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Talking Classics

The Shock of the Old

par Mary Beard ...

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5 heure 38 min

The incomparable Mary Beard is back, and she’s talking all things classics.Why the ongoing fascination with the ancient world? This witty, approachable book asks why—for better or (sometimes) worse—antiquity continues to exert such a powerful hold on the contemporary imagination. Recalling a formative childhood encounter with a four-thousand-year-old piece of bread in a museum, Beard introduces ... En savoir plus

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The incomparable Mary Beard is back, and she’s talking all things classics.Why the ongoing fascination with the ancient world? This witty, approachable book asks why—for better or (sometimes) worse—antiquity continues to exert such a powerful hold on the contemporary imagination. Recalling a formative childhood encounter with a four-thousand-year-old piece of bread in a museum, Beard introduces
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Rome and Persia

The Seven Hundred Year Rivalry

par Adrian Goldsworthy ...

Lu par Mark Elstob ...

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20 heure 25 min

**The extraordinary history of the epic rivalry between the ancient world’s two great superpowers.“Magnificent.” —Spectator**The Roman Empire was like no other. Stretching from the north of Britain to the Sahara, and from the Atlantic coast to the Euphrates, it imposed peace and prosperity on an unprecedented scale. Its only true rival lay in the east, where the Parthian and then Persian empires ... En savoir plus

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**The extraordinary history of the epic rivalry between the ancient world’s two great superpowers.“Magnificent.” —Spectator**The Roman Empire was like no other. Stretching from the north of Britain to the Sahara, and from the Atlantic coast to the Euphrates, it imposed peace and prosperity on an unprecedented scale. Its only true rival lay in the east, where the Parthian and then Persian empires
... En savoir plus
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Rubicon

The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic

par Tom Holland ...

Lu par Tom Holland ...

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14 heure 29 min

'The bloodstained drama of the last decades of the Roman republic... is told afresh with tremendous wit, narrative verve and insight''I owe a debt of gratitude to Tom Holland not just for reminding me of the great figures who bestrode the Roman world - Pompey and Crassus, Cato, Cicero and Caesar - but for explaining what it was that made Rome the greatest superpower the world has known, why it ... En savoir plus

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'The bloodstained drama of the last decades of the Roman republic... is told afresh with tremendous wit, narrative verve and insight''I owe a debt of gratitude to Tom Holland not just for reminding me of the great figures who bestrode the Roman world - Pompey and Crassus, Cato, Cicero and Caesar - but for explaining what it was that made Rome the greatest superpower the world has known, why it
... En savoir plus
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Emperor of Rome

Ruling the Ancient World

par Mary Beard ...

Lu par Mary Beard ...

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14 heure 43 min

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn her international bestseller SPQR, Mary Beard told the thousand-year story of ancient Rome, from its slightly shabby Iron Age origins to its reign as the undisputed hegemon of the Mediterranean. Now, drawing on more than thirty years of teaching and writing about Roman history, Beard turns to the emperors who ruled the Roman Empire, beginning with Julius Caesar ... En savoir plus

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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn her international bestseller SPQR, Mary Beard told the thousand-year story of ancient Rome, from its slightly shabby Iron Age origins to its reign as the undisputed hegemon of the Mediterranean. Now, drawing on more than thirty years of teaching and writing about Roman history, Beard turns to the emperors who ruled the Roman Empire, beginning with Julius Caesar
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Millennium

The End of the World and the Forging of Christendom

par Tom Holland ...

Lu par Tom Holland, Mark Meadows ...

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17 heure 32 min

Bestselling historian and broadcaster Tom Holland gives a thrilling panoramic account of the birth of the new Western Europe in the year 1000'An exhilarating sweep across European history either side of the year 1000; riveting' ALLAN MASSIE, SPECTATOR'I relished the blood and thunder narrative - the work of a great storyteller at his best' DOMINIC SANDBROOK, EVENING STANDARD'A splendid, highly ... En savoir plus

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Bestselling historian and broadcaster Tom Holland gives a thrilling panoramic account of the birth of the new Western Europe in the year 1000'An exhilarating sweep across European history either side of the year 1000; riveting' ALLAN MASSIE, SPECTATOR'I relished the blood and thunder narrative - the work of a great storyteller at his best' DOMINIC SANDBROOK, EVENING STANDARD'A splendid, highly
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Ten Caesars

Roman Emperors from Augustus to Constantine

par Barry Strauss ...

Lu par Arthur Morey ...

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12 heure 52 min

Bestselling classical historian Barry Strauss delivers “an exceptionally accessible history of the Roman Empire…much of Ten Caesars reads like a script for Game of Thrones” (The Wall Street Journal)****—a summation of three and a half centuries of the Roman Empire as seen through the lives of ten of the most important emperors, from Augustus to Constantine.In this essential and “enlightening” (The ... En savoir plus

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Bestselling classical historian Barry Strauss delivers “an exceptionally accessible history of the Roman Empire…much of Ten Caesars reads like a script for Game of Thrones” (The Wall Street Journal)****—a summation of three and a half centuries of the Roman Empire as seen through the lives of ten of the most important emperors, from Augustus to Constantine.In this essential and “enlightening” (The
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A Rome of One's Own

The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire

par Emma Southon ...

Lu par Danielle Cohen ...

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14 heure 1 min

From the acclaimed author of A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum comes a wildly entertaining new history of Rome that uses the lives of twenty-one extraordinary women to upend our understanding of the ancient worldThe history of Rome has long been narrow and one-sided, essentially a history of “the Doing of Important Things.” It is a history of winning battles, passing laws, and “Having ... En savoir plus

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From the acclaimed author of A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum comes a wildly entertaining new history of Rome that uses the lives of twenty-one extraordinary women to upend our understanding of the ancient worldThe history of Rome has long been narrow and one-sided, essentially a history of “the Doing of Important Things.” It is a history of winning battles, passing laws, and “Having
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Ravenna

Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe

par Judith Herrin ...

Lu par Phyllida Nash ...

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19 heure 3 min

Brought to you by Penguin.In 402 AD, after invading tribes broke through the Alpine frontiers of Italy and threatened the imperial government in Milan, the young Emperor Honorius made the momentous decision to move his capital to a small, easy defendable city in the Po estuary - Ravenna. From then until 751 AD, Ravenna was first the capital of the Western Roman Empire, then that of the immense ... En savoir plus

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Brought to you by Penguin.In 402 AD, after invading tribes broke through the Alpine frontiers of Italy and threatened the imperial government in Milan, the young Emperor Honorius made the momentous decision to move his capital to a small, easy defendable city in the Po estuary - Ravenna. From then until 751 AD, Ravenna was first the capital of the Western Roman Empire, then that of the immense
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Not Built In A Day

How Slavery Made the Roman Empire

par Emma Southon ...

Lu par Emma Southon ...

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10 heure 50 min

From acclaimed author of A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and historian Emma Southon, a groundbreaking history of Ancient Rome that explores how the empire was built, fueled, and shaped by its enslaved people.When Julius Caesar conquered Gaul he boasted that he killed a million Gauls and enslaved a million more. This is the truth about the Roman empire: Rome could not function ... En savoir plus

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From acclaimed author of A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and historian Emma Southon, a groundbreaking history of Ancient Rome that explores how the empire was built, fueled, and shaped by its enslaved people.When Julius Caesar conquered Gaul he boasted that he killed a million Gauls and enslaved a million more. This is the truth about the Roman empire: Rome could not function
... En savoir plus
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Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants

Frequently Asked Questions about the Ancient Greeks and Romans

par Garrett Ryan ...

Lu par Stephen Graybill ...

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7 heure 32 min

Why didn't the ancient Greeks or Romans wear pants? How did they shave? How likely were they to drink fine wine, use birth control, or survive surgery?In a series of short and humorous essays, Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants explores some of the questions about the Greeks and Romans that ancient historian Garrett Ryan has answered in the classroom and online. Unlike most books on ... En savoir plus

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Why didn't the ancient Greeks or Romans wear pants? How did they shave? How likely were they to drink fine wine, use birth control, or survive surgery?In a series of short and humorous essays, Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants explores some of the questions about the Greeks and Romans that ancient historian Garrett Ryan has answered in the classroom and online. Unlike most books on
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234 Ancient Rome Facts

Gladiators, Emperors, and Ruthless Power

par Scott Matthews ...

Lu par Digital Voice Nico Rhodes E ...

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6 heure 49 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Are you fascinated by Ancient Rome but looking for more than just battles? Have you ever wondered how a small village on the Tiber grew into one of history's greatest empires?Welcome to 234 Ancient Rome Facts: Gladiators, Emperors, and Ruthless Power. This audiobook goes beyond dates and names to explore the forces, ideas, and people that shaped a ... En savoir plus

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Are you fascinated by Ancient Rome but looking for more than just battles? Have you ever wondered how a small village on the Tiber grew into one of history's greatest empires?Welcome to 234 Ancient Rome Facts: Gladiators, Emperors, and Ruthless Power. This audiobook goes beyond dates and names to explore the forces, ideas, and people that shaped a
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Жизнь в Древнем Риме

par Альберто Анджела ...

Lu par Илья Алёхин ...

Collections series Города и люди
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12 heure 5 min

Древний Рим времен расцвета империи похож на современный мегаполис гораздо больше, чем мы могли бы подумать. Полтора миллиона его жителей сталкивались с теми же проблемами, что и их наследники две тысячи лет спустя: дороговизна жилья и дорожные пробки, наплыв иммигрантов и необходимость "подмазывать" городских чиновников… Автор предлагает нам "накрыться шапкой-невидимкой" и провести в Риме целый ... En savoir plus

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Древний Рим времен расцвета империи похож на современный мегаполис гораздо больше, чем мы могли бы подумать. Полтора миллиона его жителей сталкивались с теми же проблемами, что и их наследники две тысячи лет спустя: дороговизна жилья и дорожные пробки, наплыв иммигрантов и необходимость "подмазывать" городских чиновников… Автор предлагает нам "накрыться шапкой-невидимкой" и провести в Риме целый
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1453

The Conquest and Tragedy of Constantinople

par Anthony Kaldellis ...

Lu par Richard Trinder ...

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11 heure 28 min

A detailed account of the siege and fall of Constantinople in 1453, a watershed year that closed the book, once and for all, on the Roman Empire and confirmed for Europeans their worst fears about an expanding Ottoman Empire.Anthony Kaldellis offers a new narrative of the siege and fall of Constantinople in 1453, a watershed year that closed the book, once and for all, on the Roman Empire and ... En savoir plus

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A detailed account of the siege and fall of Constantinople in 1453, a watershed year that closed the book, once and for all, on the Roman Empire and confirmed for Europeans their worst fears about an expanding Ottoman Empire.Anthony Kaldellis offers a new narrative of the siege and fall of Constantinople in 1453, a watershed year that closed the book, once and for all, on the Roman Empire and
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Frédéric Chopin: Kurzbiografie kompakt

5 Minuten: Schneller hören – mehr wissen!

par 5 Minuten, 5 Minuten, 5 Minuten Biografien, 5 Minuten Biografien, Jürgen Fritsche, Jürgen Fritsche ...

Lu par Jürgen Fritsche ...

Collections series 5 Minuten Biografien
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5 min

Frédéric Chopin, Komponist und Pianist: Leben und Werk in einer Kurzbiografie! Alles, was man wissen muss, kurz und knapp. Infotainment, Bildung und Unterhaltung vom Feinsten! ... En savoir plus

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Frédéric Chopin, Komponist und Pianist: Leben und Werk in einer Kurzbiografie! Alles, was man wissen muss, kurz und knapp. Infotainment, Bildung und Unterhaltung vom Feinsten!
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Death of an Eye

par Dana Stabenow ...

Lu par Marguerite Gavin ...

Collections Livre audio : 1 - Eye of Isis
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6 heure 29 min

Bloomsbury presents Death of an Eye by Dana Stabenow, read by Marguerite Gavin.'Outstanding' Washington Post.ALEXANDRIA, 47 BC.For three centuries, the House of Ptolemy has governed the Kingdom of Egypt. Cleopatra – seventh of her name – rules from Alexandria, that beacon of commerce and learning that stands between the burning sands of the desert and the dark waters of the Middle Sea.But her ... En savoir plus

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Bloomsbury presents Death of an Eye by Dana Stabenow, read by Marguerite Gavin.'Outstanding' Washington Post.ALEXANDRIA, 47 BC.For three centuries, the House of Ptolemy has governed the Kingdom of Egypt. Cleopatra – seventh of her name – rules from Alexandria, that beacon of commerce and learning that stands between the burning sands of the desert and the dark waters of the Middle Sea.But her
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Plutarch’s Lives, Vol. 2

par Plutarch ...

Lu par Bernard Mayes ...

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41 heure 7 min

One of the world’s most profoundly influential literary works and the basis for Shakespeare’s Roman plays (Julius Caesar, Coriolanus, and Antony and Cleopatra), Plutarch’s Lives have been entertaining and arousing the spirit of emulation in countless readers since their creation at the beginning of the second century.Originally named Parallel Lives, the work pairs eminent Romans with famous Greek ... En savoir plus

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One of the world’s most profoundly influential literary works and the basis for Shakespeare’s Roman plays (Julius Caesar, Coriolanus, and Antony and Cleopatra), Plutarch’s Lives have been entertaining and arousing the spirit of emulation in countless readers since their creation at the beginning of the second century.Originally named Parallel Lives, the work pairs eminent Romans with famous Greek
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Los vándalos: la historia y legado de los bárbaros más famosos de la Antigüedad

par Charles River Editors ...

Lu par Juan Vidal ...

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1 heures 27 min

La mayoría de la gente hoy en día está familiarizada con el término “vandalismo”, pero ignora la etimología de la palabra. Sí, en el mundo moderno el vandalismo se refiere a la destrucción deliberada de la propiedad, pero el origen de la palabra es mucho más complejo, pues originalmente derivaba del nombre de una importante tribu germánica que prosperó en Europa y el norte de África en los siglos ... En savoir plus

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La mayoría de la gente hoy en día está familiarizada con el término “vandalismo”, pero ignora la etimología de la palabra. Sí, en el mundo moderno el vandalismo se refiere a la destrucción deliberada de la propiedad, pero el origen de la palabra es mucho más complejo, pues originalmente derivaba del nombre de una importante tribu germánica que prosperó en Europa y el norte de África en los siglos
... En savoir plus
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Hans Christian Andersen: Kurzbiografie kompakt

5 Minuten: Schneller hören – mehr wissen!

par 5 Minuten, 5 Minuten, 5 Minuten Biografien, 5 Minuten Biografien, Jürgen Fritsche, Jürgen Fritsche ...

Lu par Jürgen Fritsche ...

Collections series 5 Minuten Biografien
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4 min

Hans Christian Andersen, dänische Märchenlegende: Leben und Werk in einer Kurzbiografie! Alles, was man wissen muss, kurz und knapp. Infotainment, Bildung und Unterhaltung vom Feinsten! ... En savoir plus

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Hans Christian Andersen, dänische Märchenlegende: Leben und Werk in einer Kurzbiografie! Alles, was man wissen muss, kurz und knapp. Infotainment, Bildung und Unterhaltung vom Feinsten!
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The Roman Empire and the Silk Routes

The Ancient World Economy and the Empires of Parthia, Central Asia and Han China

par Raoul McLaughlin ...

Lu par James Cameron Stewart ...

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14 heure 21 min

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). It explores Roman dealings with the Kushan Empire which seized power in Bactria (Afghanistan) and laid claim to the Indus Kingdoms. Further chapters examine the development of Palmyra as a leading caravan city on ... En savoir plus

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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). It explores Roman dealings with the Kushan Empire which seized power in Bactria (Afghanistan) and laid claim to the Indus Kingdoms. Further chapters examine the development of Palmyra as a leading caravan city on
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Plutarch's Lives

Volume 1 of 2

par Plutarch ...

Lu par B. J. Harrison ...

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41 heure 7 min

Plutarchs's (46-120 A.D.) epic chronicle of the lives of great Grecians and Romans. Beginning with the founding of Rome and Athens, the lives of the men who created the ancient world are brought to life in this new, high quality recording. Greats such as Romulus, Pericles, Theseus, Lycurgus, and many others come alive as their politics, economy, and their individual stories play out in the time of ... En savoir plus

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Plutarchs's (46-120 A.D.) epic chronicle of the lives of great Grecians and Romans. Beginning with the founding of Rome and Athens, the lives of the men who created the ancient world are brought to life in this new, high quality recording. Greats such as Romulus, Pericles, Theseus, Lycurgus, and many others come alive as their politics, economy, and their individual stories play out in the time of
... En savoir plus
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Brigitte Bardot: Kurzbiografie kompakt

5 Minuten: Schneller hören – mehr wissen!

par 5 Minuten, 5 Minuten, 5 Minuten Biografien, 5 Minuten Biografien, Lea Pfeiffer, Lea Pfeiffer ...

Lu par Lea Pfeiffer ...

Collections series 5 Minuten Biografien
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4 min

Brigitte Bardot, französisches Sexsymbol und Filmlegende: Leben und Werk in einer Kurzbiografie! Alles, was man wissen muss, kurz und knapp. Infotainment, Bildung und Unterhaltung vom Feinsten! ... En savoir plus

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Brigitte Bardot, französisches Sexsymbol und Filmlegende: Leben und Werk in einer Kurzbiografie! Alles, was man wissen muss, kurz und knapp. Infotainment, Bildung und Unterhaltung vom Feinsten!
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Life of Demetrius, The

par Plutarch, Bernadotte Perrin ...

Lu par Andrea Giordani ...

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1 heures 59 min

The Life of Demetrius is only one of the many biographies documented in Plutarch’s Parallel Lives. Young when he came to rule, Demetrius was only 22 when he was given defense of Syria by his father. After a series of military failures and wins, he moved to Athens and attempted to free the city a number of times. Eventually after a successful rule of Macedonia, things took a downward turn for ... En savoir plus

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The Life of Demetrius is only one of the many biographies documented in Plutarch’s Parallel Lives. Young when he came to rule, Demetrius was only 22 when he was given defense of Syria by his father. After a series of military failures and wins, he moved to Athens and attempted to free the city a number of times. Eventually after a successful rule of Macedonia, things took a downward turn for
... En savoir plus
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Cova Dónnica

par Yeyo Balbás ...

Lu par José Luis Espina ...

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13 heure 1 min

Año 717.Al-Hurr, el nuevo gobernador de al-Ándalus, se dispone a aniquilar los últimos focos de resistencia del reino visigodo. La conquista musulmana está a punto de consumarse bajo la despiadada tutela de Opas, el obispo metropolitano de Toledo, y los principales linajes hispanogodos deben enviar rehenes a Corduba. Fruela, hijo de Pedro, el duque de Cantabria, acude a la capital de al-Ándalus ... En savoir plus

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Año 717.Al-Hurr, el nuevo gobernador de al-Ándalus, se dispone a aniquilar los últimos focos de resistencia del reino visigodo. La conquista musulmana está a punto de consumarse bajo la despiadada tutela de Opas, el obispo metropolitano de Toledo, y los principales linajes hispanogodos deben enviar rehenes a Corduba. Fruela, hijo de Pedro, el duque de Cantabria, acude a la capital de al-Ándalus
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Peter Tchaikovsky: A short biography

5 Minutes: Short on time - long on info!

par 5 Minutes, 5 Minutes, 5 Minute Biographies, 5 Minute Biographies, George Fritsche, George Fritsche ...

Lu par George Fritsche ...

Collections series 5 Minute Biographies
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5 min

Peter Tchaikovsky, Russian composer and tragic figure: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best! ... En savoir plus

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Peter Tchaikovsky, Russian composer and tragic figure: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best!
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