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Hannibal Barca
February 28, 2018 21:56 - 23 minutes - 32.9 MBHannibal, written by Joshua J. Mark and narrated by Nitin Sil: https://www.worldhistory.org/hannibal/ If you like our audio articles, please support us by becoming a member or donating to our non-profit company: - www.ancient.eu/membership/ - www.ancient.eu/donate/ - www.patreon.com/ahe Nitin Sil also has a Youtube channel on history: - www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYmTYuan0fSGccYXBxc8cA Hannibal (also known as Hannibal Barca, 247-183 BCE) was a Carthaginian general during the Second ...
Cuneiform
February 28, 2018 21:53 - 7 minutes - 11.1 MBCuneiform, written by Joshua J. Mark and narrated by Nitin Sil: https://www.worldhistory.org/cuneiform/ If you like our audio articles, please support us by becoming a member or donating to our non-profit company: - www.ancient.eu/membership/ - www.ancient.eu/donate/ - www.patreon.com/ahe Nitin Sil also has a Youtube channel on history: - www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYmTYuan0fSGccYXBxc8cA Cuneiform is a system of writing first developed by the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia c. 3500...
Carthage
February 28, 2018 21:49 - 10 minutes - 14.4 MBCarthage, written by Joshua J. Mark and narrated by Nitin Sil: https://www.worldhistory.org/carthage/ If you like our audio articles, please support us by becoming a member or donating to our non-profit company: - www.ancient.eu/membership/ - www.ancient.eu/donate/ - www.patreon.com/ahe Nitin Sil also has a Youtube channel on history: - www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYmTYuan0fSGccYXBxc8cA According to legend, Carthage was founded by the Phoenician Queen Elissa (better known as Dido) so...
The Battle of Abritus
February 23, 2018 13:40 - 13 minutes - 18.5 MBThe Battle of Abritus, written and narrated by Joshua J. Mark: - https://www.worldhistory.org/Battle_of_Abritus/ This article was sponsored by Total War and is about the historical background of Total War: Rome II - Empire Divided: - goo.gl/MQzTGR If you like our audio articles, please support us by becoming a member or donating to our non-profit company: - www.ancient.eu/membership/ - www.ancient.eu/donate/ - www.patreon.com/ahe The Battle of Abritus was an engagement fought betwee...
The Barracks Emperors
February 23, 2018 13:36 - 21 minutes - 29 MBThe Barracks Emperors, written and narrated by Joshua J. Mark: - https://www.ancient.eu/Barracks_Emperors/ This article was sponsored by Total War and is about the historical background of Total War: Rome II - Empire Divided: - https://goo.gl/MQzTGR If you like our audio articles, please support us by becoming a member or donating to our non-profit company: - www.ancient.eu/membership/ - www.ancient.eu/donate/ - www.patreon.com/ahe The “Barracks Emperors” is a term coined by later h...
Ancient Egyptian Writing
February 22, 2018 13:37 - 20 minutes - 29.1 MBAncient Egyptian Writing, written by Joshua J. Mark and narrated by Nitin Sil: https://www.worldhistory.org/Egyptian_Writing/ If you like our audio articles, please support us by becoming a member or donating to our non-profit company: - www.ancient.eu/membership/ - www.ancient.eu/donate/ - www.patreon.com/ahe Nitin Sil also has a Youtube channel on history: - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYmTYuan0fSGccYXBxc8cA Ancient Egyptian writing is known as hieroglyphics ('sacred carvin...
The Silk Road
February 09, 2018 13:40 - 11 minutes - 15.7 MBThe Silk Road, written by Joshua J. Mark and narrated by James Lloyd: https://www.worldhistory.org/Silk_Road/ If you like our audio articles, please support us by becoming a member or donating to our non-profit company: - www.ancient.eu/membership/ - www.ancient.eu/donate/ - www.patreon.com/ahe Interested in the ANTIQVVS magazine? Find out more here → www.antiqvvs-magazine.com/ The music used in the sponsorship message is the intellectual copyright of Michael Levy, a prolific compos...
The Seven Wonders
February 09, 2018 13:38 - 12 minutes - 17.4 MBThe Seven Wonders, written by Joshua J. Mark and narrated by James Lloyd: https://www.worldhistory.org/The_Seven_Wonders/ If you like our audio articles, please support us by becoming a member or donating to our non-profit company: - www.ancient.eu/membership/ - www.ancient.eu/donate/ - www.patreon.com/ahe The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World were: - the Great Pyramid at Giza, Egypt - the Hanging Gardens of Babylon - the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Greece - the Temple of Artemis at...
The Roman Empire
February 09, 2018 13:33 - 19 minutes - 27.4 MBThe Roman Empire, written by Joshua J. Mark and narrated by James Lloyd: https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Empire/ If you like our audio articles, please support us by becoming a member or donating to our non-profit company: - www.ancient.eu/membership/ - www.ancient.eu/donate/ - www.patreon.com/ahe Interested in the ANTIQVVS magazine? Find out more here → www.antiqvvs-magazine.com/ The music used in the sponsorship message is the intellectual copyright of Michael Levy, a prolific ...
Religion In The Ancient World
February 09, 2018 13:31 - 32 minutes - 44.6 MBReligion in the Ancient World, written by Joshua J. Mark and narrated by James Lloyd: https://www.worldhistory.org/religion/ If you like our audio articles, please support us by becoming a member or donating to our non-profit company: - www.ancient.eu/membership/ - www.ancient.eu/donate/ - www.patreon.com/ahe Religion (from the Latin Religio, meaning 'restraint,' or Relegere, according to Cicero, meaning 'to repeat, to read again,' or, most likely, Religionem, 'to show respect for wh...
Mesopotamia
January 31, 2018 13:54 - 24 minutes - 34 MBMesopotamia, written by Joshua J. Mark and narrated by James Lloyd: https://www.worldhistory.org/mesopotamia/ If you like our audio articles, please support us by becoming a member or donating to our non-profit company: - www.ancient.eu/membership/ - www.ancient.eu/donate/ - www.patreon.com/ahe Interested in the Medieval Magazine? Find out more here → www.themedievalmagazine.com/ The music used in the sponsorship message is the intellectual copyright of Michael Levy, a prolific comp...
Ancient Greek Religion
January 31, 2018 13:46 - 10 minutes - 14.8 MBAncient Greek Religion, written by Mark Cartwright and narrated by James Lloyd: https://www.worldhistory.org/Greek_Religion/ If you like our audio articles, please support us by becoming a member or donating to our non-profit company: - www.ancient.eu/membership/ - www.ancient.eu/donate/ - www.patreon.com/ahe In the ancient Greek world, religion was personal, direct, and present in all areas of life. With formal rituals which included animal sacrifices and libations, myths to explain...
Ancient Greek Government
January 31, 2018 13:44 - 11 minutes - 15.7 MBAncient Greek Government, written by Mark Cartwright and narrated by James Lloyd: https://www.worldhistory.org/Greek_Government/ If you like our audio articles, please support us by becoming a member or donating to our non-profit company: - www.ancient.eu/membership/ - www.ancient.eu/donate/ - www.patreon.com/ahe Interested in the ANTIQVVS magazine? Find out more here → www.antiqvvs-magazine.com/ The music used in the sponsorship message is the intellectual copyright of Michael Levy...
Greek Architecture
January 31, 2018 13:41 - 16 minutes - 22.3 MBGreek Architecture, written by Mark Cartwright and narrated by James Lloyd: https://www.worldhistory.org/Greek_Architecture/ If you like our audio articles, please support us by becoming a member or donating to our non-profit company: - www.ancient.eu/membership/ - www.ancient.eu/donate/ - www.patreon.com/ahe Greek architects provided some of the finest and most distinctive buildings in the entire Ancient World and some of their structures, such as temples, theatres, and stadia, woul...
Babylon
January 31, 2018 13:39 - 16 minutes - 22.3 MBBabylon, written by Joshua J. Mark and narrated by James Lloyd: https://www.worldhistory.org/babylon/ If you like our audio articles, please support us by becoming a member or donating to our non-profit company: - www.ancient.eu/membership/ - www.ancient.eu/donate/ - www.patreon.com/ahe Interested in the ANTIQVVS magazine? Find out more here → www.antiqvvs-magazine.com/ The music used in the sponsorship message is the intellectual copyright of Michael Levy, a prolific composer for t...
Trade in Ancient Greece
January 31, 2018 13:28 - 7 minutes - 10.2 MBTrade in Ancient Greece, written by Mark Cartwright and narrated by James Lloyd: https://www.worldhistory.org/article/115/trade-in-ancient-greece/ If you like our audio articles, please support us by becoming a member or donating to our non-profit company: - www.ancient.eu/membership/ - www.ancient.eu/donate/ - www.patreon.com/ahe Trade was a fundamental aspect of the ancient Greek world and following territorial expansion, an increase in population movements, and innovations in tran...
Alexander the Great
January 27, 2018 22:23 - 22 minutes - 30.3 MBAlexander the Great, written by Joshua J. Mark and narrated by James Lloyd: https://www.worldhistory.org/Alexander_the_Great/ If you like our audio articles, please support us by becoming a member or donating to our non-profit company: - https://www.ancient.eu/membership/ - https://www.ancient.eu/donate/ - www.patreon.com/ahe Interested in the ANTIQVVS magazine? Find out more here → www.antiqvvs-magazine.com/ The music used in the sponsorship message is the intellectual copyright of...