Ancient Middle East History

Product List
    • 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 724 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....

    Regular price: $21.49 or 1 credit

    Sale price: $21.49 or 1 credit

    Included in Plus membership
    • 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 1,392 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....

    Regular price: $18.91 or 1 credit

    Sale price: $18.91 or 1 credit

    Included in Plus membership
    • 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 138 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....

    Regular price: $30.09 or 1 credit

    Sale price: $30.09 or 1 credit

    • By: Peter Mansfield
    • Narrated by: Richard Brown
    • Length: 17 hrs and 1 min
    • Release date: 06-28-11
    • Language: English
    • 3.5 out of 5 stars 88 ratings
    • In this masterly work of synthesis, Peter Mansfield explores two centuries of history in the Middle East...

    Regular price: $23.43 or 1 credit

    Sale price: $23.43 or 1 credit

    • A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There
    • By: Donald P. Ryan
    • Narrated by: Jonathan Beville
    • Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins
    • Release date: 07-01-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 24 ratings
    • Ancient Egypt wasn't all pyramids, sphinxes and gold sarcophagi. For your average Egyptian, life was tough, and work was hard, conducted under the burning gaze of the sun god Ra....

    Regular price: $17.19 or 1 credit

    Sale price: $17.19 or 1 credit

    • 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 77 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....

    Regular price: $18.99 or 1 credit

    Sale price: $18.99 or 1 credit

    Included in Plus membership
    • 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....

    Regular price: $14.95 or 1 credit

    Sale price: $14.95 or 1 credit

    • 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....

    Regular price: $17.38 or 1 credit

    Sale price: $17.38 or 1 credit

    Included in Plus membership
    • 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....

    Regular price: $11.17 or 1 credit

    Sale price: $11.17 or 1 credit

    • 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....

    Regular price: $21.49 or 1 credit

    Sale price: $21.49 or 1 credit

    Included in Plus membership
    • 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....

    Regular price: $15.56 or 1 credit

    Sale price: $15.56 or 1 credit

    Included in Plus membership
    • 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 220 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....

    Regular price: $9.45 or 1 credit

    Sale price: $9.45 or 1 credit

    Included in Plus membership
    • 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 81 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....

    Regular price: $24.95 or 1 credit

    Sale price: $24.95 or 1 credit

  • Regular price: $19.95 or 1 credit

    Sale price: $19.95 or 1 credit

    • An Enthralling Overview of Iranian History, Starting from the Ancient Persians Through the Persian Empire to Modern Iran (Exploring the Middle East)
    • By: Billy Wellman
    • Narrated by: Jay Herbert
    • Series: Exploring the Past
    • Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins
    • Release date: 03-03-23
    • Language: English
    • Not rated yet
    • From the prehistoric ages to the modern Islamic Republic, Iran has always maintained its prevalent position in history as one of the most vibrant, distinct, and diverse countries in the world....

    Regular price: $15.56 or 1 credit

    Sale price: $15.56 or 1 credit

  • Regular price: $5.42 or 1 credit

    Sale price: $5.42 or 1 credit

  • Regular price: $11.66 or 1 credit

    Sale price: $11.66 or 1 credit

    • 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....

    Regular price: $6.95 or 1 credit

    Sale price: $6.95 or 1 credit

    • 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....

    Regular price: $24.95 or 1 credit

    Sale price: $24.95 or 1 credit

    • Fourteen Centuries of War between Islam and the West
    • By: Raymond Ibrahim, Victor Davis Hanson - foreword
    • Narrated by: John McLain
    • Length: 14 hrs and 2 mins
    • Release date: 12-11-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 524 ratings
    • This sweeping history of the often-violent conflict between Islam and the West sheds a revealing light on current hostilities....

    Regular price: $17.96 or 1 credit

    Sale price: $17.96 or 1 credit