Ancient Asia

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    • Nomad Warriors of the Steppe
    • By: Barry Cunliffe
    • Narrated by: Matthew Waterson
    • Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
    • Release date: 04-28-20
    • Language: English
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    • The Scythians were nomadic horsemen who ranged wide across the grasslands of the Asian steppe from the Altai mountains in the east to the Great Hungarian Plain in the first millennium BC....

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    • A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There
    • By: Yijie Zhuang
    • Narrated by: Kathleen Li
    • Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins
    • Release date: 07-12-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 18 ratings
    • We meet one of twenty-four citizens of this ancient culture, from the midwife to the soldier, the priest to the performer, and the blacksmith to the tomb looter, and see what an average day in ancient China was really like....

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    • Fragile Superpower
    • By: Susan L. Shirk
    • Narrated by: Kyle Tait
    • Length: 13 hrs and 12 mins
    • Release date: 08-23-22
    • Language: English
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    • Shirk argues that rising powers such as China tend to provoke wars in large part because other countries mishandle them. Unless we understand China's brittle internal politics and the fears that motivate its leaders, we face the very real possibility of avoidable conflict with China....

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    • Samurai, Shogun and Zen: The Extraordinary Story of the Land of the Rising Sun
    • By: Jonathan Clements
    • Narrated by: Julian Elfer
    • Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
    • Release date: 10-22-19
    • Language: English
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    • This fascinating history tells the story of the people of Japan, from ancient teenage priest-queens to teeming hordes of salarymen, a nation that once sought to conquer China, yet also shut itself away for two centuries in self-imposed seclusion....

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    • The Ancient World Economy and the Empires of Parthia, Central Asia and Han China
    • By: Raoul McLaughlin
    • Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
    • Length: 14 hrs and 21 mins
    • Release date: 09-18-19
    • Language: English
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    • The Roman Empire and the Silk Routes investigates the trade routes between Rome and the powerful empires of inner Asia, including the Parthian regime which ruled ancient Persia (Iran)....

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    • Dynasty, Revolution and Transformation: From the Middle Kingdom to the People's Republic
    • By: Jonathan Clements
    • Narrated by: Julian Elfer
    • Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins
    • Release date: 10-29-19
    • Language: English
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    • A Brief History of China tells of the development of a rich, complex civilization where the use of paper, writing, money, and gunpowder were widespread in ancient times and where silk, ceramics, tea, metal implements, and other products were produced and exported around the globe....

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    • From the Ancient Dynasties to a Modern Superpower: A Retelling for Our Times
    • By: Linda Jaivin
    • Narrated by: Nancy Wu
    • Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins
    • Release date: 11-30-21
    • Language: English
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    • From kung-fu to tofu, tea to trade routes, sages to silk, China has influenced cuisine, commerce, military strategy, aesthetics, and philosophy across the world for thousands of years....

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    • Revised Edition
    • By: R. H. P. Mason, J. G. Caiger
    • Narrated by: Derek Perkins
    • Length: 13 hrs and 7 mins
    • Release date: 11-27-18
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 266 ratings
    • A classic of Japanese history, this audiobook is the preeminent work on the history of Japan. Newly revised and updated, A History of Japan is a single-volume complete history of the nation of Japan....

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    • Ancient History, United States History, European, Native American, Russian, Chinese, Asian, Indian and Australian History, Wars Including World War 1 and 2
    • By: Adam Brown
    • Narrated by: Sarah Moore
    • Length: 5 hrs and 9 mins
    • Release date: 08-03-17
    • Language: English
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    • Have you ever wondered how the world got to where it is today? Get ready to discover the rich history of our planet....

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    • Sacred Teachings from the Philippine Ancestral Traditions
    • By: Virgil Mayor Apostol
    • Narrated by: James Burkdoll
    • Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
    • Release date: 10-18-22
    • Language: English
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    • Way of the Ancient Healer provides an overview of the rich tradition of Filipino healing practices, discussing their origins, world influences, and role in daily life....

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    • The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization
    • By: Lars Brownworth
    • Narrated by: Lars Brownworth
    • Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
    • Release date: 09-15-09
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,878 ratings
    • Filled with unforgettable stories of emperors, generals, and religious patriarchs, as well as fascinating glimpses into the life of the ordinary citizen, Lost to the West reveals how much we owe to the Byzantine Empire that was the equal of any in its achievements, appetites, and enduring legacy....

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    • How Ancient India Transformed the World
    • By: William Dalrymple
    • Narrated by: William Dalrymple
    • Length: 13 hrs and 54 mins
    • Release date: 09-05-24
    • Language: English
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    • For a millennium and a half, India was a confident exporter of its diverse civilisation, creating around it a vast empire of ideas. Indian art, religions, technology, astronomy, music, dance, literature, mathematics and mythology blazed a trail across the world, along a Golden Road.

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    • The Barbarian King Who Challenged Rome
    • By: John Man
    • Narrated by: James Adams
    • Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
    • Release date: 08-21-06
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 192 ratings
    • In the years 434-454 A.D., the fate of Europe hung upon the actions of one man: Attila, king of the Huns....

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    • A Captivating Guide to Ancient India, Medieval Indian History, and Modern India Including Stories of The Maurya Empire, the British Raj, Mahatma Gandhi, and More
    • By: Captivating History
    • Narrated by: Randy Whitlow
    • Length: 3 hrs and 15 mins
    • Release date: 04-18-19
    • Language: English
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    • India is a land of mystery, richness, and deep spiritual discovery. Every facet of this ancient land seems scented with the famous spices that lured European traders to its shores more than five centuries ago....

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    • A Captivating Guide to Ancient Greece and Rome and How These Civilizations Influenced Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia
    • By: Captivating History
    • Narrated by: Richard L. Walton
    • Length: 3 hrs and 8 mins
    • Release date: 10-16-19
    • Language: English
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    • From about the ninth to fifth centuries BCE, the population of Greece grew unprecedentedly large, expanding from about 800,000 people to as many as 13 million....

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    • An Epic Expedition, Ancient Treasures and Transformative Love in the Heart of 1920s Central Asia
    • By: Brooks Miller
    • Narrated by: Virtual Voice
    • Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins
    • Release date: 07-20-24
    • Language: English
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    • An adventure novel set in Central Asia during the early 1920s through the mid-1920s. Discover a gripping tale of exploration, ancient mysteries, ...

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    • A Deep History of the Earliest States
    • By: James C. Scott
    • Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
    • Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
    • Release date: 02-21-18
    • Language: English
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    • Why did humans abandon hunting and gathering for sedentary communities dependent on livestock and cereal grains and governed by precursors of today's states? Find out....

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