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The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03

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 3 of 22, covering from 13 to 395 AD. - Summary Adapted from the Title Page

Genre(s): *Non-fiction, Antiquity

Language: English

Keyword(s): Christianity (366), rome (72), Persia (25), Nero (10), Constantine (5), arianism (4), justin martyr (3), pompeii (3), huns (3), Polycarp (2) ... [Show full list]

Group: The Great Events by Famous Historians

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	An Outline Narrative	realisticspeakers	00:24:51
Play 02	Germanicus in Germany, AD 13-16, by Tacitus, part 1	MajorHistory	00:36:32
Play 03	Germanicus in Germany, AD 13-16, by Tacitus, part 2	MajorHistory	00:36:04
Play 04	The Crucifixion, AD 30, by Frederic William Farrar	MajorHistory	00:58:56
Play 05	The Rise and Spread of Christianity, AD 33 by Joseph Ernest Renan, part 1	MajorHistory	00:50:25
Play 06	The Rise and Spread of Christianity, AD 33 by Joseph Ernest Renan, part 2	MajorHistory	00:53:14
Play 07	The Rise and Spread of Christianity, AD 33 by Issac M. Wise, part 1	Linda Johnson	00:29:00
Play 08	The Rise and Spread of Christianity, AD 33 by Issac M. Wise, part 2	Linda Johnson	00:29:50
Play 09	The Rise and Spread of Christianity, AD 33 by John Henry Newman, part 1	Linda Johnson	00:35:10
Play 10	The Rise and Spread of Christianity, AD 33 by John Henry Newman, part 2	Linda Johnson	00:22:54
Play 11	The Burning of Rome Under Nero, AD 64 by Henrik Sienkiewicz, part 1	Ryan Fahey	00:19:42
Play 12	The Burning of Rome Under Nero, AD 64 by Henrik Sienkiewicz, part 2	MajorHistory	00:38:49
Play 13	The Burning of Rome Under Nero, AD 64 by Tacitus	Leni	00:15:06
Play 14	Persecution of the Christians Under Nero, AD 64-68 by Frederic William Farrar	realisticspeakers	00:39:31
Play 15	The Great Jewish Revolt, Siege and Destruction of Jerusalem, AD 70, by Josephus, part 1	Linda Johnson	00:29:02
Play 16	The Great Jewish Revolt, Siege and Destruction of Jerusalem, AD 70, by Josephus, part 2	Linda Johnson	00:31:22
Play 17	The Great Jewish Revolt, Siege and Destruction of Jerusalem, AD 70, by Josephus, part 3	Linda Johnson	00:25:30
Play 18	The Great Jewish Revolt, Siege and Destruction of Jerusalem, AD 70, by Josephus, part 4	Linda Johnson	00:25:50
Play 19	The Great Jewish Revolt, Siege and Destruction of Jerusalem, AD 70, by Josephus, part 5	Linda Johnson	00:20:43
Play 20	The Great Jewish Revolt, Siege and Destruction of Jerusalem, AD 70, by Josephus, part 6	Linda Johnson	00:25:37
Play 21	Destruction of Pompeii, AD 79 by Pliny	Availle	00:22:27
Play 22	Destruction of Pompeii, AD 79 by Lord Edward Bulwer-Lytton	Colleen McMahon	00:15:00
Play 23	The Jews' Last Struggle for Freedom: Their Final Dispersion, AD 132 by Charles Merivale	realisticspeakers	00:23:13
Play 24	Martyrdom of Polycarp and Justin Martyr, AD 155 by Homersham Cox	Colleen McMahon	00:22:11
Play 25	Martyrdom of Polycarp and Justin Martyr: The Epistle of Polycarp to the Philippians AD 155 by Polycarp	KevinS	00:14:55
Play 26	Persecution of the Christians in Gaul, AD 177 by Francois P. G. Guizot, part 1	Rita Boutros	00:30:00
Play 27	Persecution of the Christians in Gaul, AD 177 by Francois P. G. Guizot, part 2	Rita Boutros	00:22:16
Play 28	Beginning of Rome's Decline: Commodus, AD 180 by Edward Gibbon	Ryan Fahey	00:31:08
Play 29	Eventful Reign of Sapor I, King of Persia, AD 240 by George Rawlinson	Ryan Fahey	00:31:33
Play 30	Conversion of Constantine: Decline of Paganism, AD 300-337 by Johann Lorenz von Mosheim	Kristine Bekere	00:26:53
Play 31	First Nicene Council: Rise and Decline of Arianism, AD 325 by Johann Lorenz von Mosheim	Kristine Bekere	00:21:21
Play 32	First Nicene Council: Rise and Decline of Arianism, AD 325 by Arthur Penrhyn Stanley	Kristine Bekere	00:37:50
Play 33	Foundation of Constantinople, AD 330 by Edward Gibbon	MajorHistory	00:40:50
Play 34	Julian the Apostate Becomes Emperor of Rome, AD 360 By Edward Gibbon, part 1	realisticspeakers	00:28:32
Play 35	Julian the Apostate Becomes Emperor of Rome, AD 360 By Edward Gibbon, part 2	realisticspeakers	00:23:43
Play 36	The Huns and Their Western Migration, AD 374-376 by Marcellinus	Leni	00:30:26
Play 37	Final Division of Roman Empire: The Disruptive Intrigues, AD 395 by J.B. Bury, part 1	Skweeky	00:17:24
Play 38	Final Division of Roman Empire: The Disruptive Intrigues, AD 395 by J.B. Bury, part 2	Skweeky	00:19:00

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