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Great Rulers of Ancient Rome by Hugh Griffith

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Great Rulers of Ancient Rome

Author
Hugh Griffith
Narrator
Benjamin Soames
Publisher
Naxos AudioBooks
Publish Date
1 March 2010
Run Time
2 hours 27 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Children’s / Teenage general interest: Biography and autobiography, Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past
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The common view of the Romans is that they were only interested in watching gladiators hack one another to pieces, and in lying on couches while they stuffed large meals down their throats. But of course they were a busy and clever people, who built up a great empire to prove it, with fine cities and harbours, bath houses and roads, laws and good government. In this audiobook you can hear the stories of the great Roman emperors and the enduring legacy that they left for later generations.

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Author
Hugh Griffith
Narrator
Benjamin Soames
Duration
2 hours 27 minutes
Release Date
1 March 2010
ISBN
9789629549497
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Naxos AudioBooks
Genre
Children’s / Teenage general interest: Biography and autobiography, Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past

Synopsis

The common view of the Romans is that they were only interested in watching gladiators hack one another to pieces, and in lying on couches while they stuffed large meals down their throats. But of course they were a busy and clever people, who built up a great empire to prove it, with fine cities and harbours, bath houses and roads, laws and good government. In this audiobook you can hear the stories of the great Roman emperors and the enduring legacy that they left for later generations.

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