Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 1
Charles F. Horne , Rossiter Johnson , John Rudd
38 chapters · 17 h 54 min · English
Read by realisticspeakers, Colleen McMahon, Linda Johnson, Deon Gines, Blake Butler, Ciufi Galeazzi and others
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A comprehensive and readable account of the world's history, emphasizing the more important events, and presenting these as complete narratives in the master-words of the most eminent historians. This is volume 1 of 22, covering from 5867 to 480 BC. - Summary from Title Page
Chapters
1 General Introduction 29 min 2 An Outline Narrative 39 min 3 Dawn of Civilization, BC 5867 by G.C.C. Maspero 37 min 4 Compilation of the Earliest Code, BC 2250 by Hammurabi, part 1 27 min 5 Compilation of the Earliest Code, BC 2250 by Hammurabi, part 2 25 min 6 Compilation of the Earliest Code, BC 2250, Hammurabi, part 3 25 min 7 Theseus Founds Athens, BC 1235, by Plutarch 19 min 8 The Formation of the Castes in India, BC 1200, by Gustave Le Bon 17 min 9 The Formation of the Castes in India, BC 1200, by W.W. Hunter 37 min 10 Fall of Troy, BC 1184, by George Grote, part 1 30 min 11 Fall of Troy, BC 1184, by George Grote, part 2 28 min 12 Accession of Solomon, Building of the Temple at Jerusalem, BC 1017, by Henry Hart Milman 34 min 13 Rise and Fall of Assyria, Destruction of Nineveh, BC 789, by F. Lenormant and E. Chevallier 32 min 14 The Foundation of Rome, BC 753, by Barthold Georg Niebuhr, part 1 28 min 15 The Foundation of Rome, BC 753, by Barthold Georg Niebuhr, part 2 32 min 16 Prince Jimmu Founds Japan's Capital, BC 660, by Sir Edward Reed 13 min 17 Prince Jimmu Founds Japan's Capital, BC 660, by The Nehongi 35 min 18 The Foundation of Buddhism, BC 623, by Thomas William Rhys-Davids, part 1 30 min 19 The Foundation of Buddhism, By Thomas William Rhys-Davids, part 2 32 min 20 Pythian Games at Delphi, BC 585, by George Grote, part 1 28 min 21 Pythian Games at Delphi, BC 585, by George Grote, part 2 26 min 22 Solon's Earlier Greek Legislation, BC 594, by George Grote, part 1 29 min 23 Solon's Early Greek Legislation, BC 594, by George Grote, part 2 26 min 24 Solon's Early Greek Legislation, BC 594, by George Grote, part 3 27 min 25 Solon's Early Greek Legislation, BC 594, by George Grote, part 4 23 min 26 Solon's Early Greek Legislation, BC 594, by George Grote, part5 36 min 27 Conquests of Cyrus the Great, BC 538, by George Grote, part 1 26 min 28 The Conquests of Cyrus the Great, BC 538, by George Grote, part 2 36 min 29 The Rise of Confucius, the Chinese Sage, BC 550, by R.K. Douglas, part 1 24 min 30 The Rise of Confucius, the Chinese Sage, BC 550, by R.K. Douglas, part 2 28 min 31 The Rise of Confucius, the Chinese Sage, BC 550, by R.K. Douglas, part 3 28 min 32 Rome Established as a Republic, Institution of the Tribunes, BC 510-494, by Henry George Liddell, part 1 26 min 33 Rome Established as a Republic, Institution of the Tribunes, BC 510-494, by Henry George Liddell, part 2 28 min 34 The Battle of Marathon, BC 490, by Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy, part 1 29 min 35 The Battle of Marathon, BC 490, by Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy, part 2 31 min 36 The Battle of Marathon, BC 490, by Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy, part 3 30 min 37 Invasion of Greece by the Persians, Defence of Thermopylae, BC 480, by Herodotus, part 1 28 min 38 Invasion of Greece by the Persians, Defence of Thermopylae, BC 480, by Herodotus, part 2 18 min
