Ancient Empires

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    • The Rise and Fall of An Empire
    • By: Simon Baker
    • Narrated by: Chris MacDonnell
    • Length: 17 hrs and 36 mins
    • Release date: 12-06-16
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 260 ratings
    • This is the story of the greatest empire the world has ever known. Simon Baker charts the rise and fall of the world's first superpower, focusing on six momentous turning points....

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    • A New History of the World: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Civilizations
    • By: Paul Strathern
    • Narrated by: Elliot Fitzpatrick
    • Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
    • Release date: 03-03-20
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 36 ratings
    • Charting five thousand years of global history in 10 lucid chapters, Empire is a must-listen for anyone fascinated by the history of the world....

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    • Ancient Empires
    • By: History Nerds
    • Narrated by: Peter Ackerman
    • Length: 3 hrs and 10 mins
    • Release date: 03-28-24
    • Language: English
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    • Embark on an epic journey through the windswept expanses of Central Asia with The Mongol Empire, a gripping chronicle that unveils the awe-inspiring rise and far-reaching legacy of the Mongol Empire.

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    • The Rise and Fall of the Mithridatic World
    • By: Duane W. Roller
    • Narrated by: Bob Souer
    • Length: 9 hrs and 1 min
    • Release date: 02-22-22
    • Language: English
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    • What is commonly called the kingdom of Pontos flourished for over 200 years in the coastal regions of the Black Sea. At its peak in the early first century BC, it included much of the southern, eastern, and northern littoral, becoming one of the most important Hellenistic dynasties....

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    • And the End of Civilization
    • By: Bryan Ward-Perkins
    • Narrated by: Roger Clark
    • Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
    • Release date: 06-18-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 91 ratings
    • In The Fall of Rome, eminent historian Bryan Ward-Perkins argues that the "peaceful" theory of Rome's "transformation" is badly in error. Indeed, he sees the fall of Rome as a time of horror and dislocation that destroyed a great civilization....

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    • The Origins of Ancient Civilizations and Mystery Traditions Throughout the Ages
    • By: Marco M. Vigato
    • Narrated by: Micah Hanks
    • Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
    • Release date: 05-10-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 41 ratings
    • Establishing the historical and geological reality of Atlantis stretching all the way back to 432,000 BCE, Marco Vigato traces the course of Atlantean civilization through its three empires, revealing how civilization rose and fell several times over this lengthy span of time....

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    • The Rise of Faith and the Fall of Reason
    • By: Charles Freeman
    • Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
    • Length: 16 hrs and 2 mins
    • Release date: 01-05-21
    • Language: English
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    • A radical and powerful reappraisal of the impact of Constantine's adoption of Christianity on the later Roman world, and on the subsequent development both of Christianity and of Western civilization....

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    • The Rise and Fall of the World's First Empire
    • By: Eckart Frahm
    • Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies
    • Length: 15 hrs and 4 mins
    • Release date: 04-04-23
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 94 ratings
    • At its height in 660 BCE, the kingdom of Assyria stretched from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. It was the first empire the world had ever seen. Here, historian Eckart Frahm tells the epic story of Assyria and its formative role in global history....

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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
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 142 ratings
    • 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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    • The Death of Alexander the Great and the Bloody Fight for His Empire
    • By: James S. Romm
    • Narrated by: Michael Page
    • Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
    • Release date: 01-21-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 201 ratings
    • James Romm, professor of classics at Bard College, brings to life the cutthroat competition and the struggle for control of the Greek world's greatest empire....

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    • The Battle for Global Empire and the End of the Ancient World
    • By: Tom Holland
    • Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
    • Length: 17 hrs and 50 mins
    • Release date: 04-06-12
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 168 ratings
    • In the 6th century AD, the Near East was divided between two venerable empires: the Persian and the Roman. A hundred years on and one had vanished forever, while the other seemed almost finished....

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    • Ancient Empires
    • By: History Nerds
    • Narrated by: Paul Maitrejean
    • Length: 3 hrs and 20 mins
    • Release date: 03-07-24
    • Language: English
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    • Step into the enigmatic world of "The Ottoman Empire" a compelling exploration of the rise, zenith, and eventual decline of one of the most formidable empires in history.

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    • The Making of the World's Greatest Empire
    • By: Anthony Everitt
    • Narrated by: Clive Chafer
    • Length: 14 hrs and 18 mins
    • Release date: 09-17-12
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 488 ratings
    • Everitt fashions the story of Rome's rise to glory into an erudite book filled with lasting lessons for our time....

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    • A Captivating Guide to Civilizations of Ancient Africa Such as the Land of Punt, Carthage, the Kingdom of Aksum, the Mali Empire, and the Kingdom of Kush
    • By: Captivating History
    • Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
    • Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins
    • Release date: 10-28-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 105 ratings
    • Africa is the continent where the first humans were born. They explored the vast land and produced the first tools. And although we migrated from that continent, we never completely abandoned it....

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    • Constantine's Empire, Book 1
    • By: Bryan Litfin
    • Narrated by: Michael Braun
    • Series: Constantine's Empire, Book 1
    • Length: 21 hrs and 58 mins
    • Release date: 10-15-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 29 ratings
    • It is AD 312. Rome teeters on the brink of war. Constantine's army is on the move. On the Rhine frontier, Brandulf Rex, a pagan Germanic barbarian, joins the Roman army as a spy and special-forces operative....

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    • A Modern Abridgment by Moses Hadas
    • By: Edward Gibbon, Moses Hadas, Mitch Horowitz
    • Narrated by: Mitch Horowitz
    • Length: 12 hrs and 9 mins
    • Release date: 10-21-24
    • Language: English
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    • For listeners eager to experience Gibbon’s brilliant primary historicism, to understand the long decline of Rome—and the reasons for the Empire’s demise—there exists no better or more accessible condensation of Decline and Fall.

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    • Life of a Colossus
    • By: Adrian Goldsworthy
    • Narrated by: Derek Perkins
    • Length: 24 hrs and 46 mins
    • Release date: 08-12-14
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 3,906 ratings
    • In this landmark biography, Goldsworthy examines Caesar as a military leader, as well as his other roles, and places....

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