Students’ Roman Empire part 1, A History of the Roman Empire from Its Foundation to the Death of Marcus Aurelius (27 B.C.-180 A.D.)
John Bagnell Bury
37 chapters · 13 h 42 min · English
Read by Mark Wilson, Philippa, TriciaG, Mark Penfold, Julie VW, ontheroad and others
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The writings of J. B. Bury, on subjects ranging from ancient Greece to the 19th-century papacy, are at once scholarly and accessible to the layman. This work covers the period from the beginning of the Roman Empire until Gibbon begins; from Augustus through Marcus Aurelius and the Antoinine Emperors. (Summary by kmerline)
Chapters
1 Ch 01: From the Battle of Actium to the Foundation of the Principate 24 min 2 Ch 02: The Principate (27 B.C.-14 A.D.) 29 min 3 Ch 03: The Joint Government of the Princeps and the Senate (27 B.C.-180 A.D.) Sect. I & II 29 min 4 Ch 03: The Joint Government of the Princeps and the Senate (27 B.C.-180 A.D.) Sect. III & IV 16 min 5 Ch 04: The Family of Augustus and His Plans to Found a Dynasty (27 B.C.-14 A.D.) 27 min 6 Ch 05: Administration of Augustus in Rome & Italy; The Organisation of the Army (27 B.C.-14 A.D.) Sect. I 12 min 7 Ch 05: Administration of Augustus in Rome & Italy; The Organisation of the Army (27 B.C.-14 A.D.) Sect. II & III 21 min 8 Ch 06: Provincial Administration under Augustus: The Western Provinces (27 B.C.-14 A.D.) Sect. I 28 min 9 Ch 06: Provincial Administration under Augustus: The Western Provinces (27 B.C.-14 A.D.) Sect. II, III, & IV 28 min 10 Ch 06: Provincial Administration under Augustus: The Western Provinces (27 B.C.-14 A.D.) Sect. V & VI 22 min 11 Ch 07: Provincial Administration under Augustus: The Eastern Provinces (27 B.C.-14 A.D.) Sect. I & II 24 min 12 Ch 07: Provincial Administration under Augustus: The Eastern Provinces (27 B.C.-14 A.D.) Sect. III & IV 19 min 13 Ch 08: Rome & Parthia (27 B.C.-4 A.D.); Expeditions to Arabia & Ethiopia (25-22 B.C.) 17 min 14 Ch 09: The Winning and Losing of Germany; the Death of Augustus (12 B.C.-14 A.D.) Sect. I & II 28 min 15 Ch 09: The Winning and Losing of Germany; the Death of Augustus (12 B.C.-14 A.D.) Sect III & IV 18 min 16 Ch 10: Rome under Augustus: His Buildings (27 B.C.-14 A.D.) 18 min 17 Ch 11: Literature of the Augustan Age (41 B.C.-14 A.D.) Sect. I 28 min 18 Ch 11: Literature of the Augustan Age (41 B.C.-14 A.D.) Sect. II & III 11 min 19 Ch 12: The Principate of Tiberius (14-37 A.D.) Sect. I & II 41 min 20 Ch 12: The Principate of Tiberius (14-37 A.D.) Sect. III & IV 27 min 21 Ch 13: The Principate of Tiberius (continued) (14-37 A.D.) Sect. I 20 min 22 Ch 13: The Principate of Tiberius (continued) (14-37 A.D.) Sect. II & III 30 min 23 Ch 13: The Principate of Tiberius (continued) (14-37 A.D.) Sect. IV & V 20 min 24 Ch 14: The Principate of Gaius (Caligula). (37-41 A.D.) Sect. I 18 min 25 Ch 14: The Principate of Gaius (Caligula). (37-41 A.D.) Sect. II & III 24 min 26 Ch 15: The Principate of Claudius (41-54 A.D.) Sect. I 14 min 27 Ch 15: The Principate of Claudius (41-54 A.D.) Sect. II & III 28 min 28 Ch 15: The Principate of Claudius (41-54 A.D.) Sect. IV 18 min 29 Ch 15: The Principate of Claudius (41-54 A.D.) Sect. V 20 min 30 Ch 16: The Conquest of Britain (43-61 A.D.) Sect. I 14 min 31 Ch 16: The Conquest of Britain (43-61 A.D.) Sect. II & III 24 min 32 Ch 17: The Principate of Nero (54-68 A.D.) Sect. I 17 min 33 Ch 17: The Principate of Nero (54-68 A.D.) Sect. II & III 24 min 34 Ch 17: The Principate of Nero (54-68 A.D.) Sect. IV 17 min 35 Ch 17: The Principate of Nero (54-68 A.D.) Sect. V & VI 22 min 36 Ch 18: The Wars for Armenia, under Claudius & Nero (41-66 A.D.) pt 1 21 min 37 Ch 18: The Wars for Armenia, under Claudius & Nero (41-66 A.D.) pt 2 25 min
