The Students’ Roman Empire part 1, A History of the Roman Empire from Its Foundation to the Death of Marcus Aurelius (27 B.C.-180 A.D.)

John Bagnell Bury (1861 - 1927)

The writings of J. B. Bury, on subjects ranging from ancient Greece to the 19th-century papacy, are at once scholarly and accessible to the layman. This work covers the period from the beginning of the Roman Empire until Gibbon begins; from Augustus through Marcus Aurelius and the Antoinine Emperors. (Summary by kmerline)

Genre(s): Antiquity

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Ch 01: From the Battle of Actium to the Foundation of the Principate Mark Wilson
00:24:16
Play 02 Ch 02: The Principate (27 B.C.-14 A.D.) Philippa
00:28:31
Play 03 Ch 03: The Joint Government of the Princeps and the Senate (27 B.C.-180 A.D.) Sect. I & II TriciaG
00:28:45
Play 04 Ch 03: The Joint Government of the Princeps and the Senate (27 B.C.-180 A.D.) Sect. III & IV TriciaG
00:16:16
Play 05 Ch 04: The Family of Augustus and His Plans to Found a Dynasty (27 B.C.-14 A.D.) Philippa
00:27:19
Play 06 Ch 05: Administration of Augustus in Rome & Italy; The Organisation of the Army (27 B.C.-14 A.D.) Sect. I Mark Penfold
00:12:10
Play 07 Ch 05: Administration of Augustus in Rome & Italy; The Organisation of the Army (27 B.C.-14 A.D.) Sect. II & III Mark Penfold
00:20:53
Play 08 Ch 06: Provincial Administration under Augustus: The Western Provinces (27 B.C.-14 A.D.) Sect. I Julie VW
00:28:09
Play 09 Ch 06: Provincial Administration under Augustus: The Western Provinces (27 B.C.-14 A.D.) Sect. II, III, & IV TriciaG
00:28:09
Play 10 Ch 06: Provincial Administration under Augustus: The Western Provinces (27 B.C.-14 A.D.) Sect. V & VI TriciaG
00:22:18
Play 11 Ch 07: Provincial Administration under Augustus: The Eastern Provinces (27 B.C.-14 A.D.) Sect. I & II ontheroad
00:23:44
Play 12 Ch 07: Provincial Administration under Augustus: The Eastern Provinces (27 B.C.-14 A.D.) Sect. III & IV ontheroad
00:18:50
Play 13 Ch 08: Rome & Parthia (27 B.C.-4 A.D.); Expeditions to Arabia & Ethiopia (25-22 B.C.) Kalynda
00:17:06
Play 14 Ch 09: The Winning and Losing of Germany; the Death of Augustus (12 B.C.-14 A.D.) Sect. I & II TriciaG
00:27:51
Play 15 Ch 09: The Winning and Losing of Germany; the Death of Augustus (12 B.C.-14 A.D.) Sect III & IV TriciaG
00:17:53
Play 16 Ch 10: Rome under Augustus: His Buildings (27 B.C.-14 A.D.) Kalynda
00:17:45
Play 17 Ch 11: Literature of the Augustan Age (41 B.C.-14 A.D.) Sect. I Kalynda
00:27:56
Play 18 Ch 11: Literature of the Augustan Age (41 B.C.-14 A.D.) Sect. II & III Kalynda
00:11:00
Play 19 Ch 12: The Principate of Tiberius (14-37 A.D.) Sect. I & II Julie VW
00:40:45
Play 20 Ch 12: The Principate of Tiberius (14-37 A.D.) Sect. III & IV Kalynda
00:27:17
Play 21 Ch 13: The Principate of Tiberius (continued) (14-37 A.D.) Sect. I MorganScorpion
00:20:05
Play 22 Ch 13: The Principate of Tiberius (continued) (14-37 A.D.) Sect. II & III MorganScorpion
00:29:46
Play 23 Ch 13: The Principate of Tiberius (continued) (14-37 A.D.) Sect. IV & V MorganScorpion
00:19:44
Play 24 Ch 14: The Principate of Gaius (Caligula). (37-41 A.D.) Sect. I MorganScorpion
00:18:29
Play 25 Ch 14: The Principate of Gaius (Caligula). (37-41 A.D.) Sect. II & III MorganScorpion
00:24:12
Play 26 Ch 15: The Principate of Claudius (41-54 A.D.) Sect. I Kristine Bekere
00:13:54
Play 27 Ch 15: The Principate of Claudius (41-54 A.D.) Sect. II & III MorganScorpion
00:28:29
Play 28 Ch 15: The Principate of Claudius (41-54 A.D.) Sect. IV Julie VW
00:18:01
Play 29 Ch 15: The Principate of Claudius (41-54 A.D.) Sect. V Julie VW
00:20:27
Play 30 Ch 16: The Conquest of Britain (43-61 A.D.) Sect. I Kristine Bekere
00:13:55
Play 31 Ch 16: The Conquest of Britain (43-61 A.D.) Sect. II & III Kristine Bekere
00:23:45
Play 32 Ch 17: The Principate of Nero (54-68 A.D.) Sect. I TriciaG
00:16:37
Play 33 Ch 17: The Principate of Nero (54-68 A.D.) Sect. II & III TriciaG
00:24:04
Play 34 Ch 17: The Principate of Nero (54-68 A.D.) Sect. IV TriciaG
00:16:48
Play 35 Ch 17: The Principate of Nero (54-68 A.D.) Sect. V & VI TriciaG
00:21:52
Play 36 Ch 18: The Wars for Armenia, under Claudius & Nero (41-66 A.D.) pt 1 Mark Penfold
00:20:33
Play 37 Ch 18: The Wars for Armenia, under Claudius & Nero (41-66 A.D.) pt 2 Mark Penfold
00:24:45