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Plotinus and Porphyry
In Enneads
The six Enneads (ΕΝΝΕΑΔΕΣ) are the collected writings of the Neoplatonic philosopher Plotinus (ΠΛΩΤΙΝΟΣ) arranged by his student Porphyry (Π…
Chapter 2
Read by Shirley Anderson
Herodotus
In Herodotus' Histories Vol 2
The Histories of Herodotus of Halicarnassus is considered the first work of history in Western literature. Written about 440 BC, the Histori…
Part II
Read by Expatriate
Aristophanes
In The Clouds
Strepsiades is an Athenian burdened with debt from a bad marriage and a spendthrift son. He resolves to go to the Thinking Shop, where he c…
Preface
Read by Ann Boulais
W. Warde Fowler
In Julius Caesar and the Foundation of the Roman Imperial System
In this volume I have tried to meet the wishes of the publishers, by explaining to those who are comparatively unfamiliar with classical ant…
Section 2
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Euripides
In Medea
Euripides' tragedy focuses on the disintegration of the relationship between Jason, the hero who captured the Golden Fleece, and Medea, the …
The Histories of Herodotus (Audio Book) trans. by George Rawlinson
Ferox Aeternum
The Histories of Herodotus (Audio Book) trans. by George Rawlinson
Foreword
Read by czandra
Annie Besant
In Ancient Ideals in Modern Life: Four Lectures
Four lectures about East Indian spirituality delivered at the twenty-fifth anniversary meeting of the Theosophical Society at Benares, 1900.…
Chapter VII. Rome and the Temporal Power by Richard Garnett (part 1)
Read by Kristine Bekere
Various
In The Cambridge Modern History, Volume 01, The Renaissance
The Cambridge Modern History is a universal history covering the period from 1450 to 1910. It was published in 14 volumes between 1902 and 1…
Book 1
Read by Leni
Phaedrus
In The Fables of Phaedrus
The fable is a small narrative, in prose or verse, which has as its main characteristic the aim of conveying a moral lesson (the "moral…
Book XXIV, chapters 29 to 39
Read by Rita Boutros
Titus Livius
In The History of Rome, volume 3
The History of Rome (Ab Urbe Condita) is a history of ancient Rome, written in Latin by Livy (Titus Livius) between 27 and 9 BC, covering th…
Preface
Read by Mark Harrington
George Philip Baker
In Sulla the Fortunate: The Great Dictator
George P. Baker explores the life of Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix, known more commonly as Sulla. Sulla was a Roman general and statesman of …
The Ancients
Read by Mat Messerschmidt
Max Stirner
In The Ego and His Own
In this book, his most famous, Max Stirner presents a philosophical case for a radical egoism that shuns the socially-oriented outlooks of b…
30 - Book 15, Ch 04-05
Read by Amy Gramour
Flavius Josephus
In The Antiquities of the Jews, Volume 3
Antiquities of the Jews was a work published by the important Jewish historian Flavius Josephus about the year 93 or 94. Antiquities of the …
Chapter 9, part 3-5
Read by Kirsten Ferreri
John Bagnell Bury
In A History of Greece to the Death of Alexander the Great, Vol I
J. B. Bury wrote his “History of Greece” before World War I, but it was such a good overview of classical Greek history that the third editi…
Chapter XVI, A Modern Instance of an Ancient Practice
Read by Jacquerie
Richard Marsh
In The Datchet Diamonds
Oh dear! The Duchess of Datchet's diamonds, worth a quarter of a million pounds, have been stolen. Just as Mr. Paxton, a ne'er do well gambl…
From "Constantinople"
Read by inkling
Various
In Birds and all Nature, Vol. IV, No 4, October 1898
"Birds and All Nature" was a monthly publication of the Nature Study Publishing Company of Chicago. It includes short poems and br…
Greece
Read by drandall
Benjamin Hathaway
In 1001 Questions and Answers on General History
A book for students of history to test their knowledge and to direct their studies. As the title tells us, this is a book of 1001 questions,…
Chapter 12 -Ancient History
Read by Belinda Mc
E. Nesbit
In Dormant
Dormant is a gothic novel. It begins breezily enough with seven friends starting out in life. Rose, the artist, falls in love with Anthony, …