A History of the Roman Republic, Volume 1 by Cyril Robinson | Audiobook

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Listen to free audiobook with a 30 day free trial : https://esound.space/audible Title: A History of the Roman Republic, Volume 1 Author: Cyril Robinson Narrator: Charlton Griffin Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins Language: English Release date: 02-25-05 Publisher: Audio Connoisseur Genres: History, Ancient Summary: A History of the Roman Republic is Cyril Robinson's masterpiece. The lucid, beautifully phrased prose of this magnificent work still thrills us today. After almost a century, there is still no serious rival to this amazing work of scholarship. Volume 1 begins in 2000 B.C. with the origin of the Latin people, their relationship to the other Italic tribes, and their long struggle to free themselves from Etruscan domination in the sixth century B.C. We follow as Rome conquers all of Italy by 250 B.C. and finally comes into conflict with the other great power of the Western Mediterranean, Carthage. After almost 50 years of warfare, Carthage and Hannibal are defeated and Rome emerges as the foremost power in the known world. Volume 1 comes to an end with Rome's reluctant entry into the Eastern Mediterranean and her contact with Hellenism in the mid-second century B.C.a contact that will change Rome completely. Contact: [email protected]

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