Antiquity
Malaria: A Neglected Factor in the History of Greece and Rome
Read by Leon Harvey
William Henry Samuel Jones
This short book has the objective of showing how important it is to stamp out malaria as soon as possible. Unlike a plague that suddenly tak…
Coniston Tales
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William Gershom Collingwood
A selection of poems and short prose pieces grounded in the landscape, history and legends of Coniston in the English Lake District. W. G. C…
Ruins and Old Trees
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Mary Roberts
Ruins and Old Trees, Associated with Memorable Events in English History is a book that delves into the history of the United Kingdom by lo…
The Golden Bough. A Study in Magic and Religion.
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James Frazer
The seventh volume in The Golden Bough series by Sir James George Frazer. The figure of the dying and reviving god in Oriental religions of …
The History of Rome
Read by Rita Boutros
Titus Livius
The History of Rome (Ab Urbe Condita) is a history of ancient Rome, written in Latin by Livy (Titus Livius) between 27 and 9 BC, covering th…
Aztec Ruins National Monument
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Julian Corbett and John M. Corbett
This U.S. National Park Service historical handbook from 1962 introduces the reader to the history, geography, and archaeology of the Aztec …
Christianity in the Apostolic Age
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George Purves
The purpose of this volume, A history of Christianity in the Apostolic Age, is strictly historical. At the same time brief accounts of the N…
The Revolutions of Civilization
Read by Leon Harvey
William Matthew Flinders Petrie
British archaeologist & Egyptologist, Flinders Petrie, discusses the history of civilization in Egypt, Greece, Rome & medieval Europ…
Malaria in Greek History
Read by Leon Harvey
William Henry Samuel Jones
This book is an attempt to correct and develop the theory proposed tentatively in the little work Malaria. Put briefly, this theory is as fo…
The Exodus and the Wanderings in the Wilderness
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Alfred Edersheim
The period covered by the central books of the Pentateuch is, in many respects, the most important in Old Testament history, not only so far…
The History and Literature of the Early Church
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James Orr
This little book in its original form was one of the volumes of the Christian Study Manuals series (1901), and as such was found helpful to …
Predecessors of Cleopatra
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Leigh North
This book provides such information as was known at the onset of the 20th Century about Egyptian queens in antiquity. Much has been learned …
Kojiki
Read by Geoffrey Edwards
No Yasumaro Ō, no Are Hieda and no Yasumaro Ō
Of all the mass of Japanese literature, which lies before us as the result of nearly twelve centuries of book-making, the most important mon…
Tribal Custom in Anglo-Saxon Law
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Frederic Seebohm
Explores the evolution of law during the period of early medieval England and the influence of tribal practices on later Anglo-Saxon legal s…
Israel under Samuel, Saul, and David, to the Birth of Solomon
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Alfred Edersheim
The history of Israel, viewed as the Theocracy, or Kingdom of God, consists of three periods : First, that under the guidance of Prophets (f…
Lectures on the History and Principles of Ancient Commerce
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James William Gilbart
"There are few in this room who have not attended [Gilbart's] excellent lectures on 'Ancient Commerce.' I feel what a train of agreeabl…
Julius Caesar and the Foundation of the Roman Imperial System
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W. Warde Fowler
In this volume I have tried to meet the wishes of the publishers, by explaining to those who are comparatively unfamiliar with classical ant…
Characters and Events of Roman History
Read by Mark Harrington
Guglielmo Ferrero
Guglielmo Ferrero was an Italian historian and journalist, and this book contains his Lowell Lectures, presented in 1908 at the Lowell Insti…
Sulla the Fortunate
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George Philip Baker
George P. Baker explores the life of Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix, known more commonly as Sulla. Sulla was a Roman general and statesman of …
The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean
Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Confucius 孔子
The Great Learning (Traditional Chinese: 大學, Simplified: 大学, Pinyin: Dàxué, Korean: 대학, Japanese: 大学, Vietnamese: Đại Học) is …