Ancient Middle East History

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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 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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    • 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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    • By: Peter Mansfield
    • Narrated by: Richard Brown
    • Length: 17 hrs and 1 min
    • Release date: 06-28-11
    • Language: English
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    • In this masterly work of synthesis, Peter Mansfield explores two centuries of history in the Middle East...

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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
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    • 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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    • 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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    • 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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    • 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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    • 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 Egyptian History, from the Early Dynastic Period Through the Early, Middle, and Late Kingdom to the Death of Cleopatra
    • By: Captivating History
    • Narrated by: Jay Herbert
    • Length: 1 hr and 28 mins
    • Release date: 12-03-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 5 ratings
    • In this audiobook, you will travel back to ancient Egypt, when kings were considered gods, pharaohs built towering pyramids, great battles were fought, and the world as we know it today was formed....

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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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    • 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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    • 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 Kybalion, Corpus Hermeticum, The Emerald Tablets of Thoth the Atlantean and The Life and Teachings of Hermes Trismegistus
    • By: Three Initiates, Hermes Trismegistus, M. Doreal, Manly P. Hall
    • Narrated by: Roberto Scarlato
    • Length: 11 hrs and 28 mins
    • Release date: 12-19-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 88 ratings
    • Passing from lip to ear, the philosophies of Hermes Trismegistus have been passed down through thousands of years. Listen as this tradition continues in this audio compilation....

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