Roman Biography

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    • Galen in the Roman Empire
    • By: Susan P. Mattern
    • Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin
    • Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins
    • Release date: 06-06-14
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 62 ratings
    • Galen of Pergamum (A.D. 129-ca. 216) began his remarkable career tending to wounded gladiators in provincial Asia Minor....

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    • Seneca at the Court of Nero
    • By: James S. Romm
    • Narrated by: Paul Woodson
    • Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
    • Release date: 10-26-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 69 ratings
    • James Romm seamlessly weaves together the life and written words, the moral struggles, political intrigue, and bloody vengeance that enmeshed Seneca the Younger in the twisted imperial family and the perverse, paranoid regime of Emperor Nero, despot and madman....

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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 3,997 ratings
    • In this landmark biography, Goldsworthy examines Caesar as a military leader, as well as his other roles, and places....

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    • The Women Who Made Imperial Rome
    • By: Guy de la Bédoyère
    • Narrated by: Julian Elfer
    • Length: 12 hrs and 40 mins
    • Release date: 12-18-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 58 ratings
    • A captivating popular history that shines a light on the notorious Julio-Claudian women who forged an empire....

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    • Power, Betrayal, and the End of the Republic
    • By: Lucius Grant
    • Narrated by: Virtual Voice
    • Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins
    • Release date: 05-24-25
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
    • Before the emperors, there was the Republic. Before the Republic fell, there was the Rubicon. History of the Roman Empire: Power, Betrayal, and the...

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    • The Son of a Slave Who Became Roman Emperor
    • By: Simon Elliot
    • Narrated by: Christopher Ashman
    • Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
    • Release date: 04-25-23
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 5 ratings
    • The son of a former slave, Pertinax was the Roman Emperor who proved that no matter how lowly your birth, you could rise to the very top through hard work, grit and determination....

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    • By: E.R. Chamberlin
    • Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
    • Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
    • Release date: 11-24-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 96 ratings
    • A dramatic account of some of the most notorious figures of medieval and Renaissance history who ruled from the Eternal City. It is sure to grip fans of John Julius Norwich, Tom Holland, and Peter Ackroyd....

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    • Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium
    • By: Barry Strauss
    • Narrated by: Jacques Roy
    • Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins
    • Release date: 03-22-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 280 ratings
    • The War That Made the Roman Empire is the gripping story of one of history’s most important and yet little-known wars, the campaign culminating in the Battle of Actium in 31 BC, whose outcome determined the future of the Roman Empire....

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    • By: Philip Freeman
    • Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
    • Length: 14 hrs and 44 mins
    • Release date: 05-21-19
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 284 ratings
    • More than 2,000 years after his death, Julius Caesar remains one of the great figures of history. He shaped Rome for generations, and his name became a synonym for "emperor" - not only in Rome but as far away as Germany and Russia....

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    • A Very Short Introduction
    • By: Julia Annas
    • Narrated by: Julia Whelan
    • Length: 2 hrs and 56 mins
    • Release date: 06-08-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 25 ratings
    • This lively and accessible introduction to Plato focuses on the philosophy and argument of his writings, drawing the listener into Plato's way of doing philosophy, and the general themes of his thinking. It looks at Plato as a thinker grappling with philosophical problems....

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    • By: Adrian Goldsworthy
    • Narrated by: Steven Crossley
    • Length: 17 hrs and 13 mins
    • Release date: 06-02-15
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 305 ratings
    • In this remarkable dual biography of the two great lovers of the ancient world, Adrian Goldsworthy goes beyond myth and romance to create a nuanced and historically acute portrayal....

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    • The Man Who Saved My Soul
    • By: Tony Hendra
    • Narrated by: Tony Hendra
    • Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
    • Release date: 07-14-04
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 338 ratings
    • This runaway New York Times best seller is a book to savor and treasure....

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    • Roman Emperors from Augustus to Constantine
    • By: Barry Strauss
    • Narrated by: Arthur Morey
    • Length: 12 hrs and 52 mins
    • Release date: 03-05-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 431 ratings
    • Best-selling classical historian Barry Strauss tells the story of three-and-a-half centuries of the Roman Empire through the lives of 10 of the most important emperors, from Augustus to Constantine....

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    • Romans, Persians, and the Rise of Islam
    • By: Peter Crawford
    • Narrated by: James Lurie
    • Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
    • Release date: 10-07-14
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 405 ratings
    • The War of the Three Gods is a military history of the Near and Middle East in the seventh century....

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    • The Life and Legacy of Abraham Maslow, and My Sudden Awakening into Self-Actualization
    • By: Roman Gelperin
    • Narrated by: Virtual Voice
    • Length: 18 hrs and 35 mins
    • Release date: 02-15-24
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
    • Enlightenment!—You may spend your whole life seeking it, but never find it. You may never search for it or even know that it’s possible, but ...

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    • By: Suetonius
    • Narrated by: Derek Jacobi
    • Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins
    • Release date: 12-26-04
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 79 ratings
    • Suetonius wrote his Lives of the Twelve Caesars in the reign of Vespasian around 70AD. He chronicled the extraordinary careers of Julius, Augustus....

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    • A Memoir
    • By: André Aciman
    • Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
    • Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins
    • Release date: 10-22-24
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 16 ratings
    • André Aciman, the author of Call Me by Your Name returns with a deeply romantic memoir of his time in Rome while on the cusp of adulthood.

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