literature from the Death of Tiberius to Trajan (37-117 A.D.) Sect.… 28:08 Read by Leni
19 - Ch 25: Literature from the Death of Tiberius to Trajan (37-117 A.D.) Sect.… 10:06 Read by Leni
20 - Ch 26: The Principate of Hadrian (117-138 A.D.) Sect. I & II 27:09 Read by Chris Caron
21 - Ch 26: The Principate of Hadrian (117-138 A.D.) Sect. III & IV 29:41 Read by Chris Caron
22 - Ch 26: The Principate of Hadrian (117-138 A.D.) Sect. V & VI 26:52 Read by Anna Simon
23 - Ch 27: The Principate of Antoninus Pius (138-161 A.D.) 29:32 Read by Chris Caron
24 - Ch 28: The Principate of Marcus Aurelius (161-180 A.D.) Sect. I - III 24:31 Read by Mark Penfold
25 - Ch 28: The Principate of Marcus Aurelius (161-180 A.D.) Sect. IV 22:51 Read by Mark Penfold
26 - Ch 29: Literature under Hadrian and the Antonines (138-180 A.D.) 26:51 Read by Kalynda
27 - Ch 30: The Roman World under the Empire - Politics, Philosopy, Religion, &… 13:36 Read by Kristine Bekere
28 - Ch 30: The Roman World under the Empire - Politics, Philosopy, Religion, &… 26:31 Read by Chris Caron
29 - Ch 30: The Roman World under the Empire - Politics, Philosopy, Religion, &… 17:41 Read by Chris Caron
30 - Ch 30: The Roman World under the Empire - Politics, Philosopy, Religion, &… 25:44 Read by Chris Caron
31 - Ch 31: Roman Life & Manners (27 B.C.-180 A.D.) Sect. I 20:02 Read by TriciaG
32 - Ch 31: Roman Life & Manners (27 B.C.-180 A.D.) Sect. II & III 17:19 Read by TriciaG
33 - Ch 31: Roman Life & Manners (27 B.C.-180 A.D.) Sect. IV 13:21 Read by TriciaG
34 - Ch 31: Roman Life & Manners (27 B.C.-180 A.D.) Sect. V 29:36 Read by TriciaG

Reviews


(4 stars)

Even when the readers are awful, I like to think of them as if they are my sons or daughters or some family member reading to me out of kindness and respect for my old age and poor eyesight, and it makes me feel grateful. That said, some degree of oversight and quality control would not hurt the Librivox project.

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(1 stars)

My first listen was to Chris Karan's reading of The Principate of Hadrian. It was hard to understand with severe mispronunciations, stilted cadence, and manifest unfamiliarity with the terms. Thankfully I didn't give up and have found other readings helpful.