Ancient Middle East

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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 98 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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    • A 3,000-Year History of Peoples, Tribes, and Empires
    • By: Tim Mackintosh-Smith
    • Narrated by: Ralph Lister
    • Length: 25 hrs and 34 mins
    • Release date: 04-30-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 288 ratings
    • This kaleidoscopic book covers almost 3,000 years of Arab history and shines a light on the footloose Arab peoples and tribes who conquered lands and disseminated their language and culture over vast distances....

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    • The History and Legacy of the Ancient World's First Major City
    • By: Charles River Editors
    • Narrated by: Ken Teutsch
    • Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
    • Release date: 10-19-16
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 19 ratings
    • For nearly 5,000 years, the sands of the Iraqi desert have held the remains of the oldest known civilization: the Sumerians....

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    • A New History of the Ancient Near East
    • By: Amanda H. Podany
    • Narrated by: Amanda H. Podany
    • Length: 18 hrs and 26 mins
    • Release date: 03-28-23
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 140 ratings
    • In this sweeping history of the ancient Near East, Amanda Podany takes listeners on a gripping journey from the creation of the world's first cities to the conquests of Alexander the Great....

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    • The History and Legacy of the Ancient Sumerian Capital
    • By: Charles River Editors
    • Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
    • Length: 1 hr and 31 mins
    • Release date: 09-22-16
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 48 ratings
    • The discovery of the Sumerian tablets brought to light the existence of the Sumerian culture, which was the oldest of all the Mesopotamian cultures....

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    • Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization
    • By: Paul Kriwaczek
    • Narrated by: Derek Perkins
    • Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
    • Release date: 08-27-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 729 ratings
    • Civilization was born 8,000 years ago, between the floodplains of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, when migrants from the surrounding mountains and deserts began to create increasingly sophisticated urban societies. In the cities that they built, half of human history took place....

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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 203 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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    • England and Palestine from the Bronze Age to Balfour
    • By: Barbara W. Tuchman
    • Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
    • Length: 12 hrs and 33 mins
    • Release date: 11-13-09
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 430 ratings
    • Two-time Pulitzer Prize - winning historian Barbara Tuchman explores the complex relationship of Britain to Palestine that led to the founding of the modern Jewish state....

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    • By: Eloise Jarvis McGraw
    • Narrated by: Charles Carroll
    • Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins
    • Release date: 08-01-12
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,308 ratings
    • Ranofer struggles to thwart the plottings of his evil brother, Gebu, so he can become master goldsmith like their father....

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    • A Very Short Introduction
    • By: Amanda H. Podany
    • Narrated by: Fajer Al-Kaisi
    • Length: 4 hrs and 2 mins
    • Release date: 06-08-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 18 ratings
    • The ancient Near East is known as the "cradle of civilization" - and for good reason. This Very Short Introduction audiobook offers a fascinating account of this momentous time in human history....

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    • A Captivating Guide to Ancient Civilizations of the Middle East, Including Regions Such as Mesopotamia, Ancient Iran, Egypt, Anatolia, and the Levant
    • By: Captivating History
    • Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
    • Length: 4 hrs and 16 mins
    • Release date: 12-08-20
    • Language: English
    • 3.5 out of 5 stars 4 ratings
    • Where did the first signs of civilization appear in the ancient world? The answers are hidden in the ancient history of the Fertile Crescent, and now, they are unveiled to you in our comprehensive and captivating guide to the ancient civilizations of the Near East....

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    • The First World Empire and the Battle for the West
    • By: Tom Holland
    • Narrated by: Michael Page
    • Length: 14 hrs and 51 mins
    • Release date: 12-27-15
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,397 ratings
    • The story of how their citizens took on the Great King of Persia, and thereby saved not only themselves, but Western civilization as well, is as heart-stopping and fateful as any episode in history....

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    • The Civilization That Shaped the World
    • By: Joann Fletcher
    • Narrated by: Kate Reading
    • Length: 17 hrs and 25 mins
    • Release date: 08-01-16
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 78 ratings
    • The story of the world's greatest civilization - spanning thousands of years - is full of epic stories, spectacular places, and an evolving society rich in inventors, heroes, villains, and pioneers....

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    • The Vintage Departures Series
    • By: Toby Wilkinson
    • Narrated by: Peter Ganim
    • Length: 12 hrs and 20 mins
    • Release date: 02-04-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 39 ratings
    • The Nile, like all of Egypt, is both timeless and ever-changing. In this audio, renowned Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson takes us on a journey downriver that is both history and travelogue. We begin at the First Nile Cataract, close to the modern city of Aswan....

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    • Charles V, Suleyman the Magnificent, and the Battle for Europe, 1520-1536
    • By: James Reston Jr.
    • Narrated by: Jim Meskimen
    • Length: 14 hrs and 48 mins
    • Release date: 01-29-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 80 ratings
    • A best-selling historian recounts 16 years that shook the world - the epic clash between Europe and the Ottoman Turks that ended the Renaissance and brought Islam to the gates of Vienna....

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    • By: Zoë Oldenbourg
    • Narrated by: Nadia May
    • Length: 27 hrs and 2 mins
    • Release date: 12-29-06
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 194 ratings
    • With subtlety and exceptional sensitivity, historian Zoë Oldenbourg analyzes the complicated tangle of currents and ideas that motivated the Crusades....

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    • How Arabic Science Saved Ancient Knowledge and Gave Us the Renaissance
    • By: Jim Al-Khalili
    • Narrated by: Simon Vance
    • Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins
    • Release date: 02-26-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 346 ratings
    • The Arabic legacy of science and philosophy has long been hidden from the West. British-Iraqi physicist Jim Al-Khalili unveils that legacy to fascinating effect by returning to its roots in the hubs of Arab innovation that would advance science and jump-start the European Renaissance....

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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 1,877 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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    • Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Monsters & Mortals
    • By: Donna Jo Napoli
    • Narrated by: Christina Moore
    • Length: 3 hrs and 28 mins
    • Release date: 12-04-13
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 221 ratings
    • The new National Geographic Treasury of Egyptian Mythology is a stunning tableau of Egyptian myths, including those of pharaohs, queens and the boisterous Sun God Ra....

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