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Great Battles of the Ancient World, Hörbuch, Digital, 733min
Forget Hollywood's portrayal of violence and mayhem in ancient warfare and find out what the ancient battles were really like. What were the weapons, tactics, armor, training, and logistics? What were the crucial factors that could turn the tide of battle, giving one side victory and the other defeat? In 24 exciting lectures, Professor Fagan introduces you to the many fateful battles that became crucibles of history: the fearsome clash between the Athenians and the invading Persian army at the Marathon, Alexander the Great's crushing hammer-and-anvil tactics against the Persians at Gaugemela, and the Roman mastery of siege warfare at the Jewish fortress of Masada. Encompassing the region from Mesopotamia to western Europe-including Egypt and Northern Africa-this course charts the development of warfare from prehistoric times and examines battles and warfare from the city-states of early Sumer to the fearsome Assyrian war machine, the Greeks' distinctive form of combat, the Persian invasions, and the legions of Rome, which evolved brutally effective tactics that gained them dominion over the entire Mediterranean basin. Although the battles you study were fought long ago, considerable controversy exists among contemporary historians. Professor Fagan presents contending theories without losing sight of the grim realities of war, and the many millions who have died on the battlefields. "We owe it to them," he concludes, "and to the thousands who continue to perish in our planet's wars, to understand as fully as possible what it was that killed them. If this course has advanced its audience's comprehension of war even a little, then it has amply fulfilled its purpose." PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio. Language: English. Narrator: Garrett G. Fagan. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/tcco/000113/bk_tcco_000113_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Legends of the Middle Ages: The Life and Legacy of Genghis Khan , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 60min
Conquering the world from horseback is easy. It is dismounting and governing that is hard. (Genghis Khan) In a world fascinated by men like Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar, Genghis Khan is one of history's greatest and most famous conquerors. No man, before or since, has ever started with so little and gone on to achieve so much. From a noble family, but raised in poverty that drove him to the brink of starvation, Genghis Khan rose to control the second-largest empire the world has ever known (the largest being, arguably, the British Empire of the 18th and 19th centuries), and easily the largest empire conquered by a single man. And while many empires disintegrate upon the death of an emperor, like Alexander the Great's, Genghis Khan's empire endured and was actually enlarged by his successors, who went on to establish dynasties that, in some cases, lasted for centuries. Though history is usually written by the victors, the lack of a particularly strong writing tradition among the Mongols ensured that history was largely written by those whom Genghis Khan vanquished. Because of this, Genghis Khan's portrayal in the West and the Middle East has been extraordinarily (and in many ways unfairly) negative for centuries, at least until recent revisions to the historical record. Certainly, Genghis Khan was not a peaceful man, nor a particularly merciful one, and he famously boasted to the Khwaremzids that he was, "[T]he flail of God, come to punish you for your sins." However, the image of him as a bloodthirsty barbarian is largely the result of hostile propaganda; he was far more complex. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Christopher Hudspeth. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/036123/bk_acx0_036123_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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History's Worst Dictators: A Short Guide to the Most Brutal Rulers, From Emperor Nero to Ivan the Terrible , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 121min
History's Worst Dictators is the exciting new book from best-selling author Michael Rank. It is currently #1 on Amazon.com in the categories of Medieval History and Weapons and Warfare (as of March 9, 2013) and slated for translation into German. Here are reader reactions to “History's Worst Dictators”: “Concise and compulsively readable” “History as it ought to be told” “I would read more history if it came packaged like this” Here is the book description: Nasty, brutish, and short. This is the way English philosopher Thomas Hobbes described the living conditions into which humans inevitably fall without a strong, central authority. However, Hobbes would agree that living under a brutal dictator could lead to the same conditions. He would know -- he lived a century after the bloody reign of Henry VIII, 150 years after Spanish conquistadors witnessed Montezuma II offering up thousands of human sacrifices, and four centuries after Genghis Khan rode throughout Eurasia and left behind enough death and destruction to depopulate major parts of the globe. This exciting new book from historian Michael Rank looks at the lives and times of the worst dictators in history. You will learn about their reigns and violent actions, such as... -Emperor Nero's murder of family members, suspected arson of Rome, and widespread execution of religious minorities, which caused many early Christians to believe that he was the Antichrist. -Herod the Great's use of crowd slaughter, family killings, and even infanticide to hold on to his rule. -Genghis Khan's military conquests that killed tens of millions and caused millions more to flee their homes in fear, resulting in forests reclaiming abandoned farmland and carbon levels plummeting, actually creating man-made global cooling. -Vlad the Impaler (also known as Vlad Dracul, the namesake of the vampire) and his use of impalement to kill ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kevin Pierce. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/006267/bk_acx0_006267_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Men Who Changed the Course of History - 2nd Edition: Jesus, Napoleon, Moses, Caesar, St. Paul, Alexander the Great, Gandhi & Muhammad: Lessons from the Great Men That Forged Our Society , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 194min
Discover the lives of the men that forever changed the course of history! This book contains the fundamental history, early influences, life-changing events, and lasting impact of historical figures such as Moses, Alexander the Great, Napoleon, Gandhi, and many others! The 21st century stands witness to the achievements of some of the most influential men in the world. And yet, no matter how today's movers and shakers stand in contemporary rankings, how can we compare them to the giants of the past, the men who took history in their bare hands and bent it to their will? Whether they strode upon the stages of military power or at the altars of religious belief, they have left their marks on civilization. Destiny is both unpredictable and fickle. Jesus, Napoleon, Moses, Julius Caesar, Saint Paul, Alexander the Great, Gandhi, and Muhammad were men whose lives changed the course of history. They would have been remarkable in any era in which they were born. But by living when they did, each defined the times in which they lived. Their actions transformed the imprint of their countries and the world. The body of knowledge around this subject is so extensive that Dominique Atkinson has skillfully compressed thousands of books, scriptures, and teachings of these historical figures into this easy-to-listen-to book. For each of these great men, you will learn who they were, where they came from, who influenced them, the fundamental turning points in their lives, and their lasting contributions to the world. Here is a preview of what you will learn.... The similarities between Julius Caesar and Alexander the Great's energy, drive, and hard-edge intuition How Jesus and Alexander lived approximately the same number of years, the former winning souls from death on a cross, the latter gaining land at the point of a spear How St. Paul and Constantine, separated by several centuries, both altere ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Doug Greene. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/081594/bk_acx0_081594_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Mysteries of Mithras: The History and Legacy of Ancient Rome's Most Mysterious Religious Cult , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 82min
In the early Roman Empire, as Christianity struggled to gain a foothold and survive in the polytheistic pool of Roman theology, its greatest rivals weren't the Caesars or the Roman aristocracy but rather the faith and devotion of the common Roman legionary. The faith of these men was centered on the god Mithras, who, they believed, led them to victory upon the field of battle and had done so for nearly four centuries. Despite this widespread belief among soldiers, the cult of Mithras was not a creation of the Romans, although they would eventually add their own rituals and mysteries to the ancient religion. In fact, the Mithraic religion was an Indo-Persian creation, a theology which managed to travel from India and back into the Hellenic and Roman world by way of Alexander the Great's conquest of the Persian Empire. Eventually, the cult of Mithras would spread across the ancient world, and Mithras would be worshiped from the mountains of India to the coasts of Spain. As a result, the cult of Mithras could ultimately be found in every corner of the Roman Empire. The Mithras cult was one of the many "mystery religions" that the Romans adopted, several of which came from cultures outside of Rome. Isis, an Egyptian goddess, and Cybele, an Anatolian goddess, were both popular with Roman women, while Mithras, which was a variation of the name of the Zoroastrian demigod Mithra, was popular with Roman soldiers and the political elite for over 400 years. Since the Mithras cult, like all of the Roman mystery cults, was esoteric in nature, the exact nature of the influence other cultures had on the cult remains unknown, but some archaeological evidence has led modern scholars to make educated deductions. Some believe that the conscription of Persian soldiers into the Roman army and continued contact between the Parthians and Romans led to some members of the ever-eclectic Roman society adopting the cult directly from the Parthian/Zoroastrian religion (Clar ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ken Teutsch. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/072794/bk_acx0_072794_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Alexander the Great's Horseman's Spiritual Journey
Alexander the Great's Horseman's Spiritual Journey: ab 4.99 €- Shop: ebook.de
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Emulating Alexander
Emulating Alexander - How Alexander the Great's Legacy Fuelled Rome's Wars With Persia: ab 5.49 €- Shop: ebook.de
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Antipater's Dynasty
Antipater's Dynasty - Alexander the Great's Regent and his Successors: ab 5.49 €- Shop: ebook.de
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Frederick the Great's Philosophical Writings
Frederick the Great's Philosophical Writings: ab 34.89 €- Shop: ebook.de
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Frederick the Great's Army (2)
Frederick the Great's Army (2) - Infantry: ab 11.99 €- Shop: ebook.de
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