Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Phoenicians: The History and Culture of One of the Ancient World's Most Influential Civilizations Author: Charles River Editors Narrator: Jack Nolan Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 18 mins Language: English Release date: 04-14-15 Publisher: Charles River Editors Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 44 votes Genres: History, Ancient Publisher's Summary: "These people, who had formerly dwelt on the shores of the Erythraean Sea, having migrated to the Mediterranean and settled in the parts which they now inhabit, began at once, they say, to adventure on long voyages, freighting their vessels with the wares of Egypt and Assyria...." - Herodotus Of all the peoples of the ancient Near East, the Phoenicians are among the most recognizable but also perhaps the least understood. The Phoenicians never built an empire like the Egyptians and Assyrians; in fact, the Phoenicians never created a unified Phoenician state. Instead, they existed as independent city-state kingdoms scattered throughout the Mediterranean region. However, despite the fact there was never a "Phoenician Empire", the Phoenicians proved to be more prolific in their exploration and colonization than any other peoples in world history until the Spanish during the Age of Discovery. The Phoenicians were well-known across different civilizations throughout the ancient world, and their influence can be felt across much of the West today. This is because they are credited with inventing the forerunner to the Greek alphabet, from which the Latin alphabet was directly derived. Nonetheless, the Phoenicians left behind few written texts, so modern historians have been forced to reconstruct their past through a variety of ancient Egyptian, Assyrian, Babylonian, Greek, and Roman sources. It's not even clear what the Phoenicians called themselves, because the name "Phoenician" is derived from the Greek word "phoinix", which possibly relates to the dyes they produced and traded.
Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://hotaudiobook.com Título: Todo lo que debe saber sobre el Antiguo Egipto [Everything You Need to Know about Ancient Egypt] Autor: Luis González González Narrador: Eduardo Wasveiler Formato: Unabridged Duración: 20 hrs and 9 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 01-23-18 Editor: Audible Studios Categorías: History, Ancient Resumen del editor: "Pionera en la arquitectura, la astronomía, la matemática, la medicina, la farmacopea, y con un credo que ha sido copiado por infinidad de religiones, incluyendo el cristianismo; la extraordinaria civilización del Nilo se resiste aún a revelarnos infinidad de secretos. La formación del Antiguo Egipto no estuvo exenta de crueles batallas y ritos salvajes, sin embargo, fue una civilización pionera que al día de hoy sigue fascinando a millones de personas en el mundo. Todo lo que debe saber sobre el Antiguo Egipto nos trae la historia de las XXXI Dinastías, de sus construcciones, de sus ritos, de su evolución política y de sus guerras de un modo accesible a cualquier oyente, ya sea especializado o lego, y en un estilo ágil y vivaz. Pero además nos descubre la epopeya que supuso el descubrimiento de esta civilización y las distintas excavaciones de tumbas desde Belzoni hasta el año 2008. Luis González nos detalla los conflictos entre familias y castas y la pugna por el control del pueblo entre la nobleza y el clero que se suceden en la formación de Egipto. Pero conoceremos también la intensa labor de el rey Menes que dará comienzo a las dinastías, creará el primer sistema teológico de la historia, y unificará los dos reinos de Egipto, el sistema de escritura, la clase administrativa, y el código de leyes; también asistiremos al periodo de esplendor, inigualable, que se vivió en la IV Dinastía de la mano de Djeser Netherijet, el primer gobernante que deja de ser un intermediario entre la divinidad y el pueblo para convertirse él mismo en carne de Dios, y del inmortalizado Imhotep, un titán de la sabiduría; nos deleitaremos con la majestuosidad de las construcciones de Ramsés II que pretende devolver la luz a Egipto tras la fuerte crisis del año 1000 a. C., y por último la decadencia de los llamados Periodos Intermedios, la fuerte crisis económica tras la muerte de Tut-Anj-Amón, la crueldad bajo el dominio de los persas y las intrigas políticas de la saga de los ptolomeos y el suicidio de Cleopatra en el año 30. Razones para comprar la obra: - La obra es un compendio valioso y estructurado de una inmensa bibliografía sobre Egipto, pero además el autor nos la presenta con un lenguaje accesible y cercano al oyente no especializado. - No sólo presenta la historia de todas las dinastías hasta que Egipto se convierte en provincia romana, sino que presenta también la historia de las excavaciones arqueológicas que nos han descubierto ese legado. - Incluye teorías que han sido, por un motivo u otro omitidas de los tratados de egiptología, como la transcripción literal de parte del credo egipcio al credo cristiano. - La obra está plagada de curiosidades y anécdotas que agilizan la narración y hacen que el audio libro vaya más allá de una tediosa enumeración de reyes y batallas. La cultura egipcia está plagada de misterios que se resiste a revelar, como la propia construcción de las pirámides, numerosos expertos consideran que en el S. XXI, con los medios de que se disponen sería imposible construir una pirámide como la de Kéops.
Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Dynasties of Ancient Egypt Subtitle: The History and Legacy of the Pharaohs from the Beginning of Egyptian Civilization to the Rise of Rome Author: Charles River Editors Narrator: Scott Clem Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 12-28-17 Publisher: Charles River Editors Genres: History, Ancient Publisher's Summary: Africa may have given rise to the first human beings, and Egypt probably gave rise to the first great civilizations, which continue to fascinate modern societies across the globe nearly 5,000 years later. From the Library and Lighthouse of Alexandria to the Great Pyramid at Giza, the Ancient Egyptians produced several wonders of the world, revolutionized architecture and construction, created some of the worlds first systems of mathematics and medicine, and established language and art that spread across the known world. With world-famous leaders like King Tut and Cleopatra, its no wonder that todays world has so many Egyptologists. What makes the accomplishments of the Ancient Egyptians all the more remarkable is that Egypt was historically a place of great political turbulence. Its position made it both valuable and vulnerable to tribes across the Mediterranean and the Middle East, and Ancient Egypt had no shortage of its own internecine warfare. Its most famous conquerors would come from Europe, with Alexander the Great laying the groundwork for the Hellenic Ptolemy line and the Romans extinguishing that line after defeating Cleopatra and driving her to suicide. Perhaps the most intriguing aspect of ancient Egyptian civilization was its inception from the ground up, as the ancient Egyptians had no prior civilization which they could use as a template. In fact, ancient Egypt itself became a template for the civilizations that followed. The Greeks and the Romans were so impressed with Egyptian culture that they often attributed many attributes of their own culture (usually erroneously) to the Egyptians. With that said, some minor elements of ancient Egyptian culture were, indeed, passed on to later civilizations. Egyptian statuary appears to have had an initial influence on the Greek version, and the ancient Egyptian language continued long after the pharaonic period in the form of the Coptic language. The Dynasties of Ancient Egypt: The History and Legacy of the Pharaohs from the Beginning of Egyptian Civilization to the Rise of Rome chronicles the tumultuous history of Ancient Egypt.
Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Empires of Ancient Persia Subtitle: The History and Legacy of the Achaemenids, Parthians, and Sassanids in Antiquity Author: Charles River Editors Narrator: Colin Fluxman Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins Language: English Release date: 12-26-17 Publisher: Charles River Editors Genres: History, Ancient Publisher's Summary: Lying in the middle of a plain in modern day Iran is a forgotten ancient city: Persepolis. Built two and a half thousand years ago, it was known in its day as the richest city under the sun. Persepolis was the capital of Achaemenid Persian Empire, the largest empire the world had ever seen, but after its destruction, it was largely forgotten for nearly 2,000 years, and the lives and achievements of those who built it were almost entirely erased from history. Alexander the Greats troops razed the city to the ground in a drunken riot to celebrate the conquest of the capital, after which time and sand buried it for centuries. It was not until the excavations of the 1930s that many of the relics, reliefs, and clay tablets that offer so much information about Persian life could be studied for the first time. Through archaeological remains, ancient texts, and work by a new generation of historians, a picture can today be built of this remarkable civilization and their capital city. Although the city had been destroyed, the legacy of the Persians survived, even as they mostly remain an enigma to the West and are not nearly as well understood as the Greeks, Romans, or Egyptians. In a sense, the Achaemenid Persian Empire holds some of the most enduring mysteries of ancient civilization. The Parthian people created an empire that lasted almost 500 years, from the mid-3rd century BCE until 224 CE, and it stretched from the Euphrates River in the west to Central Asia and the borders of Bactria in the east (Brosius 2010, 83). In fact, the expansive empire challenged the Romans on numerous occasions for supremacy in the Near East, created the first sustainable link between the peoples of Europe and East Asia, and followed a religion that many consider to be the oldest form of monotheism in the world; but despite these accomplishments the Parthians are often overlooked in favor of the Achaemenid and Sassanid Persians who came before and after them respectively, not to mention the Romans themselves. Although the Parthians may not get top billing in most popular histories of the period, they left an indelible mark on the world that cannot be overstated. During the first half of the 1st millennium CE, an empire arose in Persia that extended its power and influence to Mesopotamia in the east, Arabia in the south, the Caucasus Mountains in the north, and as far east as India. This empire, known alternatively as the Sasanian Empire or Sassanid Empire, was the last of three great dynasties in Persiathe Achaemenid and the Parthian being the first two dynastiesbefore the rise of Islam. In fact, many scholars consider the Sasanian Empire to be the last great empire of the ancient Near East because once it had been obliterated, Islam became the standard religion of the region, ushering in the Middle Ages.
Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Sassanid Empire Subtitle: The History and Legacy of the Neo-Persian Empire Before the Arab Conquest and Rise of Islam Author: Charles River Editors Narrator: Colin Fluxman Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 12 mins Language: English Release date: 12-07-17 Publisher: Charles River Editors Genres: History, Ancient Publisher's Summary: During the first half of the first millennium CE, an empire arose in Persia that extended its power and influence to Mesopotamia in the east, Arabia in the south, the Caucasus Mountains in the north, and as far east as India. This empire, known alternatively as the Sasanian Empire or Sassanid Empire, was the last of three great dynasties in Persia - the Achaemenid and the Parthian being the first two dynasties - before the rise of Islam. In fact, many scholars consider the Sasanian Empire to be the last great empire of the ancient Near East because once it had been obliterated, Islam became the standard religion of the region, ushering in the Middle Ages. The Sasanian Empire was important for a number of reasons. Besides being the last of three great Persian dynasties, they carried on many Persian cultural traditions relating to religion and kingship. The Sasanians fostered and promoted the native religion of Zoroastrianism to the point of persecuting other religions from time to time. It was during the Sasanian period that the numerous Zoroastrian hymns, prayers, and rituals were collected under one book, known as the Avesta. Thanks to the Sasanians efforts with regard to religion, modern scholars know much more about Zoroastrianism than they would have if the religion continued to disseminate orally. Their efforts also protected Zoroastrian knowledge in later years after the dynasty was long gone and Islam became ascendant in Persia. The Sasanians, like the Achaemenids and Parthians, also carried forth the Persian conflicts with the Hellenic world. Although the Achaemenids fought the Macedonian Greeks and the Parthians challenged the imperial Romans for control of Mesopotamia, the Sasanians faced Rome in its later stages of collapse and subsequently fought the revitalized Byzantine Empire. An examination of Sasanian chronology and culture reveals that it was a much more important dynasty and empire than most may think. The Sassanid Empire: The History and Legacy of the Neo-Persian Empire Before the Arab Conquest and Rise of Islam examines the history of one of the most important empires of the ancient world. You will learn about the Sassanid Empire like never before.
Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Aztec: A Captivating Guide to Aztec History and the Triple Alliance of Tenochtitlan, Tetzcoco, and Tlacopan Author: Captivating History Narrator: Duke Holm Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 47 mins Language: English Release date: 11-27-17 Publisher: Captivating History Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 25 votes Genres: History, Ancient Publisher's Summary: Explore the Captivating History and Mythology of the Aztec! Nothing remains of the ancient Mesoamerican civilization who called themselves the Mexica, better known to us as the Aztecs. Nothing except for their remarkable story. In this audiobook, we discuss their enigmatic origins and how the Aztecs rose from nomadic tribes to the dominant power in Mesoamerica at an astounding speed. Youll wander the streets of their great capital city of Tenochtitlán, known as the Venice of the New World among the Spanish Conquistadors, who spread the term all over Europe. Youll discover the full extent of the citys splendour, visiting its many market stalls, smelling fresh chocolate and vanilla pods. Youll indulge in a taste of ripe, hand-picked avocados and freshly baked corn tortillas, as you decipher Náhuatl, the language spoken by the 50,000 merchants who visited Tenochtitlán every day. Youll probably wonder how this great city, built in the middle of a lake and isolated by two of Mexicos highest mountains, Iztaccihuatl and Popocatepetl, could ever be defeated. From the arrival of the first Spaniards in 1519 to the eventual fall of the Aztec empire, well talk you through the major battles that eventually led to its fall. Well uncover lies and deceptions in the alliance with their neighbouring cities of Tetzcoco and Tlacopan. Well also look at Aztec legacy on the world today: how Tenochtitlán became the basis for the capital of the New World and evolved into todays Mexico City. Listen to this audiobook now to learn more about Aztec!
Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Ottoman Empire: From Beginning to End Author: Stephan Weaver Narrator: Erich Bailey Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 11-18-17 Publisher: Stephan Weaver Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, Ancient Publisher's Summary: The modern Turkish state is one of the premiere powers in the Middle East. She possesses a formidable army and has important relationships and alliances with Western and European powers through her membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). However, many in the West are totally unaware that Turkey, in the very recent past, was the homeland to one of the most enigmatic and powerful empires in history: the Ottoman Empire. You will hear about.... The images that are evoked when one speaks of the Ottomans in the West is, without fail, Muslims in prayer, harems of exotic women, eunuch guards, lavish palaces, and colorful fashions. All these things, without doubt, were indeed part and parcel of the Ottoman society and their royal court. Conversely, this is an extremely narrow view. Here we will dive into their world, their history, and their society. We do this to better understand the worlds last great old world empire. The rise and fall of the Ottoman juggernaut informs and influences the Middle East to this day.
Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: China: A History of China and East Asia 3rd Edition Author: Adam Brown Narrator: Sarah Moore Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 5 mins Language: English Release date: 11-17-17 Publisher: Adam Brown Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, Ancient Publisher's Summary: Have you ever wondered how China became the most populous and one of the most industrially active nations today? This audiobook will take you from Ancient China and imperial dynasties to communism and capitalism. Discover the rich history of this superpower. Here is a sneak peek of what you will learn: Here is what others are saying about this book: "Well-written survey of China's history in terms of landscape, culture, politics, economy, and philosophies." "This book covered more information than the documentaries I've seen did - Excellent!" "The author reveals some interesting information about Ancient China..." "Wow this book has a wealth of information. China and most of East Asia has seen just about every style of government humankind has invented." Subjects include: agriculture, capitalism, ancient Chinese culture, language, spirituality and religion, literature, music, arts, architecture, history of martial arts, old-world medicine in China, and military history. Sun Tzu dynasties covered: Xia, Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han, Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing and various others.
Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: History of Empires: Rise and Fall of the Greatest Empires in History! Subtitle: Understanding the Roman Empire, American Empire, British Empire, & Much More Author: Robert Dean Narrator: Sam Bubis Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 11-15-17 Publisher: Robert Dean Ratings: 1 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, Ancient Publisher's Summary: War. Famine. Conquest. Death. Explore the rise and fall of historys greatest empires. History Of Empires: Rise and Fall of the Greatest Empires in History! Understanding the Roman Empire, American Empire, British Empire, & Much More is a thrilling study of empires whose leaders lost sight of their civic obligations, leading to revolts, social disruption, and inescapable destruction. Explore the rise and fall of dynasties in Imperial China including the Mandate of Heaven and the dawn of the Zhou dynasty; the rise of Chinas First Emperor, Qin Shi Huang; brutal civil war, and the reign of the Han; and the First Opium War and the Qing Empire. Investigate the rise of Sparta and its culture of courage and discipline, the defeat of Athens, the helot revolts that eroded Spartas might, and Spartas decline into backwater obscurity following defeat by Thebes in the Battle of Leuctra. Witness the faith and folly of the Ottoman Empire as it grew into one of the most powerful states in the world, reigned supreme for over 600 years, and fell into stagnation and decline because of degenerate, lackadaisical, or incompetent rulers. Glimpse the growth, consolidation, repeated defeat, and eventual dissolution of the Roman Empire. Examine Hammurabis elevation of Babylon, The Gate of the Gods, to peace and prosperity and centuries of conflict that led to the city repeatedly being sacked, rebuilt, razed, and reborn, and eventually buried beneath the sands of time, literally and figuratively. Watch the sun rise and set on the British Empire as it rose to a dominant world superpower, then plunged into war and financial ruin. Observe the colonization of North America and Americas growth from humble beginnings, through civil unrest and socio-economic upheaval, to emerge somehow stronger. Journey through war, famine, conquest, and death with History Of Empires: Rise and Fall of the Greatest Empires in History!
Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Mysteries of Ancient America: Uncovering the Forbidden Author: Fritz Zimmerman Narrator: Linda LongCrane Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 11-14-17 Publisher: The Nephilim Chronicles Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, Ancient Publisher's Summary: This is a compilation of historical accounts that contradict everything we have been taught about ancient America. The accounts are substantiated by the testimony of the Native Americans who lived in the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley regions of North America. American Indians speak of a people who were skilled in arts and engaged in trade whose remains could be found in the burial mounds. These legends are validated by the hundreds of miles of canals extending into the Mississippi River and the extensive copper and lead mines. Early settlers in the Ohio Valley described ancient cities with well-defined evidence of streets laid out at regular intervals and intersected at right angles with other streets. Stone macadamized roads were also evidence of an industrious people engaged in commerce. New information from the British Isles places the Celtic peoples on the Island earlier than previously believed. The Celtic pagan religion is superimposed on ancient sites in the Ohio Valley with indistinguishable characteristics. Ancient ceremonial sites in the Ohio Valley are re-examined under the looking glass of the Celtic Gods and Goddesses. The ancient mound builders practiced a cult of the dead and buried their deceased in burial mounds to act as portals to connect the living with the dead. These portals remain open today and are the gateways for much of the paranormal activity found in the Great Lakes region. While not the focus of the stories presented, many of the skeletons discovered at the ancient sites were of gigantic size. The connection to the paranormal is elaborated in the Book of Enoch, And now the Giants, who have been begotten from body and flesh, will be called evil spirits on earth, and their dwelling-places will be upon the earth. New documentation is presented that solves the mystery of who were the Hopewell Mound Builders. The Dakota Sioux legends place them in the Ohio Valley at the time when the great geometric earthworks were being constructed. They were called The Snake People by the Algonquins. Identical serpent effigies are found in the historic Dakota lands that overlap the Hopewell interaction sphere. Other Indians tribes concur in their legends that this was true along with age-old place names that corroborate the Dakota Sioux as the builders of the effigy mounds in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Ohio, and Indiana.
Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: 4 - 4 [The History of the Han Dynasty 4: Dictation of Huo Guang] Author: - - Yuewangdongshan Narrator: - - Yifeng Format: Unabridged Length: 17 hrs and 1 min Language: English Release date: 11-07-17 Publisher: BOVCM Genres: History, Ancient Publisher's Summary: Please note: This audiobook is in Mandarin. : / : /
Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: 5 - 5 [The History of the Han Dynasty 5: The Usurper Wang Mang] Author: - - Yuewangdongshan Narrator: - - Yifeng Format: Unabridged Length: 17 hrs and 38 mins Language: English Release date: 11-07-17 Publisher: BOVCM Genres: History, Ancient Publisher's Summary: Please note: This audiobook is in Mandarin. : / : /
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Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Ancient Rome: A History from Beginning to End Subtitle: Ancient Civilizations, Book 1 Author: Hourly History Narrator: Ronald Bruce Meyer Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr Language: English Release date: 11-03-17 Publisher: Hourly History Genres: History, Ancient Publisher's Summary: Rome is a city of myth and legend. The Eternal City, the city of the seven hills, the sacred city, the caput mundi, the center of the world, Roma, Rome, by any of her many names is a city built of history and blood, marble and water, war and conquest. Inside you will hear about.... From legendary beginnings, a city rose from the swamp surrounded by the seven hills and split by the Tiber River. Built and rebuilt, a sacred republic and a divine empire, blessed by a thousand gods and by One, the story of her rise and fall has been told and retold for a thousand years and is still relevant in today's world, as echoes of her ancient glory have shaped our culture, laws, lifestyle, and beliefs in subtle and pervasive ways.
Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Corinth: The History and Legacy of the Ancient Greek City-State Author: Charles River Editors Narrator: Colin Fluxman Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 20 mins Language: English Release date: 10-12-17 Publisher: Charles River Editors Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, Ancient Publisher's Summary: Modern perceptions of Classical Greece are almost invariably based on Athens and Sparta, but Corinth was also a key city-state in antiquity. When St. Paul visited in 51 CE, the Corinth he saw was actually a relatively new city, having been built a little over 100 years previously, but he found a city five times larger than Athens at that time and one which was the capital of a prosperous province. However, ancient Corinth had actually been founded in the 10th century BCE and was, for most of its history, the richest port and the largest city in all of Greece. Corinth had a population in excess of 90,000 in 400 BCE, but the Romans leveled this original city in 146 BCE, killing all the male inhabitants and selling the women and children into slavery. The few that survived fled to Delos, and for the next 100 years the site was deserted until Julius Caesar rebuilt it in 44 BCE. The story of the rise and fall of this powerful polis is intriguing, as are the reasons for ancient Corinth's reputation throughout the Greek world for its licentiousness. One of the Greek words for fornication was korinthiazomai, and while the city's association with sacred prostitutes scandalized contemporary Athenians in particular, it also made the city a favorite destination for many Greeks. Corinth was also where so much of what became recognized as Greek art and architecture was first developed, and it was here that Eastern influence on Greece can first and most obviously be detected.
Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: History for Kids Subtitle: A History of Ancient Athens and Sparta for Children Author: Charles River Editors Narrator: Ken Teutsch Format: Unabridged Length: 25 mins Language: English Release date: 09-13-17 Publisher: Charles River Editors Genres: History, Ancient Publisher's Summary: For 2500 years, the Ancient Greeks have fascinated the West, who look to Greece as the creators of Western culture. Indeed, the Greeks revolutionized warfare, art, architecture, government, philosophy, and more. Of all the Greeks' accomplishments, many can be credited to the two most famous city-states of all: Athens and Sparta. The most unique city-state in Ancient Greece was Sparta, which continues to fascinate contemporaneous society. It is not entirely clear why Sparta placed such a great emphasis on having a militaristic society, but the result was that military fitness was a preoccupation from birth. If a Spartan baby did not appear physically fit at birth, it was left to die. Spartan children underwent military training around the age of 7 years old, and every male had to join the army around the age of 18. The Spartans, whose carefully constructed approach to warfare and - there is no other word for it - Spartan way of life, earned the grudging admiration of all of Greece and succeeded in establishing themselves in the years following the reforms of the semi-legendary ruler Lycurgus as the greatest military force in all of Hellas. Athens might have the mightiest fleet and the greatest cadre of philosophers and dramatists, Thessaly might have had the most vaunted cavalry, and the great city-states of Argos, Thebes and Corinth all had their own claims to fame, but on the battlefield the Spartan phalanx stood without peer. Athens was a military force in its own right, but it's chiefly remembered for its political system, which would in time form the nucleus of all Western democratic systems of government, and the remarkable number of outstanding individuals who lived and flourished in the enlightened city-state. The Ancient Athenians formed the backbone of the West's entire culture, from the arts to philosophy and everything in between.
Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Maurya Empire Subtitle: The History and Legacy of Ancient India's Greatest Empire Author: Charles River Editors Narrator: Colin Fluxman Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 13 mins Language: English Release date: 09-12-17 Publisher: Charles River Editors Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, Ancient Publisher's Summary: During the last centuries of the first millennium BCE, most of the Mediterranean basin and the Near East were either directly or indirectly under the influence of Hellenism. The Greeks spread their ideas to Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Persia and attempted to unify all of the peoples of those regions under one government. Although some of the Hellenistic kingdoms proved to be powerful in their own rights -- especially Ptolemaic Egypt and the Seleucid Empire, which encompassed all of Mesopotamia, most of the Levant, and much of Persia during its height -- no single kingdom ever proved to be dominant. The Hellenic kingdoms battled each other for supremacy and even attempted to claim new lands, especially to the east, past the Indus River in lands that the Greeks referred to generally as India. But as the Hellenistic Greeks turned their eyes to the riches of India, a dynasty came to power that put most of the Indian subcontinent under the rule of one king.
Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Alexander the Great and His Time Author: Agnes Savill Narrator: Nadia May Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins Language: English Release date: 08-29-17 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, Ancient Publisher's Summary: He was trained by Aristotle in every branch of human learning, conquered much of Asia, and was one of the greatest leaders in the history of the world. He greatly influenced the spread of Hellenism and is responsible for profound changes in the course of world development. "To be mystical and intensely practical, to dream greatly and to do greatly, is not given to many men," says Agnes Savill; "it is this combination which gives Alexander his place apart in history. Aristotle had taught him that man's highest good lay in right activity of mind and body both. [Alexander] gives a strangely vivid impression of one whose body was his servant."
Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Scythia Subtitle: The History and Legacy of the Scythians Author: Charles River Editors Narrator: Jim D Johnston Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 08-10-17 Publisher: Charles River Editors Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: History, Ancient Publisher's Summary: Among all the peoples of the ancient Near East, few are more misunderstood than the Scythians. The Scythians swept into Anatolia in the early first millennium BCE and left a large swath of destruction in their wake. They challenged old, strong, and venerable kingdoms such as the Assyrians, Egyptians, and Medes, until they were defeated by the Medes and then gradually disappeared into historical obscurity once more. According to the ancient Greek historian Herodotus, the Scythians ruled a large part of the Near East for nearly 30 years, but before they disappeared from the historical record, the Scythians greatly impacted the history of the Near East. The Scythians have been known to the world for centuries thanks to the writings of Herodotus and other Classical historians, but still much remains unknown about the enigmatic people, and the first attempts to understand the mostly non-literate warrior culture through archaeology were conducted by Soviet scholars during the 20th century. Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, Soviet research on the Scythians has become more widely available in the West and Russia, and other central Asian republics have been more receptive to allowing foreign scholars to conduct field work in their countries. This has resulted in a much greater understanding of the Scythians and their place in ancient history. Through an analysis of modern scholarly works and archaeological reports, as well as careful examination of literate peoples who wrote about the Scythians, the importance of these people can be placed more firmly in its proper historical context.