Roman Lives (Unabridged Selections) Audiobook By Steve Hodson, Plutarch cover art

Roman Lives (Unabridged Selections)

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Roman Lives (Unabridged Selections)

By: Steve Hodson, Plutarch
Narrated by: Nicholas Farrell
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Though he was Greek, Plutarch wrote his Lives in the first century, a world dominated by the Roman Empire. Here he considers some of the major figures who had left their stamp on the history of Rome, including generals, rulers, philosophers, and politicians. These unabridged selections focus on Coriolanus, Pompey, Caesar, Cicero, Brutus, and Mark Antony.

Download the accompanying reference guide.©2004 NAXOS AudioBooks Ltd. (P)2004 NAXOS AudioBooks Ltd. Ancient Rome
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However the shortness was unexpected and I should’ve chosen other additions as this is only seven or eight hours long .
Plutarch’s work is closer to 80 hours. There is too much ambiguity in the advertisements

A necessary read for an educated person

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Something about Plutarch's Lives renders it a better read on the page, in my opinion at any rate; but better to have listened than not to have read at all. I say this as someone who might think all books are better on the page, but would not normally hold this against the audio book; in this case, the experience is significantly different. Added to this, the recording is a little muffled and difficult to hear in the car. Besides those two things, I found this book well narrated, and an eternally defensible classic. Plutarch is a great teacher.

classic fail-safe; perhaps better on paper

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For anyone wanting to learn the history of the Roman Empire. Broken into several sections, and those sections overlapping- this seems to be a collection of several different people.
If you enjoy learning history you'll enjoy this audio book.
#Cicero #Cesar #Anthony #Brutus

The highlights of the Roman Empire.

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Narration and content are great. Only issue is that I wish that more Plutarch were available.

Loved it

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Beware -- not unabridged as advertised. Because of this, greatly overpriced, even at the audible 30% discount for members.

selections, not unabridged version

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Buyer beware. I checked with my copy of Plutarch, and these are not unabridged selections. These are abridged with quite a bit missing. The quality of the narration is good, but I wouldn't have bought this if I knew it was abridged.

Not Unabridged Selections

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