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Histories Audiobook By Herodotus cover art
Histories
  • Histories

  • By: Herodotus
  • Narrated by: David Timson
  • Length: 27 hrs and 28 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4.5 out of 5 stars 1,062
  • Performance
    4.5 out of 5 stars 912
  • Story
    4.5 out of 5 stars 907

In this, the first prose history in European civilization, Herodotus describes the growth of the Persian Empire with force, authority, and style....

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • Best of Audible's "The Histories" by Herodotus

  • By Emily on 07-19-16

By: Herodotus

Rome and Persia Audiobook By Adrian Goldsworthy cover art
Rome and Persia
  • Rome and Persia

  • The Seven Hundred Year Rivalry
  • By: Adrian Goldsworthy
  • Narrated by: Mark Elstob
  • Length: 20 hrs and 25 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4.5 out of 5 stars 78
  • Performance
    4.5 out of 5 stars 66
  • Story
    4.5 out of 5 stars 66

Epic in scope, tracing seven centuries of conflict between two great powers, historian Adrian Goldsworthy completely reshapes our understanding of one of the greatest rivalries of world history....

  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • Great Book for History Buffs

  • By Dav on 07-09-24

By: Adrian Goldsworthy

The End of Everything Audiobook By Victor Davis Hanson cover art
The End of Everything
  • The End of Everything

  • How Wars Descend into Annihilation
  • By: Victor Davis Hanson
  • Narrated by: Bob Souer
  • Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4.5 out of 5 stars 453
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars 405
  • Story
    4.5 out of 5 stars 405

A New York Times-bestselling historian charts how and why societies from ancient Greece to the modern era chose to utterly destroy their foes, and warns that similar wars of obliteration are possible in our time....

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • Too good to only listen to

  • By Betsy Aldrich on 05-10-24

By: Victor Davis Hanson

Persians Audiobook By Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones cover art
Persians
  • Persians

  • The Age of the Great Kings
  • By: Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
  • Narrated by: Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
  • Length: 18 hrs and 42 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4.5 out of 5 stars 193
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars 172
  • Story
    4.5 out of 5 stars 174

The Achaemenid Persian kings ruled over the largest empire of antiquity, stretching from Libya to the steppes of Asia and from Ethiopia to Pakistan. In Persians, historian Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones tells the epic story of this dynasty and the world it ruled....

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • Good History and Historiography

  • By David A on 04-19-22

By: Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones

Pax Audiobook By Tom Holland cover art
Pax
  • Pax

  • War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age
  • By: Tom Holland
  • Narrated by: Tom Holland
  • Length: 14 hrs and 53 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4.5 out of 5 stars 266
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars 250
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars 250

A stunning portrait of Rome’s glory days, this is the definitive history of the Pax Romana—an ultimate superpower at the pinnacle of its greatness....

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • Great book!

  • By Mic on 09-27-23

By: Tom Holland

Emperor of the Seas Audiobook By Jack Weatherford cover art
Emperor of the Seas
  • Emperor of the Seas

  • Kublai Khan and the Making of China
  • By: Jack Weatherford
  • Narrated by: Mark Elstob
  • Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars 22
  • Performance
    4.5 out of 5 stars 21
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars 21

Genghis Khan built a formidable land empire, but he never crossed the sea. Yet by the time his grandson Kublai Khan had defeated the last vestiges of the Song empire and established the Yuan dynasty in 1279, the Mongols controlled the most powerful navy in the world.

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • Awesome

  • By Rubin on 12-30-24

By: Jack Weatherford

Histories Audiobook By Herodotus cover art
Histories
  • Histories

  • By: Herodotus
  • Narrated by: David Timson
  • Length: 27 hrs and 28 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4.5 out of 5 stars 1,062
  • Performance
    4.5 out of 5 stars 912
  • Story
    4.5 out of 5 stars 907

In this, the first prose history in European civilization, Herodotus describes the growth of the Persian Empire with force, authority, and style....

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • Best of Audible's "The Histories" by Herodotus

  • By Emily on 07-19-16

By: Herodotus

Rome and Persia Audiobook By Adrian Goldsworthy cover art
Rome and Persia
  • Rome and Persia

  • The Seven Hundred Year Rivalry
  • By: Adrian Goldsworthy
  • Narrated by: Mark Elstob
  • Length: 20 hrs and 25 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4.5 out of 5 stars 78
  • Performance
    4.5 out of 5 stars 66
  • Story
    4.5 out of 5 stars 66

Epic in scope, tracing seven centuries of conflict between two great powers, historian Adrian Goldsworthy completely reshapes our understanding of one of the greatest rivalries of world history....

  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • Great Book for History Buffs

  • By Dav on 07-09-24

By: Adrian Goldsworthy

The End of Everything Audiobook By Victor Davis Hanson cover art
The End of Everything
  • The End of Everything

  • How Wars Descend into Annihilation
  • By: Victor Davis Hanson
  • Narrated by: Bob Souer
  • Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4.5 out of 5 stars 453
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars 405
  • Story
    4.5 out of 5 stars 405

A New York Times-bestselling historian charts how and why societies from ancient Greece to the modern era chose to utterly destroy their foes, and warns that similar wars of obliteration are possible in our time....

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • Too good to only listen to

  • By Betsy Aldrich on 05-10-24

By: Victor Davis Hanson

Persians Audiobook By Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones cover art
Persians
  • Persians

  • The Age of the Great Kings
  • By: Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
  • Narrated by: Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
  • Length: 18 hrs and 42 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4.5 out of 5 stars 193
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars 172
  • Story
    4.5 out of 5 stars 174

The Achaemenid Persian kings ruled over the largest empire of antiquity, stretching from Libya to the steppes of Asia and from Ethiopia to Pakistan. In Persians, historian Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones tells the epic story of this dynasty and the world it ruled....

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • Good History and Historiography

  • By David A on 04-19-22

By: Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones

Pax Audiobook By Tom Holland cover art
Pax
  • Pax

  • War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age
  • By: Tom Holland
  • Narrated by: Tom Holland
  • Length: 14 hrs and 53 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4.5 out of 5 stars 266
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars 250
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars 250

A stunning portrait of Rome’s glory days, this is the definitive history of the Pax Romana—an ultimate superpower at the pinnacle of its greatness....

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • Great book!

  • By Mic on 09-27-23

By: Tom Holland

Emperor of the Seas Audiobook By Jack Weatherford cover art
Emperor of the Seas
  • Emperor of the Seas

  • Kublai Khan and the Making of China
  • By: Jack Weatherford
  • Narrated by: Mark Elstob
  • Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars 22
  • Performance
    4.5 out of 5 stars 21
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars 21

Genghis Khan built a formidable land empire, but he never crossed the sea. Yet by the time his grandson Kublai Khan had defeated the last vestiges of the Song empire and established the Yuan dynasty in 1279, the Mongols controlled the most powerful navy in the world.

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • Awesome

  • By Rubin on 12-30-24

By: Jack Weatherford

Theoderic the Great Audiobook By Hans-Ulrich Wiemer, John Noel Dillon - translator cover art
Theoderic the Great
  • Theoderic the Great

  • King of Goths, Ruler of Romans
  • By: Hans-Ulrich Wiemer, John Noel Dillon - translator
  • Narrated by: Julian Elfer
  • Length: 23 hrs and 11 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4.5 out of 5 stars 41
  • Performance
    4.5 out of 5 stars 38
  • Story
    4.5 out of 5 stars 38

In the year 493, the leader of a vast confederation of Gothic warriors, their wives, and children personally cut down Odoacer, the man famous for deposing the last Roman emperor in 476. That leader became Theoderic the Great (454-526)....

  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • More for historians than general readers

  • By Bill Staley on 10-29-23

By: Hans-Ulrich Wiemer, and others

Roman Warfare Audiobook By Adrian Goldsworthy cover art
Roman Warfare
  • Roman Warfare

  • By: Adrian Goldsworthy
  • Narrated by: Richard Poe
  • Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4.5 out of 5 stars 35
  • Performance
    4.5 out of 5 stars 34
  • Story
    4.5 out of 5 stars 34

Award-winning historian of ancient Rome Adrian Goldsworthy presents a concise and comprehensive history of the fighting forces that created the Roman Empire....

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • Outstanding audiobooks

  • By Larry W. Patrick on 05-26-25

By: Adrian Goldsworthy

Alexander at the End of the World Audiobook By Rachel Kousser cover art
Alexander at the End of the World
  • Alexander at the End of the World

  • The Forgotten Final Years of Alexander the Great
  • By: Rachel Kousser
  • Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
  • Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars 59
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars 57
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars 57

By 330 B.C.E., Alexander the Great had reached the pinnacle of success. Or so it seemed. He had defeated the Persian ruler Darius III and seized the capital city of Persepolis. His exhausted and traumatized soldiers were ready to return home to Macedonia.

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • The best perspective on a neglected second half of the story

  • By Rachel Hirsch on 01-20-25

By: Rachel Kousser

The Fall of Rome: End of a Superpower Audiobook By Nick Holmes cover art
The Fall of Rome: End of a Superpower
  • The Fall of Rome: End of a Superpower

  • Fall of the Roman Empire, Book 2
  • By: Nick Holmes
  • Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
  • Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars 7
  • Performance
    4.5 out of 5 stars 7
  • Story
    4.5 out of 5 stars 7

In this gripping retelling of one of the most momentous chapters in history, Nick Holmes presents a new interpretation of an old story. The fate of Rome was decided not just by emperors, soldiers, and barbarians but also by an environmental disaster.

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • Fascinating, an epic of the fall of Rome

  • By George Bettasso on 11-19-24

By: Nick Holmes

The Roman Emperor Aurelian Audiobook By John F. White cover art
The Roman Emperor Aurelian
  • The Roman Emperor Aurelian

  • Restorer of the World: New Revised Edition
  • By: John F. White
  • Narrated by: Keval Shah
  • Length: 12 hrs and 15 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars 34
  • Performance
    4.5 out of 5 stars 30
  • Story
    4.5 out of 5 stars 30

Aurelian saved the Roman Empire from foreign invasion and collapse, earning him the title Restorer of the World from a grateful Senate. This is his story as restorer of the world....

  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Coins- Early and Often

  • By Colin MacKenzie on 12-16-23

By: John F. White

The Sacred Band Audiobook By James Romm cover art
The Sacred Band
  • The Sacred Band

  • Three Hundred Theban Lovers Fighting to Save Greek Freedom
  • By: James Romm
  • Narrated by: Vivienne Leheny
  • Length: 9 hrs and 5 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4.5 out of 5 stars 41
  • Performance
    4.5 out of 5 stars 35
  • Story
    4.5 out of 5 stars 34

From classicist James Romm comes a thrilling deep dive into the last decades of ancient Greek freedom leading up to Alexander the Great’s destruction of Thebes - and the saga of the greatest military corps of the age, the Theban Sacred Band, a unit composed of 150 pairs of male lovers....

  • 1 out of 5 stars
  • Stop now and don’t buy this book.

  • By Robert Pitman on 06-08-21

By: James Romm

Trajan Audiobook By Nicholas Jackson cover art
Trajan
  • Trajan

  • Rome's Last Conqueror
  • By: Nicholas Jackson
  • Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
  • Length: 12 hrs and 58 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4.5 out of 5 stars 27
  • Performance
    4.5 out of 5 stars 21
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars 21

Until the publication of this captivating biography, no such volume on Trajan's life has been tailored to the general listener. The unique book illuminates a neglected period of ancient Roman history....

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • An outstanding reading!

  • By Ken on 03-07-25

By: Nicholas Jackson

By the Spear Audiobook By Ian Worthington cover art
By the Spear
  • By the Spear

  • Philip II, Alexander the Great, and the Rise and Fall of the Macedonian Empire
  • By: Ian Worthington
  • Narrated by: Phil Holland
  • Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4.5 out of 5 stars 147
  • Performance
    3.5 out of 5 stars 129
  • Story
    4.5 out of 5 stars 130

By the Spear offers an exhilarating military narrative of the reigns of these two larger-than-life figures in one volume....

  • 2 out of 5 stars
  • Bueller..... Bueller...... Bueller...... Monotone

  • By Jonathan Allen Beard on 02-15-15

By: Ian Worthington

A History of Ancient Rome in Twelve Coins Audiobook By Gareth Harney cover art
A History of Ancient Rome in Twelve Coins
  • A History of Ancient Rome in Twelve Coins

  • By: Gareth Harney
  • Narrated by: Piers Hampton
  • Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4.5 out of 5 stars 7
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars 5
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars 5

Hold the glory—and infamy—of ancient Rome in the palm of your hand in this extraordinary and accessible story of history’s greatest superpower, as told through humanity’s most universal object: the coin.

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • Outstanding!

  • By Laura L. Steuk-Mastropaolo on 02-28-25

By: Gareth Harney

Preparing for WAR Audiobook By James Pieratt cover art
Preparing for WAR
  • Preparing for WAR

  • The Training of History's Top Warriors
  • By: James Pieratt
  • Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
  • Length: 3 hrs and 21 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars 1
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars 1
  • Story
    3 out of 5 stars 1

Discover the secrets of history’s most formidable fighters in “Preparing for WAR: The Training of History’s Top Warriors” by James Pieratt.

By: James Pieratt

Hadrian's Wall Audiobook By Adrian Goldsworthy cover art
Hadrian's Wall
  • Hadrian's Wall

  • By: Adrian Goldsworthy
  • Narrated by: Derek Perkins
  • Length: 3 hrs and 14 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4.5 out of 5 stars 145
  • Performance
    4.5 out of 5 stars 130
  • Story
    4.5 out of 5 stars 130

Stretching 80 miles from coast to coast across northern England, Hadrian's Wall is the largest Roman artifact known today. It is commonly viewed as a defiant barrier, the end of the empire, a place where civilization stopped and barbarism began....

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • Makes me want to Go there.

  • By John Ciccariello on 06-07-18

By: Adrian Goldsworthy

The Gallic War Audiobook By Julius Caesar cover art
The Gallic War
  • The Gallic War

  • By: Julius Caesar
  • Narrated by: Laura Orlando
  • Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4.5 out of 5 stars 26
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars 23
  • Story
    4.5 out of 5 stars 23

The Gallic War is Julius Caesar's autobiographical diary of the wars in what is now France, Belgium, and parts of Britain, Germany, and Switzerland, in which he describes the battles that took place from 58 to 51 BCE when he fought the Germanic and Celtic peoples....

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • Where did you find this narrator?

  • By John M. on 01-23-21

By: Julius Caesar

Alexander the Great Audiobook By Kamal Khalaf cover art
Alexander the Great
  • Alexander the Great

  • An Interconnected History
  • By: Kamal Khalaf
  • Narrated by: Christian Liedtke
  • Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0 out of 5 stars 0
  • Performance
    0 out of 5 stars 0
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    0 out of 5 stars 0

Few figures in history have captured the imagination like Alexander the Great. A military genius, visionary ruler, and cultural bridge between East and West, his conquests reshaped the ancient world. But what was the true extent of his ambition?

By: Kamal Khalaf

Caesar's Civil War Audiobook By Adrian Goldsworthy cover art
Caesar's Civil War
  • Caesar's Civil War

  • 49–44 BC
  • By: Adrian Goldsworthy
  • Narrated by: John Telfer
  • Length: 3 hrs and 15 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4.5 out of 5 stars 25
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars 21
  • Story
    4.5 out of 5 stars 21

Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great were two of the greatest generals Rome had ever produced....

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • Great Overview

  • By Cody Rankin on 01-19-23

By: Adrian Goldsworthy

Seven Against Thebes Audiobook By Stephen Dando-Collins cover art
Seven Against Thebes
  • Seven Against Thebes

  • The Quest of the Original Magnificent Seven
  • By: Stephen Dando-Collins
  • Narrated by: Gildart Jackson
  • Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars 3
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars 3
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars 3

In the thirteenth century BC, a quarter of a century before the Trojan War, seven Greek warrior heroes went against the Greek city of Thebes to restore one of their number to the throne of his father, the famous King Oedipus....

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • Stephen Dando-Collins does it again...

  • By rzlbrk on 10-17-23

By: Stephen Dando-Collins

The Book of Five Rings Audiobook By Miyamoto Musashi cover art
The Book of Five Rings
  • The Book of Five Rings

  • By: Miyamoto Musashi
  • Narrated by: Peter Noble
  • Length: 4 hrs and 12 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars 1
  • Performance
    0 out of 5 stars 0
  • Story
    0 out of 5 stars 0

Shortly before his death in 1645, the undefeated swordsman Miyamoto Musashi retreated to a cave to live as a hermit. There he wrote five scrolls describing the "true principles" required for victory in the martial arts and on the battlefield....

By: Miyamoto Musashi

The Last Great War of Antiquity Audiobook By James Howard-Johnston cover art
The Last Great War of Antiquity
  • The Last Great War of Antiquity

  • By: James Howard-Johnston
  • Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
  • Length: 20 hrs and 50 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4.5 out of 5 stars 32
  • Performance
    4.5 out of 5 stars 24
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars 24

The last and longest war of classical antiquity was fought in the early seventh century. It was ideologically charged and fought along the full length of the Persian-Roman frontier, drawing in all the available resources and great powers of the steppe world....

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • A beautifully written masterpiece

  • By Amazon Customer on 09-15-24

By: James Howard-Johnston

Rome and Attila: Rome's Greatest Enemy Audiobook By Nick Holmes cover art
Rome and Attila: Rome's Greatest Enemy
  • Rome and Attila: Rome's Greatest Enemy

  • The Fall of the Roman Empire, Book 3
  • By: Nick Holmes
  • Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
  • Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4.5 out of 5 stars 2
  • Performance
    4.5 out of 5 stars 2
  • Story
    4.5 out of 5 stars 2

Attila is a household name. But his true character and impact on the Roman Empire have always remained elusive. Until now.

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • Attila great nemesis of Rome.

  • By George Bettasso on 12-04-24

By: Nick Holmes

The Bronze Lie Audiobook By Myke Cole cover art
The Bronze Lie
  • The Bronze Lie

  • By: Myke Cole
  • Narrated by: Alexander Cendese
  • Length: 16 hrs and 15 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars 46
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars 42
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars 42

Covering Sparta's full classical history, The Bronze Lie examines the myth of Spartan warrior supremacy against the historical record, delving into the minutiae of Spartan warfare from arms and armor to tactics and strategy....

  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • exhaustive & slanted

  • By Kindle Customer on 09-20-21

By: Myke Cole

Rome Audiobook By James Lacey cover art
Rome
  • Rome

  • Strategy of Empire
  • By: James Lacey
  • Narrated by: Joel Richards
  • Length: 18 hrs and 23 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4.5 out of 5 stars 30
  • Performance
    4.5 out of 5 stars 28
  • Story
    4.5 out of 5 stars 28

James Lacey provides a comprehensive, persuasive, and engaging account of the rise and fall of the Roman Empire....

  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • Antony NOT Anthony

  • By Cody Rankin on 12-14-23

By: James Lacey

The Seven Military Classics of Ancient China Audiobook By Ralph D. Sawyer cover art
The Seven Military Classics of Ancient China
  • The Seven Military Classics of Ancient China

  • By: Ralph D. Sawyer
  • Narrated by: James Chen
  • Length: 17 hrs and 14 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars 113
  • Performance
    4.5 out of 5 stars 90
  • Story
    4.5 out of 5 stars 88

The Seven Military Classics of Ancient China presents us with an Eastern tradition of strategic thought....

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • Historical Treasures

  • By Troy on 05-01-15

By: Ralph D. Sawyer

A Noble Ruin Audiobook By W. Jeffrey Tatum cover art
A Noble Ruin
  • A Noble Ruin

  • Mark Antony, Civil War, and the Collapse of the Roman Republic
  • By: W. Jeffrey Tatum
  • Narrated by: Christopher Grove
  • Length: 21 hrs and 34 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars 2
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars 1
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars 1

A Noble Ruin delivers a complex and captivating portrait of Mark Antony that offers a fresh perspective on the fall of the Roman Republic.

By: W. Jeffrey Tatum

How to Think About War Audiobook By Thucydides, Johanna Hanink - translator, Johanna Hanink - introduction cover art
How to Think About War
  • How to Think About War

  • An Ancient Guide to Foreign Policy
  • By: Thucydides, Johanna Hanink - translator, Johanna Hanink - introduction
  • Narrated by: David de Vries
  • Length: 2 hrs and 59 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4.5 out of 5 stars 61
  • Performance
    4.5 out of 5 stars 53
  • Story
    4.5 out of 5 stars 53

How to Think about War remains a foundational work for the study not only of ancient history, but also contemporary politics and international relations....

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • Just as relevant as ever

  • By Michael S Hotaling on 07-22-19

By: Thucydides, and others

Hannibal: The Military Genius Who Almost Conquered Rome Audiobook By Eve MacDonald, The Great Courses cover art
Hannibal: The Military Genius Who Almost Conquered Rome
  • Hannibal: The Military Genius Who Almost Conquered Rome

  • By: Eve MacDonald, The Great Courses
  • Narrated by: Eve MacDonald
  • Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
  • Original Recording
  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars 27
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars 22
  • Story
    4.5 out of 5 stars 22

Get to know one of history’s most impressive generals from the political and military conflicts that defined his adolescence to the battles that made him famous. These 15 lectures will paint a portrait of not only Hannibal, but also his enemies and allies....

  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • Great Listen. Now I want to learn more.

  • By Jonathan Kuzma on 04-15-23

By: Eve MacDonald, and others

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