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Roman History
- A Captivating Guide to Ancient Rome, Including the Roman Republic, the Roman Empire and the Byzantium
- Narrated by: Duke Holm
- Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins
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Summary
Three captivating manuscripts in one book:
- The Roman Republic: A Captivating Guide to the Rise and Fall of the Roman Republic, SPQR and Roman Politicians Such as Julius Caesar and Cicero
- The Roman Empire: A Captivating Guide to the Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire Including Stories of Roman Emperors Such as Augustus Octavian, Trajan, and Claudius
- The Byzantine Empire: A Captivating Guide to Byzantium and How the Eastern Roman Empire Was Ruled by Emperors Such as Constantine the Great and Justinian
Some of the topics covered in first part of this book include:
- The past that made it possible: The foundation of Rome between myth and history
- Down with the kings: The past that made it happen
- Early republic
- Military achievements of early republic: Taking Italy
- Middle republic: The Punic Wars and Mediterranean dominance
- The military vs cultural dominance: The Roman civilization meets the Greek world
- Limitless power and the beginning of the end: The late republic
- The age of the generals: Pompeius, Crassus, and Caesar
- Senatus Populus-Que Romanus (SPQR) and its downfall
- The rise and fall of Julius Caesar and the end of the Roman republic
Some of the topics covered in second part of this book include:
- From the republic to the empire: The rise of Octavian
- The age of Augustus
- The Julio-Claudian dynasty after Augustus: From Tiberius to Nero
- Civil war and the year of the four emperors (AD 68–69)
- The Flavians
- The Nerva-Antonine dynasty: The five good emperors (and a couple of not so good ones)
- Some new emperors
- Crises, civil wars, and divisions: The long and painful decline
- Two empires: East and West
- And a great deal more you don't want to miss out on!
In the third part of Roman History: A Captivating Guide to Ancient Rome, Including the Roman Republic, the Roman Empire and the Byzantium, you will:
- Explore a story of power and glory, anarchy and order, paganism and Christianity, war and peace, the West and the East
- Get familiar with the roots of the greatest controversies that defined the history of Europe and the entirety of Western civilization - the conflict between the Catholic and Orthodox churches, and the one between Christianity and Islam
- Discover stories of remarkable emperors you’ve never heard of and about the astonishing bravery of Graeco-Roman heroes
- Learn more about the entire era called the Byzantine Empire
All this and much more awaits you, so get instant access now by downloading now!
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- Anonymous User
- 18-09-19
Surprisingly poor.
Skips through Rome's history way too fast. Would have been better to spend its time on a shorter period. Some baffling pronunciation errors and plenty of mistakes that should have been picked up during recording. Also sounds slightly like it's being narrated by Alexa.
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