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A Survey of Ancient History
Price: Audio Download ($7.99)
In this eight hour audiobook, five thousand years of history have been condensed into a concise and easy to follow series of lectures.
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Unlocking the Secrets of 2012
by John Major Jenkins
Price: Audio Download ($17.47) | Audio CD ($24.95)
Did the ancient Mayans predict that the "end of time" would occur in 2012 . . . or is that a modern misunderstanding of their intended message?
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From Jesus to Christianity: A History of the Early Church
by Thomas F. Madden
Price: Audio Download ($34.95)
Entrusting the apostles to continue the work he had started by instructing them to "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit...," Jesus kindled the fires of a new religion in a world largely dominated by polytheism, cult leader worship, and mysticism.
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The Wisdom Of Joseph Campbell
by Joseph Campbell
Price: Audio Download ($15.57) | Audio CD ($19.16) | Audio Cassette
This is a collection of conversations between Michael Toms and the late Joseph Campbell, recorded over a span of 12 years.
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A Survey of The Middle Ages
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In this 12 hour mp3 audiobook, Pruskin takes us from the fall of the Roman Empire to the cusp of the Italian Renaissance.
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Classical Mythology: The Romans
by Peter Meineck
Price: Audio Download ($34.95)
Rome grew from a tiny community of small hill villages near the River Tiber in central Italy to one of the most powerful empires the world has seen. The Romans themselves believed that their great city was founded in the middle of the eighth century BCE.
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God Wills It!: Understanding the Crusades
by Thomas F. Madden
Price: Audio Download ($34.95)
As late as 1518, plans were laid by Pope Leo X and the monarchs of Europe to set aside their internal quarrels and once more embark on a holy crusade to wrest the Middle East from the Ottoman Turks.
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The Rise and Fall of Alexandria: Birthplace of the Modern Mind
by Justin Pollard
Price: Audio Download ($19.00) | Audio CD ($34.19) | MP3 CD ($22.49)
Founded by Alexander the Great and built by self-styled Greek pharaohs, the city of Alexandria at its height dwarfed both Athens and Rome.
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Origins of Christianity
by Eugene Lieber
Price: Audio Download ($5.00)
Jewish origins. Historic Jesus. Jesus' message. Despair of disciples. Role of St. Paul. Early controversies. New Testament. Mission of Christianity.
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Anthology of Mythology
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Mythology has provided an intellectual foundation for the modern world, and has provided inspiration for story tellers and scientists alike.
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A History of Rome
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Part 1 presents the personalities that dominated the struggle for power in ancient rome...
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Ancient Egypt
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In the dimness of prehistory, more than 10, 000 years ago, man began to settle in the long valley ribboned by the Nile.
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Greek Gods
by William Smith
Price: Audio Download ($9.95)
Here we present 14 brief audio sketches of each of the major Greek Deities; providing the listener with information on lineage, characteristics, historical significance and artistic renditions.
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Native American Tales, Myths and Legends
Price: Audio Download ($7.99)
The stories in this collection are drawn mainly from those tribes which lived in the northern and central areas of north america.
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Guns, Germs, and Steel
by Jared Diamond
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Winner of the 1998 Pulitzer Prize, Guns, Germs, and Steel answers the question: Why did Eurasians conquer, displace, or decimate Native Americans, Australians, and Africans, instead of the reverse?
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Euripides
by Sherwin T. Wine
Price: Audio Download ($4.95)
The greatest century of Greek culture was the fifth century B.C. It is the century of the Persian Wars and the amazing victory of the Greeks over a formidable empire.
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Christopher Marlowe
by Sherwin T. Wine
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In the world of Shakespeare was friend and competitor Christopher Marlow. Eldest son of a Canterbury shoemaker, Marlowe became famous as a translator and playwright.
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The Trojan War
by Sherwin T. Wine
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For many years it was thought that Troy was an insignificant place that never had a chance against the Greek warriors who laid siege and overwhelmed the city.
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Volume 1
by Edward Gibbon
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Gibbon's The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is one of the greatest texts in the English language. In magisterial prose, Gibbon charts...
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Moliere
by Sherwin T. Wine
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France under Louis XIV reached the peak of its power. Its culture bridged the Renaissance and the Enlightenment. Moliére was the son of a successful upholsterer who became...
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The History of Ancient Israel
by Eric H. Cline
Price: Audio Download ($34.95)
Israel conjures up myriad associations for peoples of all cultures and religious backgrounds. Inextricably associated with the world's three most prominent religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam), Israel is steeped in history and conflict, much of which is known through the tales of biblical figures such as Moses, David, Solomon, and, of course, Jesus Christ.
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They Saw It Happen
Price: Audio Download ($23.18) | Audio CD ($26.08) | Audio Cassette
Here are more than 60 eyewitness accounts of notable historical events beginning with the Spartans at Thermopylae in 480 BC through to and including the Bombing of Hiroshima in 1945....
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Greek Lives
by Plutarch
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Written at the beginning of the second century, Plutarch's collection of accounts of the lives of noble Grecians is a brilliant social history of the ancient world by one of the greatest biographers and moralists of all time.
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The Odyssey
by Homer
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In his perilous journey home after the Trojan War, Odysseus must pass through the land of the Cyclops, encounter Circe the Enchantress, and face the terrible Charybdis and the six-headed serpent Scylla.
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The Persian War from The Histories
by Herodotus
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In this, the first prose history in European civilization, Herodotus tells the heroic tale of the Greeks' resistance to the vast invading force assembled by Xerxes, King of Persia...
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