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68 ab 15.49 € als Taschenbuch: 68 births 68 deaths 68 disestablishments 68 establishments Nero Julio-Claudian dynasty Mark the Evangelist Vindex White Horse Temple Ananus ben Ananus Legio I Adiutrix Tiberius Julius Mithridates Caius Bruttius Praesens. Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Taschenbücher, Geist & Wissen,

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Family trees ab 31.99 € als Taschenbuch: Julio-Claudian family tree Tudor dynasty Ruhollah Khomeini Family tree of the Greek gods House of Bonaparte Ahenobarbus House of della Rovere Family of Barack Obama British monarchs' family tree Taft family. Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Taschenbücher, Wirtschaft & Soziales,

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Roman Emperors: A Captivating Guide to Augustus, Tiberius, Nero, Constantine the Great, and Justinian I , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 400min

If you want to discover the captivating lives of five Roman Emperors, then pay attention....Five captivating manuscripts in one book:Augustus: A Captivating Guide to the First Emperor of Rome and How He Ruled the Roman EmpireTiberius: A Captivating Guide to the Life of Ancient Rome’s Second Emperor and How He Ruled the Roman EmpireNero: A Captivating Guide to the Last Emperor of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty and How He Ruled the Roman EmpireConstantine the Great: A Captivating Guide to the First Christian Roman Emperor and How He Ruled the Roman EmpireJustinian I: A Captivating Guide to Justinian the Great and How This Emperor Ruled the Roman EmpireThe life of Augustus is historically important because his leadership marked out a new era in the story of the Roman world, an era that would see the expansion of the Roman Empire across the Mediterranean and beyond.Tiberius is remembered, if he is remembered at all, for his bad behavior. He spent much of his rule on a Greek island surrounded by every pleasure that his diseased flesh could dream of, abandoning his empire to scandal and intrigue.Nero’s extravagance has become nothing short of legendary. In its day, it was incredibly destructive to his people, particularly after the Great Fire of Rome, a fire that he may have even started.Constantine the Great is a complex figure surrounded by controversies and contradictions. While the name Justinian may not be one that instantly strikes a chord with people, his life and his legacy continue to impact people all over the world to this day. It is very likely that as you read this, you are living your life in accordance with laws that came about as a result of Justinian’s rewriting of the old Roman codes. If you want to learn more about the lives of these five Roman Emperors, scroll up and click the "add to cart" but ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Colin Fluxman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/217988/bk_acx0_217988_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Pharsalia , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 639min

If you had been a court poet during the reign of the Roman emperor Nero, irritating the megalomaniac ruler would not have been wise. And one of the things which would have really angered Nero would have been the effort to write an epic poem about the struggle between Pompey and Caesar in which the noble hero (portrayed by Pompey) was the man who fought to preserve the Republic, and the selfish villain (portrayed by Caesar), the man who destroyed it. Yet Lucan wrote just such a poem, and Nero, naturally, hated both poem and poet. To the educated Roman of the mid-first century AD, the young Lucan probably appeared amazingly foolhardy. Naturally, his epic work got him into trouble. The poem abruptly breaks off in the middle of the 10th book. It was never finished because Lucan was ordered to commit suicide or face execution. He took poison. Nero's ire is easy to understand. Idle talk about restoring the Republic had been making the rounds for quite some time, and the ruling Julio-Claudian dynasty did not want such talk taken seriously. Besides, the average Roman citizen was primarily interested in economic and political stability. Any discussion of the old Republic conjured up evil memories of earlier civil wars. But the brash young poet went right ahead and produced a minor masterpiece recounting the clash between Julius Caesar and the Republican aristocracy. Lucan called it "De Bello Civili" ("On the Civil War"). Later, it came to be called "The Pharsalia", the name of the battle where Pompey met defeat. With soaring rhetoric, thundering speeches, cataclysmic scenes of war, and beautifully written passages full of the pathos of life and love, Lucan has left us an unfinished gem from Latin literature's Silver Age. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Charlton Griffin. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acon/000215/bk_acon_000215_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Warm & Witty Side of Attila the Hun , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 270min

The Warm and Witty Side of Attila the Hun is a collection of historical anecdotes; odd, humourous facts; and things you will never forget, once you know them. They are the product of a life devoted to history. In the words of the author: "I once had a student ask me point blank and in all seriousness, 'Do you really know all this stuff, or are you just making it up?' Delightful question, and unwittingly flattering. There is no need for any serious teacher of History to make up any unbelievable stories, because so much of it is unbelievable in the first place. I mean, really, think about it: if the story of Henry VIII and his six wives hadn't actually happened, for example, would anyone believe it? Is there any drama more intense than the story of Cleopatra, Caesar, Antony, and Octavian? (Heck, the entire story of the Julio-Claudian dynasty reads like one long soap opera!) And if Shakespeare had known the details of the life of his two-thousand-mile-away contemporary Ivan the Terrible, my God, what a tragic drama he could have written! (Speaking of which, let us not forget that Macbeth is based on a true story.)"There is no particular order to these anecdotes (except that I tried to adhere to chronology with the presidents), and no claim is made to comprehensiveness or, for that matter, importance. This is simply a collection of things I have come across over the years, things that I remembered, things with which I amused, horrified, and intrigued my students, nothing more, nothing less. Think of it as the mental junkyard of an aging History teacher." "If the reader is constrained by the chains of political correctness, please be forewarned that the writer is not. There may be material here that some people will find offensive. I don't care. Other readers may recognize some of these stories and may object to inaccuracies or distortions. I don't care about that either. This is something of an eclectic and eccentric reminiscence, not ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Craig Allen. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/000277/bk_acx0_000277_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Agrippina: Empress, Exile, Hustler, Whore , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 696min

Agrippina the Younger held a unique position in the first Roman imperial family. As great niece of Tiberius, sister of Caligula, wife of Claudius and mother of Nero, she stood at the centre of power in the Roman empire for three generations. Even in her own time, she was recognised as a woman of unparalleled power. From exile to being hailed empress, across three marriages and three widowhoods, her life, power and role were extraordinary in their scope and drama. Beautiful and intelligent, she is alternately a ruthless murderer and helpless victim, the most loving mother and the most powerful woman of the Roman empire. She is portrayed in ancient sources as using sex, motherhood, manipulation and violence to get her way and as single-minded in her pursuit of power for herself and her son. Agrippina’s life sheds light on the Julio-Claudian dynasty and Rome at its height - the chaos, blood and politics of it all - as well as the place of women in the Roman world.This book follows Agrippina as a daughter born to the expected heir to Augustus’ throne and who was then orphaned; as a sister to Caligula, who raped his sisters and showered them with honours until they attempted rebellion against him and were exiled; as a seductive niece and then wife to Claudius, who gave her access to near unlimited power; and then as a mother to Nero, who adored her until he killed her. She was 44 when she died. It takes us from the camps of Germany during a mutiny, through senatorial political intrigue, assassination attempts and exile to a small island, to the heights of imperial power, thrones and golden cloaks and games and adoration. We will see Agrippina found her own city (Cologne), live up to and then flaunt the greatest ideals of Roman femininity and motherhood, and explore the absolute limits of female power in Rome. The biography of Agrippina is also the biography of the first Roman imperial family, the Julio-Claudians, and of the empire itself./ ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Imogen Church. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/054661/bk_adbl_054661_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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