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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/652145 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The First Clash: The Miraculous Greek Victory at Marathon and Its Impact on Western Civilization Author: James Lacey Narrator: Mike Cooper Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 25 minutes Release date: September 6, 2024 Genres: Ancient Civilizations Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Marathon—one of history’s most pivotal battles. Its very name evokes images of almost superhuman courage, endurance, and fighting spirit. But until now, the story of what happened at Marathon has been told exclusively through the narrow viewpoint of specialists in antiquity. In this eye-opening new book, acclaimed journalist Jim Lacey, both a military historian and a combat veteran, takes a fresh look at Marathon and reveals why the battle happened, how it was fought, and whether, in fact, it saved Western civilization. Lacey brilliantly reconstructs the world of the fifth century B.C. leading up to the astonishing military defeat of the Persian Empire by the vastly undermanned but determined Greek defenders. Using the seminal work of Herodotus as his starting point, Lacey reconstructs the tactical and strategic scenario of the battle, including how many combatants each side might have used and who actually led the Greeks. He also disputes the long-repeated myths of Athenian inexperience and effete Persian arrogance. With the kind of vivid detail that characterizes the best modern war reportage, Lacey shows how the heavily armed Persian army was shocked, demoralized, and ultimately defeated by the relentless assault of the Athenian phalanx, which battered the Persian line in a series of brutal attacks. He reveals the fascinating aftermath of Marathon, how its fighters became the equivalent of our “Greatest Generation,” and challenges the view of many historians that Marathon ultimately proved the Greek “Western way of war” to be the superior strategy for fighting—and winning—battles to the present day. Immediate, visceral, and full of new analyses that defy decades of conventional wisdom, The First Clash is a superb interpretation of a conflict that indeed made the world safe for Aristotle, Plato, and our own modern democracy. But it was also a battle whose legacy and lessons have often been misunderstood—perhaps, now more than ever, at our own peril. * This audiobook includes a downloadable PDF containing illustrated maps and the Dramatis Personae, from the printed book.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/612337 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How to Fit All of Ancient Greece in an Elevator Author: Theodore Papakostas Narrator: Tom Babbage, John Moraitis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 41 minutes Release date: August 1, 2024 Genres: Ancient Civilizations Publisher's Summary: 'Irresistibly fascinating' MARIE CLAIRE GREECE 'Essential' VICTORIA HISLOP 'Brilliantly conceived' PAUL CARTLEDGE An enormous bestseller in Greece, this is a bold, witty retelling of the story of Ancient Greece by a rising star in archaeology Two strangers meet in a trapped elevator. One is an archaeologist, the other isn’t. A simple question, ‘What do you do?’, becomes the springboard for a dialogue that weaves a fascinating tale. Archaeologist Theodore Papakostas takes the reader on a spectacularly iconoclastic and hugely engrossing journey through ancient Greece, from its beginnings in prehistory to its end. Marvelling at the exalted moments in history as well as the more mundane, Papakostas introduces the reader to countless fascinating stories about the cradle of western civilisation – many of which upend received wisdom about the empire as well as about archaeology itself. Along the way, he settles questions such as: What did a Minoan princess pack for a trip to Egypt? How did a raunchy dance lead to the birth of Democracy? Why did Heraclitus suggest that Homer should be slapped? A whistle-stop tour through three hundred years of Greek history, How to Fit All of Ancient Greece in an Elevator is an unforgettable love letter to the treasures we’ve inherited from the ancient world, as well as to those who have helped us unearth them.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/665588 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Homer and His Iliad Author: Robin Lane Fox Narrator: Steve John Shepherd Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 44 minutes Release date: October 24, 2023 Genres: Ancient Civilizations Publisher's Summary: A groundbreaking reassessment of the Iliad, uncovering how the poem was written and why it remains enduringly powerful  The Iliad is the world’s greatest epic poem—heroic battle and divine fate set against the Trojan War. Its beauty and profound bleakness are intensely moving, but great questions remain: Where, how, and when was it composed and why does it endure?  Robin Lane Fox addresses these questions, drawing on a lifelong love and engagement with the poem. He argues for a place, a date, and a method for its composition—subjects of ongoing controversy—combining the detailed expertise of a historian with a poetic reader’s sensitivity. Lane Fox considers hallmarks of the poem; its values, implicit and explicit; its characters; its women; its gods; and even its horses.  Thousands of readers turn to the Iliad every year. Drawing on fifty years of reading and research, Lane Fox offers us a breathtaking tour of this magnificent text, revealing why the poem has endured for ages.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/665583 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Justinian: Emperor, Soldier, Saint Author: Peter Sarris Narrator: Mark Elstob Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 37 minutes Release date: October 24, 2023 Genres: Ancient Civilizations Publisher's Summary: A definitive new biography of the Byzantine emperor Justinian     Justinian is a radical reassessment of an emperor and his times. In the sixth century CE, the emperor Justinian presided over nearly four decades of remarkable change, in an era of geopolitical threats, climate change, and plague. From the eastern Roman—or Byzantine—capital of Constantinople, Justinian’s armies reconquered lost territory in Africa, Italy, and Spain. But these military exploits, historian Peter Sarris shows, were just one part of a larger program of imperial renewal. From his dramatic overhaul of Roman law, to his lavish building projects, to his fierce persecution of dissenters from Orthodox Christianity, Justinian’s vigorous statecraft—and his energetic efforts at self-glorification—not only set the course of Byzantium but also laid the foundations for the world of the Middle Ages.     Even as Justinian sought to recapture Rome’s past greatness, he paved the way for what would follow.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/665603 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pax: War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age Author: Tom Holland Narrator: Tom Holland Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 53 minutes Release date: September 26, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Ancient Civilizations Publisher's Summary: The definitive history of Rome’s golden age—an ultimate superpower at the pinnacle of its greatness The Pax Romana has long been shorthand for the empire’s golden age. Stretching from Caledonia to Arabia, Rome ruled over a quarter of the world’s population. It was the wealthiest and most formidable state in the history of humankind.   Pax is a captivating narrative history of Rome at the height of its power. From the gilded capital to realms beyond the frontier, historian Tom Holland shows ancient Rome in all its glory: Nero’s downfall, the destruction of Jerusalem and Pompeii, the building of the Colosseum and Hadrian’s Wall, the conquests of Trajan. Vividly sketching the lives of Romans both ordinary and spectacular, from slaves to emperors, Holland shows that Roman peace was the fruit of unprecedented military violence.  A stunning portrait of Rome’s glory days, this is the epic history of the Pax Romana.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/647029 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Faith Under Fire: Stories of Hope and Courage from World War II Author: Steve Rabey Narrator: Tom Parks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 13 minutes Release date: July 18, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 3 Genres: Ancient Civilizations Publisher's Summary: As World War II raged, millions of men and women confronted injury, destruction, separation from home and loved ones, chaos, and death. These challenges and traumas and many others forced an entire generation of everyday heroes to take stock of their lives. And in the process, many turned to God in ways they never had before. In Faith Under Fire, you'll experience scenes of astonishing bravery, moments of heart-breaking loss, and a pervasive sense of love for God, neighbor, and country that was strong enough to transcend denominational and national differences, inspiring selfless acts of courage and compassion under the worst of circumstances. From the Catholic chaplain who offered mercy among the carnage of Iwo Jima, to the Pentecostal boy who was saved from an incoming shell by the voice of God calling his name, to the young wife praying that her husband would survive life in a concentration camp, to the Tuskegee Airman who fought both totalitarianism and racism, these stories reveal the power of faith that sustained these heroes when there was nowhere else to turn. Award-winning author Steve Rabey presents more than twenty firsthand accounts of faith under pressure, many of them illustrated with war-time photos, letters, and journal entries. At a time when many who lived through these trying times are dying, their stories live on, passing on a legacy of faith and fortitude to future generations. Photos are included in the audiobook companion PDF download.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/646591 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Wall: Rome's Greatest Frontier Author: Alistair Moffat Narrator: James Cameron Stewart Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 30 minutes Release date: July 18, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Ancient Civilizations Publisher's Summary: Hadrian's Wall is the largest and one of the most enigmatic historical monuments in Britain. Nothing else approaches its vast scale: a land wall running seventy-three miles from east to west and a sea wall stretching at least twenty-six miles down the Cumbrian coast. Many of its forts are as large as Britain's most formidable medieval castles, and the wide ditch dug to the south of the Wall, the vallum, is larger than any surviving prehistoric earthwork. Built in a ten-year period by more than thirty thousand soldiers and laborers at the behest of an extraordinary emperor, the Wall consisted of more than twenty-four million stones, giving it a mass greater than all the Egyptian pyramids put together. At least a million people visit Hadrian's Wall each year, and it has been designated a World Heritage Site. In this book, based on literary and historical sources as well as the latest archaeological research, Alistair Moffat considers who built the Wall, how it was built, why it was built, and how it affected the native peoples who lived in its mighty shadow. The result is a unique and fascinating insight into one of the wonders of the ancient world.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620634 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Homer and His Iliad Author: Robin Lane Fox Narrator: Steve John Shepherd Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 43 minutes Release date: July 13, 2023 Genres: Ancient Civilizations Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Homer's Iliad is the famous epic poem set among the tales of Troy. Its subject is the anger of the hero Achilles and its dreadful consequences for the warring Greeks and Trojans. It was composed more than 2600 years ago, but still transfixes us with its tale of loss and battle, love and revenge, guided throughout by the active presence of the gods. Its beauty and profound bleakness are intensely moving but great questions remain: where, how and when it was composed and why it has such enduring power? In this compelling book Robin Lane Fox addresses these questions, drawing on a life-long love and engagement with the poem. He argues for a place, a date and a method for its composition, giving us a sense of alternative approaches and grounding his own in discoveries about long heroic poems composed elsewhere in the world, and the ever-growing evidence of archaeology. Unlike other books on the Iliad, this one combines the detailed expertise of a historian with the sensitivity of a teacher of it as poetry. Lane Fox goes on to consider hallmarks of the poem, its values, implicit and explicit, its characters, its women, its gods and even its horses. He argues repeatedly for its beautiful observation and addresses its parallel use of what is, to us, the natural world. Thousands of readers turn to the Iliad every year. In this superbly written and conceived tribute, Lane Fox expresses and amplifies what old and new readers can find in it. It is pervaded, he argues, by a poignant hardness which is not just a poetic trick. It is a deeply held view of the world. ©2023 Robin Lane Fox (P)2023 Penguin Audio

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/668832 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Awakening Osiris: The Spiritual Keys to the Egyptian Book of the Dead Author: Normandi Ellis Narrator: Tegan Ashton Cohan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 8 minutes Release date: June 1, 2023 Genres: Ancient Civilizations Publisher's Summary: A beautiful and engaging rendering of the Egyptian Book of the Dead. The Egyptian Book of the Dead is one of the oldest and greatest classics of Western spirituality. Until now, the available translations have treated these writings as historical curiosities that have little relevance to our contemporary situations. This new version, made from the hieroglyphs, approaches the Book of the Dead as a profound spiritual text capable of speaking to us today. These writings suggest that the divine realm and the human realm are not altogether separate—they remind us that the natural world, and the substance of our lives, is fashioned from the stuff of the gods. Devoted like an Egyptian scribe to the principle of 'effective utterance,' Normandi Ellis has produced a prose translation that reads like pure, diaphanous verse.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/669683 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Kings of Macedonia and the Triumph of Rome Author: Ian Worthington Narrator: Gareth Richards Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 3 minutes Release date: May 9, 2023 Genres: Ancient Civilizations Publisher's Summary: In the history of ancient Macedonia, the last three Antigonid kings—Philip V, his son Perseus, and the pretender Andriscus or Philip VI—are commonly overlooked in favor of their predecessors Philip II and his son Alexander the Great, who established a Macedonian empire. By the time Philip V became king, Macedonia was no longer an imperial power and Rome was fast spreading its dominance over the Mediterranean. Viewed as postscripts to the kingdom's heyday, the last Macedonian kings are often denounced for self-serving ambitions, flawed policies, and questionable personal qualities by hostile ancient writers. They are condemned for defeats by Rome that saw both the end of the monarchy and the fall of the formidable Macedonian phalanx before the Roman legion. Producing the first full-scale treatment of Philip V in eighty years and the first in English of Perseus and Andriscus in more than fifty, Ian Worthington argues that this period was far from a postscript to Macedonia's Classical greatness and disagrees that the last Antigonid kings were merely collateral damage in Rome's ascendancy in the east. Despite superior Roman manpower and resources, Philip and Perseus often had the upper hand in their wars against Rome. As Worthington asserts, these kings deserve to be remembered for striving to preserve their kingdom's independence against staggering odds.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/662808 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pertinax: The Son of a Slave Who Became Roman Emperor Author: Simon Elliott Narrator: Christopher Ashman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 11 minutes Release date: April 25, 2023 Genres: Ancient Civilizations Publisher's Summary: 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. Born in AD 126, Pertinax made a late career change from working as a grammar teacher to a position in the army. As he moved up the ranks and further along the aristocratic cursus honorum, he took on many of the most important postings in the Empire, from senior military roles in fractious Britain, the Marcomannic Wars on the Danube, to the Parthian Wars in the east. He held governorships in key provinces, and later consulships in Rome itself. When Emperor Commodus was assassinated, the Praetorian Guard alighted on Pertinax to become the new Emperor, expecting a pliable puppet. But Pertinax was nothing of the sort and when he then attempted to reform the Guard, he was assassinated. His death triggered the beginning of the 'Year of the Five Emperors' from which Septimius Severus, Pertinax's former mentoree, became the ultimate victor. This previously untold story brings a fascinating and important figure out of the shadows. A self-made everyman, a man of principle and ambition, a role model respected by his contemporaries, Pertinax's remarkable story offers a unique and panoramic insight into the late 2nd century AD Principate Empire.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/662801 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Short History of Tomb-Raiding: The Epic Hunt for Egypt’s Treasures Author: Maria Golia Narrator: Mike Cooper Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 49 minutes Release date: April 25, 2023 Genres: Ancient Civilizations Publisher's Summary: A spine-tingling exploration of a venture as ancient as the pyramids themselves. To secure a comfortable afterlife, ancient Egyptians built fortress-like tombs and filled them with precious goods, a practice that generated staggering quantities of artifacts over the course of many millennia—and also one that has drawn thieves and tomb-raiders to Egypt since antiquity. Drawing on modern scholarship, reportage, and period sources, this book tracks the history of treasure-seekers in Egypt and the social contexts in which they operated, revealing striking continuities throughout time. Listeners will recognize the foibles of today's politicians and con artists, the perils of materialism, and the cycles of public compliance and dissent in the face of injustice. In describing an age-old pursuit and its timeless motivations, A Short History of Tomb-Raiding shows how much we have in common with our Bronze Age ancestors.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/611883 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Buried Alive: The True Story of Kidnapping, Captivity, and a Dramatic Rescue (NelsonFree) Author: Roy Hallums Narrator: Milton Bagby Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 55 minutes Release date: April 18, 2023 Genres: Ancient Civilizations Publisher's Summary: A true-life adventure sure to shock as well as inspire. AK47s, masked thugs, and brutal urgency erupt from Roy Hallums' account of his abduction in Iraq, shredding through those frequently sterile cable news reports revealing that another 'American contractor is being held hostage . . .' Hallums was the everyman behind that report?a 56-year-old retired Naval commander working as a food supply contractor in Baghdad's high-end Mansour District. His abduction was transacted in a matter of minutes, amidst a hail of gunfire and a handful of casualties. For the first few months of his captivity, Hallums endured beatings and psychological torture while being shuffled from one ramshackle safe house to another. From the four-foot-tall crawlspace where he carried out the bulk of his nearly year-long abduction, Hallums established a surprising degree of normalcy?a system of routines and timekeeping, along with an attention to the particulars that defined his horrific ordeal. His experience is recreated here, rich with harrowing specifics and surprising observations. Photos are included in the audiobook companion PDF download.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/670486 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ancient Rome: The Definitive History Author: Dk Narrator: Charles Armstrong Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 52 minutes Release date: April 6, 2023 Genres: Ancient Civilizations Publisher's Summary: Immerse yourself in the history of ancient Rome - from its origins as a small settlement on the Palatine Hill to its peak as an empire reigning over 90 million people, and its tumultuous decline. Covering more than 1,000 years of history, and an empire that stretched from Scotland to Syria, Ancient Rome reveals in vivid detail all of the key political, cultural, and military events that shaped the Roman Empire and explores what it was like to live in a society that laid the foundations for many aspects of the modern world. Engaging text cover every facet of life in ancient Rome, from art, entertainment, and fashion to engineering, medicine, and war. Step back in time in the chapters of this history audiobook to discover: - Explore developments in areas such as sculpture, religion, warfare, and engineering. - Includes tales of the most dramatic events and battles in Roman history, as well as profiles of influential historical and cultural figures. Featuring Rome's greatest emperors, from Augustus to Constantine, as well as profiles of generals, historians, and influential women, Ancient Rome also delves into the fascinating stories of gladiators, bakers, and enslaved people. The most iconic buildings of Rome are brought to life, while the stories of ordinary citizens, soldiers, and persecuted groups from across the empire are told. Unparalleled in scope, Ancient Rome is the perfect audiobook for anyone who is interested in this defining period of world history. © 2023 DK © 2023 DK Audio

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/649565 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Weavers, Scribes, and Kings: A New History of the Ancient Near East Author: Amanda H. Podany Narrator: Amanda H. Podany Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 26 minutes Release date: March 28, 2023 Genres: Ancient Civilizations Publisher's Summary: 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. The book is built around the life stories of many ancient men and women, from kings, priestesses, and merchants to brickmakers, musicians, and weavers. Their habits of daily life, beliefs, triumphs, and crises, and the changes that people faced over time are explored through their own written words and the buildings, cities, and empires in which they lived. Weavers, Scribes, and Kings creates a tapestry of life stories through which listeners will come to know individuals from many walks of life, and to understand their places within the broad history of events and institutions in the ancient Near East. These stories are preserved on ancient clay tablets, which allow us to trace, for example, the career of a weaver as she advanced to become a supervisor of a workshop, listen to a king trying to persuade his generals to prepare for a siege, and feel the pain of a starving couple and their four young children as they suffered through a time of famine. What might seem at first glance to be a remote and inaccessible ancient culture proves to be a comprehensible world, one that bequeathed to the modern world many of our institutions and beliefs, a fascinating place to visit.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/611862 to listen full audiobooks. Title: George Washington Carver: A Biography of a Scientist, Botanist, and Former Slave Series: Part of Christian Encounters Series Author: John Perry Narrator: Percy Bell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 48 minutes Release date: March 21, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Ancient Civilizations Publisher's Summary: Christian Encounters, a series of biographies from Thomas Nelson Publishers, highlights important lives from all ages and areas of the Church. Some are familiar faces. Others are unexpected guests. But all, through their relationships, struggles, prayers, and desires, uniquely illuminate our shared experience. A generation of 20th-century Americans knew him as a gentle, stoop-shouldered old black man who loved plants and discovered more than a hundred uses for the humble peanut. George Washington Carver goes beyond the public image to chronicle the adventures of one of history's most inspiring and remarkable men. George Washington Carver was born a slave. After his mother was kidnapped during the Civil War, his former owners raised him as their own child. He was the first black graduate of Iowa State, and turned down a salary from Thomas Edison higher than the U.S. President to stay at the struggling Tuskegee Institute, where he taught and encouraged poor black students for nearly half a century. Carver was an award-winning painter and acclaimed botanist who saw God the Creator in all of nature. The more he learned about the world, the more convinced he was that everything in it was a gift from the Almighty, that all people were equal in His sight, and that the way to gain respect from his fellow man was not to demand it, but to earn it.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/670599 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - G/GESCHICHTE - Sparta gegen Athen: Kampf um Griechenland: Der Peloponnesische Krieg Author: G/geschichte Narrator: Linda Cedli Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 53 minutes Release date: February 28, 2023 Genres: Ancient Civilizations Publisher's Summary: An NATO und Warschauer Pakt erinnert die Konstellation zwischen Attischem Seebund und Peloponnesischem Bund: Hier eine Organisation demokratischer Staaten, die sich über ein Meer spannt, dort eine Allianz autokratischer Staaten, die weitgehend einen Block auf dem Land bildet. Beide Vereinigungen werden von einer einzelnen Supermacht dominiert, die ihr politisches System überall durchsetzen will – auch mit robusten Methoden. Die Konfrontation endet zum Glück anders: Nach dem modernen Kalten Krieg triumphierten die Demokratien. Nach dem prekären Nikias-Frieden und der folgenden Schlussphase des Peloponnesischen Kriegs hingegen siegte Sparta 404 v. Chr. über Athen. Und damit die Autokratie über die Demokratie. Es dauerte dann weit mehr als 2000 Jahre, bis sich die USA herausbildeten, sich in Westeuropa der Parlamentarismus durchsetzte – und »wieder demokratisch organisierte mächtige Staaten als Akteure die Weltpolitik bewegten«, wie der Düsseldorfer Geschichtsprofessor Bruno Bleckmann in seinem Essay schreibt. Doch die Geschichte ist nie zu Ende: 403 v. Chr. erhebt die Demokratie in Athen noch einmal ihr Haupt und besteht weitere 81 Jahre fort. Umgekehrt endete die Autokratie in Russland nach dem Zusammenbruch der Sowjetunion 1991 auch nur vorübergehend – und ist heute aggressiver denn je.-

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/629504 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Roman Triumph Author: Mary Beard Narrator: Lucy Rayner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 10 minutes Release date: February 28, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Ancient Civilizations Publisher's Summary: It followed every major military victory in ancient Rome: the successful general drove through the streets to the temple of Jupiter on the Capitoline Hill; behind him streamed his raucous soldiers; in front were his prisoners, as well as the booty he'd captured, from enemy ships and precious statues to plants and animals from the conquered territory. Occasionally there was so much on display that the show lasted two or three days. A radical reexamination of this most extraordinary of ancient ceremonies, this book explores the magnificence of the Roman triumph, but also its darker side. What did it mean when the axle broke under Julius Caesar's chariot? And what are the implications of the Roman triumph, as a celebration of imperialism and military might, for questions about military power and 'victory' in our own day? The triumph, Mary Beard contends, prompted the Romans to question as well as celebrate military glory. Her work is a testament to the profound importance of the triumph in Roman culture—and for monarchs, dynasts, and generals ever since. But how can we recreate the ceremony as it was celebrated in Rome? How can we piece together its elusive traces in art and literature? Beard addresses these questions, opening a window on the intriguing process of sifting through and making sense of what constitutes 'history.'

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/604242 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Anaximander: And the Birth of Science Author: Carlo Rovelli Narrator: Roy Mcmillan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 42 minutes Release date: February 28, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Ancient Civilizations Publisher's Summary: The bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics illuminates the nature of science through the revolutionary ideas of the Greek philosopher Anaximander Over two millennia ago, the prescient insights of Anaximander paved the way for cosmology, physics, geography, meteorology, and biology, setting in motion a new way of seeing the world. His legacy includes the revolutionary ideas that the Earth floats in a void, that animals evolved, that the world can be understood in natural rather than supernatural terms, and that universal laws govern all phenomena. He introduced a new mode of rational thinking with an openness to uncertainty and the progress of knowledge.   In this elegant work, the renowned theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli brings to light the importance of Anaximander’s overlooked influence on modern science. He examines Anaximander not from the point of view of a historian or as an expert in Greek philosophy, but as a scientist interested in the deep nature of scientific thinking, which Rovelli locates in the critical and rebellious ability to reimagine the world again and again. Anaximander celebrates the radical lack of certainty that defines the scientific quest for knowledge. * This audiobook ncludes a downloadable PDF of maps, landmarks, artifacts, and some of the earliest antiquities found and documented from ancient times.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617700 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Anaximander: And the Nature of Science Author: Carlo Rovelli Narrator: Roy Mcmillan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 43 minutes Release date: February 23, 2023 Genres: Ancient Civilizations Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. The bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics illuminates the nature of science by exploring the revolutionary ideas of one of its great forefathers: the Greek philosopher Anaximander Over two millennia ago, a Greek philosopher had a number of wondrous insights that paved the way to cosmology, physics, geography, meteorology, and biology, setting in motion a new way of seeing the world. Anaximander's legacy includes the revolutionary idea that the earth floats in a void, that the world can be understood in natural rather than supernatural terms, that animals evolved, and that universal laws govern all phenomena. He introduced a new mode of rational thinking with an openness to uncertainty and to the progress of knowledge. In this elegant work, acclaimed physicist Carlo Rovelli brings to light the importance of Anaximander's overlooked legacy to modern science. He examines Anaximander as a scientist interested in shedding light on the deep nature of scientific thinking, which Rovelli locates in his rebellious ability to reimagine the world again and again. Anaximander celebrates the radical lack of certainty that defines the scientific quest for knowledge. © 2023 Carlo Rovelli (P)2023 Penguin Audio