The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 2: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 2, 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 2 by Charles F. Horne; Rossiter Johnson; John Rudd. Read in English by realisticspeakers; Colleen McMahon; Elsie Selwyn; MajorHistory; Farnood; Ryan Fahey; Chad Jackson; Kristine Bekere; Rita Boutros; Linda Johnson 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 2 of 22, covering from 450 BC to 12 AD. - Summary by Title Page

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 2
• Author credits: Charles F. Horne; Rossiter Johnson; John Rudd
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 39
• Listed recording duration: 18:55:24

Catalogue topics

• rome
• alexander
• socrates
• greece
• Caesar
• china
• Scipio
• Cleopatra

Opening tracks: first 24 of 39

1. 00 - An Outline Narrative — 32:27
2. 01 - Institution and Fall of the Decemvirate in Rome, BC 450, by Henry G. Liddell — 25:30
3. 02 - Pericles Rules in Athens, BC 444, by Plutarch, part 1 — 24:26
4. 03 - Pericles Rules in Athens, BC 444, by Plutarch, part 2 — 25:10
5. 04 - Great Plague at Athens, BC 430, by George Grote — 31:43
6. 05 - Defeat of the Athenians at Syracuse, BC 413, by Sir Edward S, Creasy, part 1 — 34:28
7. 06 - Defeat of the Athenians at Syracuse, BC 413, by Sir Edward S, Creasy, part 2 — 30:27
8. 07 - Retreat of the Ten Thousand Greeks, BC 401-399, by Xenophon, part 1 — 18:28
9. 08 - Retreat of the Ten Thousand Greeks, BC 401-399, by Xenophon, part 2 — 26:17
10. 09 - The Condemnation and Death of Socrates, BC 399, by Plato, part 1 — 30:31
11. 10 - The Condemnation and Death of Socrates, BC 399, by Plato, part 2 — 33:24
12. 11 - The Condemnation and Death of Socrates, BC 399, by Plato, part 3 — 13:03
13. 12 - Brennus Burns Rome, BC 388, by Barthold Georg Niebuhr, part 1 — 23:40
14. 13 - Brennus Burns Rome, BC 388, by Barthold Georg Niebuhr, part 2 — 28:48
15. 14 - Tartar Invasion of China by Meha, BC 341, by Demetrius Charles Boulger — 23:00
16. 15 - Alexander Reduces Tyre, Later Founds Alexandria, BC 332, by Oliver Goldsmith — 24:12
17. 16 - The Battle of Arbela, BC 331, by Sir Edward S, Creasy, part 1 — 38:17
18. 17 - The Battle of Arbela, BC 331, by Sir Edward S, Creasy, part 2 — 37:18
19. 18 - First Battle Between Greeks and Romans, BC 280-279, by Plutarch — 40:01
20. 19 - The Punic Wars, BC 264, 219, 149 by Florus — 42:22
21. 20 - The Battle of Metaurus, BC 207, by Sir Edward S. Creasy, part 1 — 34:51
22. 21 - The Battle of Metaurus, BC 207, by Sir Edward S. Creasy, part 2 — 33:45
23. 22 - The Battle of Metaurus, BC 207, by Sir Edward S. Creasy, part 3 — 24:58
24. 23 - Scipio Africanus Crushes Hannibal at Zama and Subjugates Carthage, BC 202, by Livy, part 1 — 29:55

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