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Persian War, The
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Persian War, The

Author : Herodotus
Performed By : Roy Marsden
Published By - Select Music & Distribution
Duration : 4 hours
Type : Classic Literature
Ancient
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In this, the first prose history in European civilization. Herodotus tells the heroic tale of the Greeks' resistance to the vast invading force assembled by Xerxes, King of Persia.

Here are not only the great battles - Marathon, Thermopylae, Salamis - but also penetrating human insight and a powerful sense of epic destiny at work.

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Lives of the Twelve Caesars

Lives of the Twelve Caesars

Author : Suetonius
Performed By : Derek Jacobi
Published By - Select Music & Distribution
Duration : 7 hours 15 minutes
Type : Classic Literature
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Royalty and Heads of State
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Author : Dr. Ian Jackson
Performed By : Edwin Newman
Published By - Blackstone Audio Inc
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Type : Ancient
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Author : Jack Arnold
Performed By : Edwin Newman
Published By - Blackstone Audio Inc
Duration : 3 hours
Type : Ancient
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World
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Author : Plato
Performed By : Full Cast Production
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Duration : 4 hours 40 minutes
Type : Philosophy
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Author : Professor John T. Sanders
Performed By : Edwin Newman
Published By - Blackstone Audio Inc
Duration : 3 hours
Type : Ancient
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