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A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
- Murder in Ancient Rome
- De: Emma Southon
- Narrado por: Sophie Ward
- Duración: 11 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 711
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 625
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 620
In ancient Rome, all the best stories have one thing in common - murder. In one 50-year period, 26 emperors were murdered. But what did killing mean in a city where gladiators fought to the death to sate a crowd? In A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Emma Southon examines a trove of real-life homicides from Roman history to explore Roman culture, including how perpetrator, victim, and the act itself were regarded by ordinary people. Inside ancient Rome’s darkly fascinating history, we see how the Romans viewed life and death and what it means to be human.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Narration is stilted, author tries too hard
- De Allison Jackson en 07-13-21
- A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
- Murder in Ancient Rome
- De: Emma Southon
- Narrado por: Sophie Ward
Interesting but turns tedious
Revisado: 12-13-22
The author has certainly selected an aspect of ancient Roman society more often obscured, or ignored, by many historians. Her direct examination of forms of murder throughout the period forces the listener to acknowledge that the Rome most of lauded for its achievements was, as with all empires, based on the brutal use of slaves and the non-citizens and poor.
Unfortunately her use of expletives and dark humour detracts. The subject matter can not be treated as terrible, inhuman and beyond comprehension at the same time as being strewn with swearing and attempts at humour.
That being said it is certainly a book that forces one to acknowledge that all that sparkles has been hewn from the earth at a terrible cost. The Roman heroes stood upon the corpses of the murdered.
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Ancient Mesopotamia
- Life in the Cradle of Civilization
- De: The Great Courses
- Narrado por: Professor Amanda H. Podany PhD
- Duración: 11 h y 16 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,581
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,373
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,364
Mesopotamia is the ancient name for the region that is now Iraq, a remarkably advanced civilization that flourished for two-thirds of the time that civilization has existed on Earth. Mesopotamians mastered irrigation agriculture; built the first complex urban societies; developed writing, literature, and law; and united vast regions through warfare and diplomacy. While civilizations like Greece and Rome have an unbroken tradition of written histories, the rich history of Mesopotamia has only been recently rediscovered, thanks to the decipherment of Mesopotamia's cuneiform writing less than 200 years ago.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Time with a great scholar & fantastic lecturer
- De jgmegill en 07-14-18
- Ancient Mesopotamia
- Life in the Cradle of Civilization
- De: The Great Courses
- Narrado por: Professor Amanda H. Podany PhD
Fascinating
Revisado: 07-18-22
The lecturer has presented an interesting. Informative and enjoyable series of lectures on a fascinating subject.
Her presentation keeps your attention throughout the course.
An extremely well done presentation.
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A Christmas Carol: A Signature Performance by Tim Curry
- De: Charles Dickens
- Narrado por: Tim Curry
- Duración: 3 h y 31 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 23,052
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 19,172
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 19,066
A Signature Performance: Tim Curry rescues Charles Dickens from the jaws of Disney with his one-of-a-kind performance of the treasured classic. Our listeners loved this version so much that it inspired our whole line of Signature Classics.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful!!!
- De Alia en 12-11-09
Excellent
Revisado: 08-03-21
A really lovely reading of the classic. Tim Curry’s years of experience are evident in this book. He reads it with clarity, excellent characterization and the result is a treat.
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The Winter Garden Mystery
- A Daisy Dalrymple Mystery
- De: Carola Dunn
- Narrado por: Bernadette Dunne
- Duración: 7 h y 14 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,719
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,306
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,295
In this second installment of Carola Dunn's cozy mystery series set in 1923 England, plucky Daisy Dalrymple embarks on another assignment for Town and Country magazine and discovers that daffodil bulbs aren't all that's buried in a country estate's flower bed.
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1 out of 5 stars
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A Frustrating Experience
- De Kate en 04-12-10
- The Winter Garden Mystery
- A Daisy Dalrymple Mystery
- De: Carola Dunn
- Narrado por: Bernadette Dunne
A Decent Story
Revisado: 03-03-21
The plot of this book is long winded since it seems obvious midpoint as to who was the killer. The overall story has a few somewhat interesting characters. As a light story it works.
My issue is with the reader whose pronunciation of many words is thoroughly annoying! Distracting characterisations do not help.
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Agatha Raisin and Love, Lies, and Liquor
- An Agatha Raisin Mystery, Book 17
- De: M. C. Beaton
- Narrado por: Penelope Keith
- Duración: 6 h y 15 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,078
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,920
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,908
Agatha Raisin thinks she’s in for a treat when her ex-husband, James Lacey, invites her on a holiday. But to her horror, his idea of an exotic destination is a small, rundown resort of Snoth-on-Sea. Needless to say, the break doesn’t go as planned. When a fellow guest in their hotel is found murdered, Agatha herself becomes a suspect - and it looks as if she will be solving this particular case from the confines of a prison cell....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Another great story in a fantastic series
- De bigdjunta en 03-23-18
- Agatha Raisin and Love, Lies, and Liquor
- An Agatha Raisin Mystery, Book 17
- De: M. C. Beaton
- Narrado por: Penelope Keith
Missteps
Revisado: 01-21-21
The plot of this book heaps coincidence upon coincidence to the nth degree. It seems that the author had committed to a certain number of pages and struggled to keep the story going beyond the first crime. It rapidly became vapid and ridiculous.
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