Written by Titus Livy
Read by Charlton Griffin
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged The History of Rome, Volume 5: Books 33 - 39 (UNABRIDGED)
by Titus Livy , William Masfen Roberts (translator)
Narrated by Charlton Griffin LENGTH: 17 hrs and 29 mins
AUDIBLE RELEASE DATE: 09-29-11
PUBLISHER: Audio Connoisseur Publisher's Summary
Livy's purpose in writing his famous history was to show how Rome had started out as a city state full of brave, idealistic and virtuous citizens, but had then descended into the voracious, debauched, and immoral empire it had become by his own time in the late 1st century B.C. And the evidence was compelling. In volume five, Rome begins to confront the corrupt tyrannies and monarchies of Greece and the eastern Mediterranean. At first, her intention is simply to free the Greek cities from the yoke of bondage put in place by Philip of Macedon, Antiochus, and others. The task was all the more rewarding in that Philip and Antiochus had aided and abetted the Carthaginians earlier. But the thrill of liberation turns into the burden of empire as Rome assumes a role it cannot easily back away from. Soon, the protector of Greece becomes its jailor. And the corruption in the east moves west. Livy's The History of Rome continues in one additional volume. Public Domain (P)2011 Audio Connoisseur __________ The History of Rome, Volume 6: Books 40 - 45 (UNABRIDGED)
by Titus Livy
Narrated by Charlton Griffin LENGTH: 13 hrs and 10 mins
AUDIBLE RELEASE DATE: 12-28-11
PUBLISHER: Audio Connoisseur Publisher's Summary
Livy's splendid adventure of Rome's rise to dominance comes to a close in this concluding volume of his magnificent history. Sadly, the work abruptly halts near the completion of book 45, which concerns events in Greece in the year 168 BC. The missing portions, numbering 107 books, have never been found. The original text of this monumental history, which came to 142 books when he completed it, carried the story to 9 BC. Livy called his work Ab Urbe Condita, though we refer to it as The History of Rome. Almost the entire subject of volume six deals with Rome's struggle with Macedon, ending in the defeat of Perseus at the battle of Pydna. It was an epic struggle with a dangerous foe. And though it was certainly not intended by Livy to be the end of his work, this segment does provide a spectacular display of his writing talent and penchant for drama... a fitting end to an epic work. Translation: Roberts Public Domain (P)2011 Audio Connoisseur