On the Nature of the Gods: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

On the Nature of the Gods, credited to Marcus Tullius Cicero, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of On the Nature of the Gods, by Cicero. Translated by Charles Duke Yonge. Read by Geoffrey Edwards. De Natura Deorum (On the Nature of the Gods) outlines Stoic, Epicurean and Academic (Skeptical) views on religious questions. Problems discussed include: evil, the origin of the world, divination, and characteristics of God(s). (Summary by Geoffrey Edwards)

Recording facts

• Recording title: On the Nature of the Gods
• Author credits: Marcus Tullius Cicero
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 7
• Listed recording duration: 6:39:54

Catalogue topics

• Philosophy
• Theology
• Roman
• Latin
• Cicero
• Academic
• Skeptic
• God

Track guide

1. 01 - Book I (Part I) — 56:59
2. 02 - Book I (Part II) — 1:09:42
3. 03 - Book II (Part I) — 1:01:40
4. 04 - Book II (Part II) — 46:28
5. 05 - Book II (Part III) — 1:01:35
6. 06 - Book III (Part I) — 1:03:39
7. 07 - Book III (Part II) — 39:57

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