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History of Rome from the Earliest times down to 476 AD

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History of Rome from the Earliest times down to 476 AD. This compilation is designed to be a companion to the author's History of Greece. It is hoped that it may fill a want, now felt in many high schools and academies, of a short and clear statement of the rise and fall of Rome, with a biography of her chief men, and an outline of her institutions, manners, and religion. (Summary by Tony_Ritcherson) (9 hr 24 min)

Chapters

01 - Ancient & Early Growth of Rome

31:47

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02 - The Tarquins, Plebians, and Patricians

31:15

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03 - External History & Territories

37:06

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04 - Punic Wars

24:41

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05 - Second Punic War 218-202

34:15

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06 - Rome in the East to 146

24:06

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07 - Fall of Carthage to the Gracchi

30:30

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08 - Jugurthine War to the Social War

24:20

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09 - From 138 BC to Pompey

30:52

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10 - The Caesars

24:41

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11 - The First Triumvirate

24:57

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12 - Battle of Pharsalia

29:21

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13 - From Caesar's Wars to Caesar's Murder

20:43

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14 - From Philippi to Augustus

21:45

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15 - The Augustan Age to Vitellius

27:02

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16 - From the Flavian Emperors to the Decline

36:34

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17 - Barbarians and Roman Literature

26:35

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18 - Roman Roads and Magistrates

19:13

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19 - Houses, Customs, Institutions, and Buildings

34:28

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20 - Colonies and Legendary Rome

30:47

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Bewertungen

(5 Sterne)

I kinda like this redneck narrator!

good read

(5 Sterne)

Don’t know what our emotional “classicist” above is talking about. Understood him just fine, and enjoyed the book. Many thanks to those involved in its production.

Cool

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I like the sound of accent of the southern States of America, it has a poetic sound to it

Good book read by two of the best readers ever.

(5 Sterne)

clear text, awesome narrator. nice melodic southern accent.

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Very good overview. I'm preparing for a trip to Rome and was given a list of books to read (this one wasn't on the list) but I found when I got to the approved list I had a great basis to work on. All of the information in this book was also reiterated in newer books (but with modern archaeology and interpretation). I'd recommend this book, keeping in mind it's age but it's all basically from the same ancient historians.

ayneis and deedo

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I'm pretty sure Virgil didn't write about people by those names, though he did write about an Aeneas and Dido. This guy's pronunciation is terrible! I'm a Classicist and even though I know the history and geography, he butchers the names so bad, I'm not even sure what he's talking about half the time. I know LibriVox is all "We don't discriminate readers" but seriously, what is the point if you cannot understand it? And before someone says "I understand him just fine" NO. The names of people and places he couldn't say are so mispronounced that someone with 0 classical knowledge would have no guesses as to what they are supposed to mean.