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 68 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 3,987 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 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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    • 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
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    • 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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    • 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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    • 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 93 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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    • 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 276 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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    • 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 300 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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    • 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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    • 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 279 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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    • 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 430 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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    • 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 1 rating
    • 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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    • 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 Shocking History of Ancient Rome's Most Wicked Rulers from Caligula to Nero and More
    • By: Phillip Barlag
    • Narrated by: David de Vries
    • Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
    • Release date: 06-15-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 109 ratings
    • Evil Roman Emperors puts the worst of Rome's rulers in one place and offers a review of their lives and a historical context for what made them into what they became....

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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: Dan Wilson
    • Narrated by: Virtual Voice
    • Length: 2 hrs and 31 mins
    • Release date: 07-24-24
    • Language: English
    • 3 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
    • Emperor Tiberius: Life and Reign offers a comprehensive and nuanced exploration of one of Rome’s most enigmatic emperors. Tiberius, who ruled ...

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