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The History of the Ancient World

From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome

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The History of the Ancient World

Written by: Susan Wise Bauer
Narrated by: John Lee
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A lively and engaging narrative history showing the common threads in the cultures that gave birth to our own.

This is the first volume in a bold new series that tells the stories of all peoples, connecting historical events from Europe to the Middle East to the far coast of China, while still giving weight to the characteristics of each country. Susan Wise Bauer provides both sweeping scope and vivid attention to the individual lives that give flesh to abstract assertions about human history. This narrative history employs the methods of "history from beneath" - literature, epic traditions, private letters, and accounts - to connect kings and leaders with the lives of those they ruled. The result is an engrossing tapestry of human behavior from which we may draw conclusions about the direction of world events and the causes behind them.

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The book has plenty of information but the way it is dished out is horrendous. The stories just jump across the timeline. Worst part is the way, which is incredibly dry. I love history yet struggled to finish this one.

Absolute blunder

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