Roman Biography

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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 417 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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    • 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 243 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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    • 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 3,908 ratings
    • In this landmark biography, Goldsworthy examines Caesar as a military leader, as well as his other roles, and places....

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    • First Emperor of Rome
    • By: Adrian Goldsworthy
    • Narrated by: Derek Perkins
    • Length: 18 hrs and 25 mins
    • Release date: 08-26-14
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,624 ratings
    • Caesar Augustus's story, one of the most riveting in western history, is filled with drama and contradiction, risky gambles and unexpected success....

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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
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    • 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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    • 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 284 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 336 ratings
    • This runaway New York Times best seller is a book to savor and treasure....

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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
    • 5 out of 5 stars 58 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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    • By: E.R. Chamberlin
    • Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
    • Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
    • Release date: 11-24-20
    • Language: English
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    • 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: Paul Strathern
    • Narrated by: Robert Whitfield
    • Length: 1 hr and 15 mins
    • Release date: 04-13-04
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,088 ratings
    • Aristotle wrote on everything from the shape of seashells to sterility, from speculations on the nature of the soul to meteorology, poetry, art, and even the interpretation of dreams....

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    • Restorer of the World: New Revised Edition
    • By: John F. White
    • Narrated by: Keval Shah
    • Length: 12 hrs and 15 mins
    • Release date: 11-28-23
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 18 ratings
    • Aurelian saved the Roman Empire from foreign invasion and collapse, earning him the title Restorer of the World from a grateful Senate. This is his story as restorer of the world....

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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 395 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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    • 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 17 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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    • 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 out of 5 stars 48 ratings
    • A captivating popular history that shines a light on the notorious Julio-Claudian women who forged an empire....

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    • Vampire's Mate, Book 1
    • By: Grae Bryan
    • Narrated by: Michael Ferraiuolo
    • Series: Vampire's Mate, Book 1
    • Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins
    • Release date: 05-25-23
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 257 ratings
    • Danny Kingman is used to fending for himself. Working nonstop as an ER nurse to pay for his mother’s care, he’s been putting his own life on hold for as long as he can remember....

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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 30 mins
    • Release date: 02-15-24
    • Language: English
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    • 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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    • Um serial killer entre nós [A Serial Killer Among Us]
    • By: Marianna Romano, Thaís Nunes
    • Narrated by: Thaís Nunes
    • Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins
    • Release date: 11-01-24
    • Language: Portuguese
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    • "Maníaco do Parque—Um Serial Killer Entre Nós" é um Original Audible de true crime que mergulha na sombria história de Francisco de Assis Pereira, um dos serial killers mais notórios do Brasil.

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    • What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country
    • By: Thomas E. Ricks
    • Narrated by: James Lurie
    • Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins
    • Release date: 11-10-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 704 ratings
    • The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist author offers a revelatory new book about the founding fathers, examining their educations and, in particular, their devotion to the ancient Greek and Roman classics—and how that influence would shape their ideals and the new American nation....

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