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Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01

Charles F. Horne, Rossiter Johnson, John Rudd

Read by realisticspeakers, Colleen McMahon, Linda Johnson, Deon Gines, Blake Butler, Ciufi Galeazzi, Larry Wilson, Kristine Bekere, DavidReader and Dave Gillespie · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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