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Caesar and Christ: A History of Roman Civilization and of Christianity from Their Beginnings to AD 3
"The third volume of Will Durant's Pulitzer Prize–winning series, Caesar and Christ chronicles the history of Roman civilization and of Christianity from their beginnings to 325 AD. In this masterful work, listeners will learn about: - the Etruscan civilization of ancient Italy - the birth of the Roman Republic and the beginnings of Roman law - the great reigns of Caesar and Antony - the people of Rome—the artisans, tradesmen, and scientists - the places of Rome's great empire - the beginnings of Christianity and its growth - the rise of Constantine and the fall of the empire"
Will Durant (Author), Grover Gardner (Narrator)
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"Desde el siglo I, Roma se convierte en el líder político, económico y cultural de Occidente durante cuatro siglos. La influencia de su obra (inspirada sin duda en la helénica) fue decisiva para toda la historia posterior y debe ser tenida en cuenta no sólo en la Historia Antigua, sino también en la medieval e incluso en el Renacimiento europeo que se nutre, como veremos, de gran parte de sus hallazgos. Grabado en español ibérico (España)."
Ernesto Ballesteros Arranz (Author), Juan Manuel Rollán, Tomás Campos (Narrator)
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[Spanish] - El clasicismo griego
"A partir del siglo V a. JV. (aprox.) el pueblo griego se convierte, no sólo en el mejor creador artístico de su época, sino en el mejor creador artístico de la historia, o al menos en uno de los dos o tres más cualificados y conocidos. Nadie puede estudiar arte sin conocer la producción artística del clasicismo heleno que aquí vamos a mostrar muy brevemente, con algunas de las obras que se han convertido en símbolo artístico de todos los tiempos. Grabado en español ibérico (España)."
Ernesto Ballesteros Arranz (Author), Juan Manuel Rollán, Tomás Campos (Narrator)
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"Egipto es una estrecha franja de terreno fertilizado por el Nilo, en el que se desarrollaron gran cantidad de estilos y periodos absolutamente deslumbrantes. Aquí tenemos una breve colección de obras de todo tipo que puede acercarnos a contemplar sus resultados y reflexionar sobre una de las primeras culturas humanas de la historia. Grabado en español ibérico (España)."
Ernesto Ballesteros Arranz (Author), Juan Manuel Rollán, Tomás Campos (Narrator)
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"Esta tercera etapa histórica del espíritu heleno es la de su decadencia final pero no por ello debemos prestarle menos atención que a las dos anteriores, porque sigue poseyendo una gran madurez creadora de la que se han alimentado todos los grandes estilos europeos de Roma y el Renacimiento europeo, como se verá en posteriores colecciones. Grabado en español ibérico (España)."
Ernesto Ballesteros Arranz (Author), Juan Manuel Rollán, Tomás Campos (Narrator)
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[Spanish] - La república romana
"A partir de la obra helénica, y con una influencia etrusca muy marcada, los romanos aparecen en el escenario artístico europeo con gran originalidad, sobre todo en el capítulo arquitectónico, aunque también muestran gran talento para la escultura y la pintura, y son los grandes creadores del mosaico. En conjunto aparece un nuevo estilo artístico, inspirado sin duda en el helénico pero con indudable personalidad, que va a influir notablemente en el arte europeo posterior. Grabado en español ibérico (España)."
Ernesto Ballesteros Arranz (Author), Juan Manuel Rollán, Tomás Campos (Narrator)
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[Spanish] - Los habitantes del Medoterráneo Oriental
"La costa oriental del Mediterráneo se distinguió netamente de Egipto y Mesopotamia, dedicando su trabajo al comercio en lugar de hacerlo a la agricultura. Esta peculiaridad cambió radicalmente su cultura y su arte, como puede verse en estas breves colecciones que demuestran su originalidad con respecto a las dos civilizaciones antes mencionadas. Grabado en español ibérico (España)."
Ernesto Ballesteros Arranz (Author), Juan Manuel Rollán, Tomás Campos (Narrator)
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[Spanish] - Los helenos y su cultura
"Resumimos aquí la muestra de la mejor producción artística humana, que nació de un pueblo guerrero y comerciante como los helenos, que se convirtió en el emblema del género humano durante varios siglos. Aunque su actividad económica fue semejante a la de los fenicios, por ejemplo, nadie ha podido explicar jamás cómo desarrollaron su mente y su capacidad de creación artística hasta el nivel que ellos alcanzaron, que llegó a convertirse en meta y símbolo del arte de todos los tiempos. Grabado en español ibérico (España)."
Ernesto Ballesteros Arranz (Author), Juan Manuel Rollán, Tomás Campos (Narrator)
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The Life of Greece: A History of Greek Civilization from the Beginnings, and of Civilization in the
"The second volume of Will Durant's Pulitzer Prize–winning series, The Life of Greece: The Story of Civilization, Volume 2 chronicles the history of ancient Greek civilization. Here Durant tells the whole story of Greece, from the days of Crete's vast Aegean empire to the final extirpation of the last remnants of Greek liberty, crushed under the heel of an implacably forward-marching Rome. The dry minutiae of battles and sieges, of tortuous statecraft of tyrant and king, get the minor emphasis in what is preeminently a vivid recreation of Greek culture, brought to the reader through the medium of supple, vigorous prose. In this masterful work, readers will learn about: - the siege of Troy- the great city-states of Athens and Sparta- the heroes of Homer's epics- the gods and lesser deities of Mount Olympus- the teachings of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle- the life of Alexander the Great"
Will Durant (Author), Stefan Rudnicki (Narrator)
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The Riddle of the Labyrinth: The Quest to Crack an Ancient Code
"In the tradition of Simon Winchester and Dava Sobel, The Riddle of the Labyrinth: The Quest to Crack an Ancient Code tells one of the most intriguing stories in the history of language, masterfully blending history, linguistics, and cryptology with an elegantly wrought narrative. When famed archaeologist Arthur Evans unearthed the ruins of a sophisticated Bronze Age civilization that flowered on Crete 1,000 years before Greece's Classical Age, he discovered a cache of ancient tablets, Europe's earliest written records. For half a century, the meaning of the inscriptions, and even the language in which they were written, would remain a mystery. Award-winning New York Times journalist Margalit Fox's riveting real-life intellectual detective story travels from the Bronze Age Aegean—the era of Odysseus, Agamemnon, and Helen—to the turn of the 20th century and the work of charismatic English archeologist Arthur Evans, to the colorful personal stories of the decipherers. These include Michael Ventris, the brilliant amateur who deciphered the script but met with a sudden, mysterious death that may have been a direct consequence of the decipherment; and Alice Kober, the unsung heroine of the story whose painstaking work allowed Ventris to crack the code."
Margalit Fox (Author), Pam Ward (Narrator)
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"Philosophy for busy people. Listen to this succinct account of the philosophy of Plato in just one hour. Plato is still seen by many as the greatest of all philosophers, inspiring many of the finest thinkers through the ages. Indeed, many see all later philosophy as nothing but attempts to answer the questions he raised. He founded the Academy, the world’s first university, in 387 BC and taught that the physical world is not reality but rather a reproduction of the true source. Plato: Philosophy in an Hour is an audiobook with an expert account of Plato’s life and philosophical ideas – entertainingly written and above all easy listening. Also included are selections from his work, suggested further reading and chronologies that place Plato in the context of the broader scheme of philosophy."
Paul Strathern (Author), Jonathan Keeble (Narrator)
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Socrates: Philosophy in an Hour
"Philosophy for busy people. Listen to this succinct account of the philosophy of Socrates in just one hour. Socrates is widely renowned as one of the founders of Western philosophy, despite the fact that his ideas survive largely through the work of his pupil Plato. Socrates’ dialectic – a method of aggressive questioning – was the forerunner of logic; he used it to cut through the pretentions of his adversaries and arrive at the truth. Socrates placed philosophy on the sound basis of reason, believing it to be better to question ourselves rather than the world around us and viewing the world as inaccessible to our senses – only to thought. Charged with impiety and the corruption of youth Socrates was eventually tried and sentenced to death, ending his life by drinking the judicial hemlock. This audiobook is an expert account of Socrates’ life and philosophical ideas – entertainingly written and is above all easy listening. Also included are selections from Socrates’ work, suggested further reading, and chronologies that place Socrates in the context of the broader scheme of philosophy."
Paul Strathern (Author), Jonathan Keeble (Narrator)
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