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La Passione
- How Italy Seduced the World
- By: Dianne Hales
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
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Can you imagine painting without Leonardo, opera without Verdi, fashion without Armani, food without the signature tastes of pasta, gelato, and pizza? The first universities, first banks, first public libraries? All Italian....
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Your Italiophilia is showing
- By Jeff Griffiths on 02-28-23
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21. La Passione
- How Italy Seduced the World
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 04-16-19
- Language: English
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The Shortest History of Italy
- 3,000 Years from the Romans to the Renaissance to a Modern Republic―A Retelling for Our Times
- By: Ross King
- Narrated by: Liam Gerrard
- Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins
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A concise, star-studded retelling of Italy's past, from Caesar and Augustus to da Vinci and Michelangelo, tracing the story of a country with prodigious global influence—from a foremost author of historic Italy.
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Why not hire a reader who has any idea how to pronounce Italian?
- By Miguel on 08-18-24
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22. The Shortest History of Italy
- 3,000 Years from the Romans to the Renaissance to a Modern Republic―A Retelling for Our Times
- Narrated by: Liam Gerrard
- Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 04-26-24
- Language: English
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Pompeii
- A Captivating Guide to the City in Ancient Rome That Was Buried Because of the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius During the Rule of the Roman Empire
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
- Length: 3 hrs and 11 mins
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Pompeii was destroyed by the horrific eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE, which buried at least 2,000 unlucky people. Pompeii became a mysterious tomb, hiding secrets of Rome and other civilizations that influenced the life and culture of the city and its people....
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Decent for high school
- By Jason Koontz on 08-23-24
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23. Pompeii
- A Captivating Guide to the City in Ancient Rome That Was Buried Because of the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius During the Rule of the Roman Empire
- Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
- Series: The Ancient Romans
- Length: 3 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 12-02-21
- Language: English
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Turning the Tide
- The USAAF in North Africa and Sicily
- By: Thomas McKelvey Cleaver
- Narrated by: Christopher Ragland
- Length: 14 hrs and 59 mins
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Packed with personal accounts of the action, this is a vivid narrative history of the often-overlooked USAAF campaign in North Africa and Sicily in World War II.
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24. Turning the Tide
- The USAAF in North Africa and Sicily
- Narrated by: Christopher Ragland
- Length: 14 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 08-15-24
- Language: English
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Ravenna
- Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe
- By: Judith Herrin
- Narrated by: Phyllida Nash
- Length: 19 hrs and 3 mins
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This riveting audiobook narrated by Phyllida Nash traces the history of the city that led the West out of the ruins of the Roman Empire....
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Worthy book, stingy production.
- By Stephen Chakwin on 12-13-20
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25. Ravenna
- Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe
- Narrated by: Phyllida Nash
- Length: 19 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 10-27-20
- Language: English
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Der Fluch [The Curse]
- By: Ryan Green
- Narrated by: Jakob Seel
- Length: 3 hrs and 18 mins
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Der Fluch ist ein erschütternder Bericht über einen der brutalsten und bizarrsten Kriminalfälle der Geschichte. Ryan Greens fesselnde Erzählung zieht den Leser in das wahre Grauen, das die Opfer erlebt haben, hinein und verfügt über alle Elemente eines klassischen Thrillers....
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26. Der Fluch [The Curse]
- Narrated by: Jakob Seel
- Length: 3 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 09-06-23
- Language: German
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The Lady Queen
- The Notorious Reign of Joanna I, Queen of Naples, Jerusalem, and Sicily
- By: Nancy Goldstone
- Narrated by: Christine Lakin
- Length: 15 hrs and 6 mins
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The riveting history of a beautiful queen, a shocking murder, a papal trial - and a reign as triumphant as any in the Middle Ages....
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Terrible mispronunciation of words
- By Amelie on 12-03-18
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27. The Lady Queen
- The Notorious Reign of Joanna I, Queen of Naples, Jerusalem, and Sicily
- Narrated by: Christine Lakin
- Length: 15 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 10-17-18
- Language: English
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Princes of the Renaissance
- By: Mary Hollingsworth
- Narrated by: Karen Cass
- Length: 13 hrs and 16 mins
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A history of the Renaissance told through the lives of its most influential patrons....
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ideal
- By BaliDoug on 07-04-22
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28. Princes of the Renaissance
- Narrated by: Karen Cass
- Length: 13 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 02-04-21
- Language: English
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The Making of Italy: Italian Revolution, War and Unification
- A Detailed Account of the Historical Events, Revolutions & Wars of the 19th Century + Late Renaissance to Industrial + Literature & Art
- By: Giacomo Cocolin
- Narrated by: Simon de Deney
- Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
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In the late 18th century, each of these states had fallen under heavy influence from both the French and Austrian nations. Discover the events which took place, including constant suppression from Metternich and the Austrians, three wars for Italian Independence, and more....
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29. The Making of Italy: Italian Revolution, War and Unification
- A Detailed Account of the Historical Events, Revolutions & Wars of the 19th Century + Late Renaissance to Industrial + Literature & Art
- Narrated by: Simon de Deney
- Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
- Release date: 05-03-21
- Language: English
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Julius Evola
- The Philosopher and Magician in War: 1943-1945
- By: Gianfranco de Turris
- Narrated by: Luke Bob Robinson
- Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
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An intimate portrait of Evola and his wartime activities that rebuts many of the Fascist pseudo-myths about him....
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30. Julius Evola
- The Philosopher and Magician in War: 1943-1945
- Narrated by: Luke Bob Robinson
- Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 04-06-21
- Language: English
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The Roman Empire
- The Amazing History of a Great Empire That Has Fallen
- By: Kelly Mass, Summaries from History
- Narrated by: Miriam Webster
- Length: 3 hrs and 51 mins
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The Roman Empire has been in the spotlight for ages. It has been studied, research, and taught in schools across the world. Inventions, words, vocabulary, and philosophy have been derived from those important transition in human history....
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This is great
- By Edwin on 09-26-19
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31. The Roman Empire
- The Amazing History of a Great Empire That Has Fallen
- Narrated by: Miriam Webster
- Length: 3 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 09-25-19
- Language: English
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The Family Medici
- The Hidden History of the Medici Dynasty
- By: Mary Hollingsworth
- Narrated by: Anne Flosnik
- Length: 12 hrs and 53 mins
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Mary Hollingsworth argues that the idea that the Medici were enlightened rulers of the Renaissance is a fiction that has now acquired the status of historical fact. In truth, the Medici were devious and immoral tyrants....
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Good story, bad narrator.
- By EC on 01-07-19
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32. The Family Medici
- The Hidden History of the Medici Dynasty
- Narrated by: Anne Flosnik
- Length: 12 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 03-06-18
- Language: English
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Meditations
- By: Marcus Aurelius
- Narrated by: Peter Batchelor
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
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This audio consists of a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor AD 161-180, setting forth his ideas on Stoic philosophy....
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NOT GREGORY HAYES
- By Benjamin D. Mathes on 05-22-16
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33. Meditations
- Narrated by: Peter Batchelor
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 03-24-15
- Language: English
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Sicily: Three Thousand Years of Human History
- By: Sandra Benjamin
- Narrated by: Fred Filbrich
- Length: 16 hrs and 32 mins
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Tourists, armchair travelers, and historians will all delight in this fluid narrative that can be read straight through, dipped into over time, or used as a reference guide to each period in Sicily's fascinating tale....
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Surprisingly compelling!
- By P. Strayer on 08-25-12
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34. Sicily: Three Thousand Years of Human History
- Narrated by: Fred Filbrich
- Length: 16 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 04-19-12
- Language: English
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The Unification of Italy: The History of the Risorgimento and the Conflicts that Unified the Italian Nation
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 2 hrs and 40 mins
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The Unification of Italy: The History of the Risorgimento and the Conflicts that Unified the Italian Nation chronicles the turbulent events and wars that unified Italy, and the struggle to maintain the new nation....
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short and very informative
- By Armand Jarri on 08-25-24
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35. The Unification of Italy: The History of the Risorgimento and the Conflicts that Unified the Italian Nation
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 2 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 08-06-19
- Language: English
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A House in the Mountains
- The Women Who Liberated Italy from Fascism
- By: Caroline Moorehead
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 13 hrs and 43 mins
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In the late summer of 1943, when Italy broke with the Germans and joined the Allies after suffering catastrophic military losses, an Italian Resistance was born....
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Long Winded and Drawn Out
- By Georgette Topakas on 02-10-20
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36. A House in the Mountains
- The Women Who Liberated Italy from Fascism
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Series: The Resistance Quartet
- Length: 13 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 01-28-20
- Language: English
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Modern Sicily
- The History and Legacy of the Mediterranean Island Since the Middle Ages
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Mark Norman
- Length: 1 hr and 45 mins
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It is hard to find an island on the map more central than Sicily. It has rarely been governed as an independent, unified state. The island has always occupied a front-row seat to some of the most important events in history, and nowhere is this more obvious than during antiquity....
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37. Modern Sicily
- The History and Legacy of the Mediterranean Island Since the Middle Ages
- Narrated by: Mark Norman
- Length: 1 hr and 45 mins
- Release date: 07-22-19
- Language: English
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Lucrezia Borgia
- Life, Love, and Death in Renaissance Italy
- By: Sarah Bradford
- Narrated by: Lorna Raver
- Length: 15 hrs and 28 mins
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Neither a vicious monster nor a seductive pawn, Lucrezia Borgia was a shrewd, determined woman who used her beauty and intelligence to secure a key role in the political struggles of her day....
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Could have been better....
- By Sherray on 08-27-09
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38. Lucrezia Borgia
- Life, Love, and Death in Renaissance Italy
- Narrated by: Lorna Raver
- Length: 15 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 01-30-09
- Language: English
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The Renaissance
- An Enthralling Guide to a Period of Rebirth in Arts, Science and Culture (Historical Periods)
- By: Billy Wellman
- Narrated by: Jay Herbert
- Length: 3 hrs and 15 mins
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If so, you are already somewhat familiar with the Renaissance, which saw a rebirth in the arts and science. Great strides were made in several fields, and many men made a name for themselves by creating masterpieces or developing new theories, even if some people found them controversial....
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39. The Renaissance
- An Enthralling Guide to a Period of Rebirth in Arts, Science and Culture (Historical Periods)
- Narrated by: Jay Herbert
- Length: 3 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 12-03-23
- Language: English
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The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara
- By: David I. Kertzer
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 15 hrs and 44 mins
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A riveting story that has been ignored by modern historians, The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara will prompt intense interest and discussion as it lays bare attitudes of the Catholic Church....
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Too much detail
- By L. WILLIAM on 03-03-24
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40. The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 15 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 09-06-16
- Language: English
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