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Roman Lives
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Roman Lives

Author : Plutarch
Performed By : Nicholas Farrell
Published By - Select Music & Distribution
Duration : 7 hours 30 minutes
Type : Classic Literature
Historical
Ancient
Download Price : $27.25
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Though he was Greek, Plutarch wrote his Lives in the first century, a world dominated by the Roman Empire.

Here he considers some of the major figures who had left their stamp on the history of Rome, including generals, rulers, philosophers and politicians.

It is the companion volume to Plutarch: The Greeks, also read with clarity and style by Nicholas Farrell.

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Lives of the Twelve Caesars

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Author : Suetonius
Performed By : Derek Jacobi
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Duration : 7 hours 15 minutes
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Author : Paul Cartledge
Performed By : John Lee
Published By - Blackstone Audio Inc
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Author : Jack Arnold
Performed By : Edwin Newman
Published By - Blackstone Audio Inc
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Type : Ancient
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Author : Herodotus
Performed By : Roy Marsden
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Author : Professor John T. Sanders
Performed By : Edwin Newman
Published By - Blackstone Audio Inc
Duration : 3 hours
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