The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 1: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 1, credited to Charles F. Horne; Rossiter Johnson; John Rudd, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 1 by Charles F. Horne; Rossiter Johnson; John Rudd. Read in English by realisticspeakers; Colleen McMahon; Linda Johnson; deongines; Blake Butler; Ciufi Galeazzi; Larry Wilson; Kristine Bekere; DavidReader; Dave Gillespie A comprehensive and readable account of the world's history, emphasizing the more important events, and presenting these as complete narratives in the master-words of the most eminent historians. This is volume 1 of 22, covering from 5867 to 480 BC. - Summary from Title Page

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 1
• Author credits: Charles F. Horne; Rossiter Johnson; John Rudd
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 38
• Listed recording duration: 17:53:48

Catalogue topics

• solomon
• buddhism
• Assyria
• Confucius
• dawn of civilization
• hammurabi
• founding of athens
• castes of india

Opening tracks: first 24 of 38

1. 01 - General Introduction — 28:32
2. 02 - An Outline Narrative — 39:16
3. 03 - Dawn of Civilization, BC 5867 by G.C.C. Maspero — 36:49
4. 04 - Compilation of the Earliest Code, BC 2250 by Hammurabi, part 1 — 26:44
5. 05 - Compilation of the Earliest Code, BC 2250 by Hammurabi, part 2 — 24:58
6. 06 - Compilation of the Earliest Code, BC 2250, Hammurabi, part 3 — 24:40
7. 07 - Theseus Founds Athens, BC 1235, by Plutarch — 19:29
8. 08 - The Formation of the Castes in India, BC 1200, by Gustave Le Bon — 16:38
9. 09 - The Formation of the Castes in India, BC 1200, by W.W. Hunter — 37:02
10. 10 - Fall of Troy, BC 1184, by George Grote, part 1 — 30:15
11. 11 - Fall of Troy, BC 1184, by George Grote, part 2 — 27:39
12. 12 - Accession of Solomon, Building of the Temple at Jerusalem, BC 1017, by Henry Hart Milman — 33:51
13. 13 - Rise and Fall of Assyria, Destruction of Nineveh, BC 789, by F. Lenormant and E. Chevallier — 32:10
14. 14 - The Foundation of Rome, BC 753, by Barthold Georg Niebuhr, part 1 — 27:44
15. 15 - The Foundation of Rome, BC 753, by Barthold Georg Niebuhr, part 2 — 31:56
16. 16 - Prince Jimmu Founds Japan's Capital, BC 660, by Sir Edward Reed — 12:51
17. 17 - Prince Jimmu Founds Japan's Capital, BC 660, by The Nehongi — 34:41
18. 18 - The Foundation of Buddhism, BC 623, by Thomas William Rhys-Davids, part 1 — 29:33
19. 19 - The Foundation of Buddhism, By Thomas William Rhys-Davids, part 2 — 31:33
20. 20 - Pythian Games at Delphi, BC 585, by George Grote, part 1 — 27:46
21. 21 - Pythian Games at Delphi, BC 585, by George Grote, part 2 — 25:55
22. 22 - Solon's Earlier Greek Legislation, BC 594, by George Grote, part 1 — 28:52
23. 23 - Solon's Early Greek Legislation, BC 594, by George Grote, part 2 — 26:17
24. 24 - Solon's Early Greek Legislation, BC 594, by George Grote, part 3 — 27:28

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