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The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01

Charles F. Horne (1870 - 1942), Rossiter Johnson (1840 - 1931) et al.

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 1 of 22, covering from 5867 to 480 BC. - Summary from Title Page

Genre(s): History

Language: English

Keyword(s): buddhism (22), solomon (10), Confucius (6), Assyria (3), foundation of rome (2), solon (2), cyrus the great (2), battle of marathon (2), dawn of civilization (1), hammurabi (1) ... [Show full list]

Group: The Great Events by Famous Historians

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	General Introduction	realisticspeakers	00:28:32
Play 02	An Outline Narrative	realisticspeakers	00:39:16
Play 03	Dawn of Civilization, BC 5867 by G.C.C. Maspero	realisticspeakers	00:36:49
Play 04	Compilation of the Earliest Code, BC 2250 by Hammurabi, part 1	Colleen McMahon	00:26:44
Play 05	Compilation of the Earliest Code, BC 2250 by Hammurabi, part 2	Colleen McMahon	00:24:58
Play 06	Compilation of the Earliest Code, BC 2250, Hammurabi, part 3	Colleen McMahon	00:24:40
Play 07	Theseus Founds Athens, BC 1235, by Plutarch	Linda Johnson	00:19:29
Play 08	The Formation of the Castes in India, BC 1200, by Gustave Le Bon	Deon Gines	00:16:38
Play 09	The Formation of the Castes in India, BC 1200, by W.W. Hunter	Deon Gines	00:37:02
Play 10	Fall of Troy, BC 1184, by George Grote, part 1	Blake Butler	00:30:15
Play 11	Fall of Troy, BC 1184, by George Grote, part 2	Blake Butler	00:27:39
Play 12	Accession of Solomon, Building of the Temple at Jerusalem, BC 1017, by Henry Hart Milman	Linda Johnson	00:33:51
Play 13	Rise and Fall of Assyria, Destruction of Nineveh, BC 789, by F. Lenormant and E. Chevallier	Linda Johnson	00:32:10
Play 14	The Foundation of Rome, BC 753, by Barthold Georg Niebuhr, part 1	Ciufi Galeazzi	00:27:44
Play 15	The Foundation of Rome, BC 753, by Barthold Georg Niebuhr, part 2	Ciufi Galeazzi	00:31:56
Play 16	Prince Jimmu Founds Japan's Capital, BC 660, by Sir Edward Reed	Larry Wilson	00:12:51
Play 17	Prince Jimmu Founds Japan's Capital, BC 660, by The Nehongi	Larry Wilson	00:34:41
Play 18	The Foundation of Buddhism, BC 623, by Thomas William Rhys-Davids, part 1	Linda Johnson	00:29:33
Play 19	The Foundation of Buddhism, By Thomas William Rhys-Davids, part 2	Linda Johnson	00:31:33
Play 20	Pythian Games at Delphi, BC 585, by George Grote, part 1	Colleen McMahon	00:27:46
Play 21	Pythian Games at Delphi, BC 585, by George Grote, part 2	Colleen McMahon	00:25:55
Play 22	Solon's Earlier Greek Legislation, BC 594, by George Grote, part 1	Kristine Bekere	00:28:52
Play 23	Solon's Early Greek Legislation, BC 594, by George Grote, part 2	Kristine Bekere	00:26:17
Play 24	Solon's Early Greek Legislation, BC 594, by George Grote, part 3	Kristine Bekere	00:27:28
Play 25	Solon's Early Greek Legislation, BC 594, by George Grote, part 4	Kristine Bekere	00:23:19
Play 26	Solon's Early Greek Legislation, BC 594, by George Grote, part5	Kristine Bekere	00:35:54
Play 27	Conquests of Cyrus the Great, BC 538, by George Grote, part 1	Deon Gines	00:25:42
Play 28	The Conquests of Cyrus the Great, BC 538, by George Grote, part 2	Deon Gines	00:36:16
Play 29	The Rise of Confucius, the Chinese Sage, BC 550, by R.K. Douglas, part 1	DavidReader	00:24:11
Play 30	The Rise of Confucius, the Chinese Sage, BC 550, by R.K. Douglas, part 2	DavidReader	00:27:33
Play 31	The Rise of Confucius, the Chinese Sage, BC 550, by R.K. Douglas, part 3	DavidReader	00:28:09
Play 32	Rome Established as a Republic, Institution of the Tribunes, BC 510-494, by Henry George Liddell, part 1	Ciufi Galeazzi	00:26:23
Play 33	Rome Established as a Republic, Institution of the Tribunes, BC 510-494, by Henry George Liddell, part 2	Ciufi Galeazzi	00:28:19
Play 34	The Battle of Marathon, BC 490, by Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy, part 1	Dave Gillespie	00:28:37
Play 35	The Battle of Marathon, BC 490, by Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy, part 2	Dave Gillespie	00:30:39
Play 36	The Battle of Marathon, BC 490, by Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy, part 3	Dave Gillespie	00:29:47
Play 37	Invasion of Greece by the Persians, Defence of Thermopylae, BC 480, by Herodotus, part 1	realisticspeakers	00:28:17
Play 38	Invasion of Greece by the Persians, Defence of Thermopylae, BC 480, by Herodotus, part 2	realisticspeakers	00:18:03

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