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Mussolini: History in an Hour
- By: Rupert Colley
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 1 hr and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall87
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Performance77
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Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. ‘Il Duce’, Benito Mussolini, was one of the key figures in the creation of fascism. Famed for his dictatorial style, his political cunning and admired – initially – by Hitler, Mussolini led the National Fascist Party and ruled Italy...
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Excellent introduction to Mussolini
- By Mr B L T on 21-05-23
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Mussolini: History in an Hour
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 1 hr and 48 mins
- Release date: 24-04-14
- Language: English
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The Borgias
- By: Christopher Hibbert
- Narrated by: John Telfer
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall57
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Performance38
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Story38
The name Borgia is synonymous with the corruption, nepotism and greed that were rife in Renaissance Italy. Notorious for seizing power, wealth, land and titles through bribery, marriage and murder, the dynasty’s dramatic rise from its Spanish roots to its occupation of the highest position in Renaissance society forms a gripping tale. Erudite, witty and always insightful, Hibbert removes the layers of myth around the Borgia family and creates a portrait alive with a superb sense of character and place.
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Great read. Great narration.
- By GalePettifer on 17-05-12
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The Borgias
- Narrated by: John Telfer
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 08-02-12
- Language: English
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The Florentines
- By: Paul Strathern
- Narrated by: Rupert Bush
- Length: 14 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall81
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Performance66
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Story66
Between the birth of Dante in 1265 and the death of Galileo in 1642 something happened that transformed the entire culture of Western civilisation. Painting, sculpture and architecture would all visibly change in such a striking fashion that there could be no going back on what had taken place. Likewise, the thought and self-conception of humanity would take on a completely new aspect. Sciences would be born or emerge in an entirely new guise. The ideas that broke this mould largely began, and continued to flourish, in the city of Florence in the province of Tuscany.
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Interesting overview of key characters
- By M Turner on 26-10-21
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The Florentines
- Narrated by: Rupert Bush
- Length: 14 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 17-06-21
- Language: English
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Risotto with Nettles
- A Memoir with Food
- By: Anna Del Conte
- Narrated by: Rula Lenska
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall25
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Performance14
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Story13
Anna Del Conte brought Italian cooking to Britain at a time when the nearest most of us came to pasta was a Heinz spaghetti hoop. Sharply observant, evocative, full of tastes and talk of food, hers is a delicious, poignant memoir of an unusual life and the food she loves to cook, which launched a culinary revolution.She arrived in England in 1949 when much of Britain was a culinary wasteland, married an Englishman, and stayed on.
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Wonderful!
- By Daniel W Roberts on 16-10-16
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Risotto with Nettles
- A Memoir with Food
- Narrated by: Rula Lenska
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 02-07-10
- Language: English
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Gladius
- Living, Fighting and Dying in the Roman Army
- By: Guy de la Bédoyère
- Narrated by: Piers Hampton
- Length: 15 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall64
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Performance52
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Story51
The Roman army was the greatest fighting machine the ancient world produced. The Roman Empire depended on soldiers not just to win its wars, defend its frontiers and control the seas but also to act as the engine of the state. Roman legionaries and auxiliaries came from across the Roman world and beyond. They served as tax collectors, policemen, surveyors, as civil engineers and, if they survived, in retirement, as civic worthies, craftsmen and politicians. Some even rose to become emperors.
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A good book ruined by incorrect pronunciation
- By richard rochester on 10-01-21
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Gladius
- Living, Fighting and Dying in the Roman Army
- Narrated by: Piers Hampton
- Length: 15 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 05-11-20
- Language: English
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A Sicilian Man
- Leonardo Sciascia, the Rise of the Mafia and the Struggle for Italy’s Soul
- By: Caroline Moorehead
- Narrated by: Ben Cura
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3
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Performance3
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Brought to you by Penguin. Corruption, sleaze and violence were woven into the fabric of twentieth-century Sicilian life, as the Mafia rose to dominance; this is the story of one man who stood in opposition. In 1986, the largest Mafia trial in Italy’s history took place in Sicily. The...
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The Revelations.
- By Amazon Customer on 12-02-26
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A Sicilian Man
- Leonardo Sciascia, the Rise of the Mafia and the Struggle for Italy’s Soul
- Narrated by: Ben Cura
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 05-02-26
- Language: English
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The Power and Persona of Catherine de' Medici
- By: William Landon, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: William Landon
- Length: 2 hrs and 47 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall7
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Performance6
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In the six lectures of The Power and Persona of Catherine de’ Medici, you will join Professor William Landon of Northern Kentucky University to explore the impact of an unlikely ruler who established an astonishing political and cultural legacy. As you trace the arc of Catherine’s personal and political life, you’ll learn how, after the death of her husband, King Henry II, she managed to maintain his dynasty through three of her sons.
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Enjoyed it more than expected :D
- By Etelka on 02-02-26
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The Power and Persona of Catherine de' Medici
- Narrated by: William Landon
- Length: 2 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 04-09-25
- Language: English
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Children of Mars: The Origins of Rome's Empire
- Ancient Warfare and Civilization
- By: Jeremy Armstrong
- Narrated by: Liam Gerrard
- Length: 9 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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Before the Romans could become masters of the Mediterranean, they had to first conquer the people of their own peninsula. This book explores the origins of Roman imperialism and the creation of Rome's early Italian empire, bringing new light and interpretations to this important but problematic period in Roman history. It explains how and why the Romans were able to expand their influence within Italy, often through the use of armed conflict, laying the foundations for their great imperial project.
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Children of Mars: The Origins of Rome's Empire
- Ancient Warfare and Civilization
- Narrated by: Liam Gerrard
- Length: 9 hrs
- Release date: 19-08-25
- Language: English
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Blood and Power
- The Rise and Fall of Italian Fascism
- By: John Foot
- Narrated by: Daniel Philpott
- Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall76
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Performance63
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Story63
In the aftermath of the First World War, the seeds of fascism were sown in Italy. While the country reeled in shock, a new movement emerged from the chaos: one that preached hatred for politicians and love for the fatherland; one that promised to build a ‘New Roman Empire’, and make Italy a great power again.
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Fantastic coverage of the fascist period of Italy
- By Amazon Customer on 10-05-23
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Blood and Power
- The Rise and Fall of Italian Fascism
- Narrated by: Daniel Philpott
- Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 09-06-22
- Language: English
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Michelangelo, God's Architect
- The Story of His Final Years and Greatest Masterpiece
- By: William E. Wallace
- Narrated by: Simon Callow
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall16
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Performance14
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Story14
Michelangelo, God's Architect is the first book to tell the full story of Michelangelo's final two decades, when the peerless artist refashioned himself into the master architect of St. Peter’s Basilica and other major buildings. When the Pope handed Michelangelo control of the St. Peter’s project in 1546, it was a study in architectural mismanagement, plagued by flawed design and faulty engineering.
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A captivating read by Simon Callow
- By Audio addict on 29-11-19
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Michelangelo, God's Architect
- The Story of His Final Years and Greatest Masterpiece
- Narrated by: Simon Callow
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 15-10-19
- Language: English
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Brunelleschi's Dome
- How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture
- By: Ross King
- Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
- Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall33
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Performance27
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Story26
Brunelleschi's Dome is the story of how a Renaissance genius bent men, materials, and the very forces of nature to build an architectural wonder we continue to marvel at today. Denounced at first as a madman, Brunelleschi was celebrated at the end as a genius. He engineered the perfect placement of brick and stone, built ingenious hoists and cranes to carry an estimated 70 million pounds hundreds of feet into the air, and designed the workers' platforms and routines so carefully that only one man died during the decades of construction.
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Brilliant book, shocking performance.
- By CCE on 01-05-21
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Brunelleschi's Dome
- How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture
- Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
- Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 21-07-20
- Language: English
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A Concise History of Italy
- By: Christopher Duggan
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall45
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Performance42
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Story41
Since its formation in 1861, Italy has struggled to develop an effective political system and a secure sense of national identity. Christopher Duggan's acclaimed introduction charts the country's history from the fall of the Roman Empire in the West to the present day, and surveys the difficulties Italy has faced during the last two centuries in creating a unified country. Duggan successfully weaves together political, economic, social and cultural history, and stresses the alternation between materialist and idealist programs for forging a nation-state.
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Italian speaker
- By Christopher Smith on 24-11-21
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A Concise History of Italy
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 12-04-19
- Language: English
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The Borgias
- Power and Depravity in Renaissance Italy
- By: Paul Strathern
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 11 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall123
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Performance110
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Story110
The Borgia family have become a byword for evil. Corruption, incest, ruthless megalomania, avarice, and vicious cruelty - all have been associated with their name. And yet, paradoxically, this family lived when the Renaissance was coming into its full flowering in Italy. Examples of infamy flourished alongside some of the finest art produced in western history.
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Must read if you're interested in European history
- By Liam on 16-10-20
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The Borgias
- Power and Depravity in Renaissance Italy
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 11 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 06-08-19
- Language: English
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Mussolini and Hitler
- The Forging of the Fascist Alliance
- By: Christian Goeschel
- Narrated by: Matthew Waterson
- Length: 12 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall34
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Performance32
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Story32
From 1934 until 1944, Mussolini met Hitler numerous times, and the two developed a relationship that deeply affected both countries. While Germany is generally regarded as the senior power, Christian Goeschel demonstrates just how much history has underrepresented Mussolini's influence on his German ally. Goeschel, a scholar of 20th-century Germany and Italy, revisits all of Mussolini and Hitler's key meetings and asks how these meetings constructed a powerful image of a strong Fascist-Nazi relationship that still resonates with the general public.
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Insightful
- By Kindle Customer on 10-06-19
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Mussolini and Hitler
- The Forging of the Fascist Alliance
- Narrated by: Matthew Waterson
- Length: 12 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 25-09-18
- Language: English
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The Borgias
- The Hidden History
- By: G. J. Meyer
- Narrated by: Enn Reitel
- Length: 19 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall67
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Performance54
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Story55
An unprecedented portrait of the Renaissance-era Borgia family and their storied milieu, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Tudors “A vivid and at times startling reappraisal of one of the most notorious dynasties in history . . . If you thought you knew the Borgias, this book...
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Great story... Impossible narration
- By Marc on 01-08-13
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The Borgias
- The Hidden History
- Narrated by: Enn Reitel
- Length: 19 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 02-04-13
- Language: English
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The Shortest History of Italy
- By: Ross King
- Narrated by: Liam Gerrard
- Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall6
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Performance6
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Discover the prodigious global influence of il bel paese in this star-studded retelling of Italy's past-from a foremost author of historic Italy. The Shortest History books deliver thousands of years of history in one riveting, fast-paced book.
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Great march through Italy's history
- By LAS on 22-08-25
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The Shortest History of Italy
- Narrated by: Liam Gerrard
- Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 26-04-24
- Language: English
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Ravenna
- Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe
- By: Judith Herrin
- Narrated by: Phyllida Nash
- Length: 19 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall45
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Performance36
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Story36
Brought to you by Penguin. In 402 AD, after invading tribes broke through the Alpine frontiers of Italy and threatened the imperial government in Milan, the young Emperor Honorius made the momentous decision to move his capital to a small, easy defendable city in the Po estuary - Ravenna. From...
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Superb overview of Ravenna as the cradle of early Christianity in the West
- By Aurifex on 26-12-20
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Ravenna
- Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe
- Narrated by: Phyllida Nash
- Length: 19 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 27-08-20
- Language: English
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Unfortunately, She was a Nymphomaniac
- A New History of Rome's Imperial Women
- By: Joan Smith
- Narrated by: Joan Walker
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall12
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Performance11
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'Pacy, witty and authoritative' Jonathan Freedland 'In her hands, ancient history becomes a vivid avenue of approach to a burning modern-world concern… a powerful and important book' Daily Telegraph A superb and illuminating history of Imperial Rome's most important women – dispelling the...
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Absolutely fantastic
- By A. Oaks on 14-11-24
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Unfortunately, She was a Nymphomaniac
- A New History of Rome's Imperial Women
- Narrated by: Joan Walker
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 07-11-24
- Language: English
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume III
- By: Edward Gibbon
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 21 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall16
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Performance14
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Story14
Some 250 years after its first publication, Gibbon's Decline and Fall is still regarded as one of the greatest histories in Western literature. In Volume III (XXVII-XXXVI), Gibbon charts the fall of the Western empire. Starting with the reign of Emperor Gratian (d. 383) his survey moves to political and religious issues in the East and West before covering the increasing military power of the Barbarians.
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume III
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Series: The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Book 3
- Length: 21 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 09-12-13
- Language: English
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- Son of the Century
- By: Antonio Scurati, Anne Milano Appel - translator
- Narrated by: Jonathan Oliver
- Length: 27 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall19
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Performance15
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THE PHENOMENAL INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER M. is a startling look into the fascist mindset, a portrait of unrelenting determination, and an impeccable work of historical fiction. Italy is exhausted. Tired of the political class. Tired of the inept moderates and the agonizing machinations of a...
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The rise of Mussolini's fascists
- By Mr. P. G. Harris on 01-05-22
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- Son of the Century
- Narrated by: Jonathan Oliver
- Length: 27 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 29-04-21
- Language: English
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