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Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03

Charles F. Horne, Rossiter Johnson, John Rudd

Read by realisticspeakers, MajorHistory, Linda Johnson, Ryan Fahey, Leni, Availle, Colleen McMahon, KevinS, Rita Boutros, Kristine Bekere and Skweeky · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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