Ancient

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Drift into the shadowy corners of human history, where forbidden knowledge sleeps in locked museum drawers and ancient mysteries whisper of civilizations lost to time. This immersive sleep-friendly journey guides listeners through the most controversial...

Most people fight battles they’ve already lost. The true master wins without taking a single strike. Written over 2,000 years ago, Sun Tzu’s timeless masterpiece "The Art of War" remains the ultimate playbook for mastering conflict, outmaneuvering rivals, and leading with total authority...

Our "American in Cairo" author goes beyond King Tut and tomb-raiders to discover one of the world's oldest civilizations in her fast-paced account across seven millennia Egypt looms large in the popular imagination, bringing to mind images of pyramids, pharaohs, tomb-raiders, and deserts...

Our "American in Cairo" author goes beyond King Tut and tomb-raiders to discover one of the world's oldest civilizations in her fast-paced account across seven millennia Egypt looms large in the popular imagination, bringing to mind images of pyramids, pharaohs, tomb-raiders, and deserts...

A new biography of Cicero, one of the most influential and fascinating figures in classical history. This program is read by the author. When the Roman statesman Cicero was murdered in 43 BCE, his head was cut off, and his tongue pierced with pins – a final, brutal act of revenge against a man...

'Glorious' EMMA THOMPSON 'Delightful' PHILIP PULLMAN 'Brilliant' JACQUELINE WILSON From a reed cut on the banks of the Nile to the Sharpie, the pen has been with us for millennia. And all of humanity – from our faintest notions to our wildest inventions, our gossip and legends, our grandest...

The story of Artemisia, formidable queen of the Greek city-state of Halicarnassus, that counters longstanding misconceptions about women's roles in antiquity Herodotus's listeners never doubted that Artemisia I of Caria had commanded a fleet in the naval Battle of Salamis. After all, she was the...

Bloomsbury presents Domesday, written and read by Max Adams. The Domesday Book describes the furniture of a culture and its economy – the legacy of Anglo-Saxon England. When King William I sent his agents to survey every shire in England, he asked them to list his holdings and calculate what...

Bharat, 1681 - A land soaked in blood. Temples reduced to rubble. Families torn apart. Under the iron rule of Aurangzeb, thousands are killed, children are orphaned, and women face horrific brutality. The Mughal Empire advances with a single, merciless goal: to silence every spark of freedom as it descends over the Deccan, a land ruled by the Marathas. But one name refuses to bow. Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, the lion-hearted heir of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, ascends the throne with a vow to defend Swaraj at any cost.

"An enthralling and profoundly relevant book." ―Salman Rushdie "I adored reading these joyful, illuminating, and engrossing journeys through ancient literature." ―Madeline Miller From the most celebrated translator of our time comes a visionary exploration of how translation reshapes and...

In a series of fast-paced essays, Leaky Aqueducts, War Pigeons, and Mystery Cults answers 36 questions that ancient historian Garrett Ryan has been asked in the classroom and through his popular YouTube channel ToldinStone. As in the previous books in Ryan's fun and fascinating series, the emphasis is on the curious details of daily life in the classical world.

A rollicking, enlightening examination of humanity’s changing relationship to creativity, written from the perspectives of the Greek Muses. The thing that sets humans apart from other animals is our ability to create, to imagine how one thing could become something else. For millennia, art and...

Leave marble palaces behind and dive into the gritty, sensory reality of daily urban living in ancient Roman history. Perfect for your daily commute, this immersive social history transports you directly into the smoky, crowded tenement blocks where the vast majority of citizens actually lived...

Step across the threshold of classical Athens and experience the hidden political power of an ancient Greek symposium. Perfect for an atmospheric evening wind-down or an immersive commute, this real-time historical journey transforms you into a silent guest at an elite drinking party. Eavesdrop...

Step into the ancient history of the first Olympic Games, where brutal athletic combat collides with sacred ritual. Perfect for an engaging daily commute, this visceral audio journey transports you to the dust-choked roads of a fractured Greece. Experience the roar of the crowds and the smoke of...