Ancient History

Today's view of history cannot account for ancient anomalies, such as the Pyramids and advanced knowledge contained in India's Vedas. But in 1894, an Indian sage gave us an explanation not only for our hidden past but for the trends of today and for our future enlightenment....

Here, anthropologist David Graeber presents a stunning reversal of conventional wisdom: He shows that before there was money, there was debt....

Erich von Däniken's Chariots of the Gods is a work of monumental importance....

Go beyond the myth and learn about the man who changed the face of the ancient world and laid the foundation for the great traditions of the Roman Empire....

World-renowned best-selling author Carlos Castaneda's selection of his writings on the shamans of ancient Mexico....

The Roman Empire and the Silk Routes investigates the trade routes between Rome and the powerful empires of inner Asia, including the Parthian regime which ruled ancient Persia (Iran)....

Take a journey across the ancient world, throught the traditional domains of politics and war, as well as religion, philosophy, architecture, science and the visual arts....

An intellectual detective story, this history audiobook directs probing questions at orthodox history, presenting disturbing new evidence that historians have tried - but failed - to explain....

Long sources of mystery, imagination, and inspiration, the myths and history of the ancient Mediterranean have given rise to artistic, religious, cultural, and intellectual traditions....

Here in a single volume is the entire, unabridged recording of Gibbon's masterpiece....

The Greek myths are among the world's most important cultural building blocks, and they have been retold many times, but rarely do they focus on the remarkable women at the heart of these ancient stories....

From stories of resurrected mummies and thousand-year-old curses to powerful pharaohs and the coveted treasures of the Great Pyramids, ancient Egypt has had an unfaltering grip on the modern imagination....

Poche donne nella storia ebbero la possibilità di distinguersi nelle discipline scientifiche, considerate appannaggio maschile. La più nota, nella tarda antichità, fu senza dubbio Ipazia, scienziata e filosofa, nata ad Alessandria d'Egitto nel 370 d.C., inventrice di strumenti come il planisfero e l'astrolabio. Figlia del matematico Teone, e lei stessa primo matematico donna della storia, fu la più nota esponente alessandrina della scuola neoplatonica, circondata dal rispetto di allievi giunti da ogni angolo del mondo.

Efter sex års krig mot de galliska stammarna kunde Julius Caesar år 52 före Kristus konstatera att ännu en av romarrikets fiender kuvats. Nästan en miljon galler blev slavar, och Gallien blev ytterligare en provins i det växande romerska imperiet. Snart strömmade tonvis av galliskt spannmål och enorma skatteintäkter till huvudstaden, vars invånare levde väl på de lukrativa varorna från provinserna.

"L'inferno su Roma", il secondo titolo della Trilogia di Nerone, racconta per la prima volta in un audiolibro i nove giorni del Grande incendio che distrusse la Città eterna. Roma, sabato 18 luglio 64 d.C. È sera tardi e dal soppalco di un magazzino sotto le arcate del Circo Massimo precipita una lucerna accesa. In un attimo le fiamme iniziano a divorare tutto ciò che toccano, come una belva feroce. È iniziata la fine di Roma... "La belva si è svegliata, è cresciuta, si nutre, si riproduce..."

Greek and Roman warfare was unlike that of any other culture before or since. The key difference is often held to be that the Greeks and Romans practiced a "Western Way of War", in which the aim is an open, decisive battle - won by courage instilled, in part, by discipline. Here, Harry Sidebottom looks at how this Western Way of War was constructed and maintained by the Greeks and Romans and why this concept is so prevalent today. 

La historia de la humanidad está repleta de relatos fantásticos y extraños sobre ciudades legendarias que fueron las más avanzadas de su época, pero que de la noche a la mañana desaparecieron. Andoni Garrido, autor del famoso canal de YouTube "Pero eso es otra Historia", recoge casi cuarenta de estas leyendas de ciudades perdidas en la historia y en el tiempo.

This imaginative and stimulating Very Short Introduction audiobook goes beyond a simple retelling of the stories to explore the rich history and diverse interpretations of classical mythology. It is a wide-ranging account, examining how classical myths are used and understood in both high art and popular culture, taking the listener from the temples of Crete to skyscrapers in New York, and finding classical myths in a variety of unexpected places: from Arabic poetry and Hollywood films, to psychoanalysis, the Bible, and New Age spiritualism.