Rise and Fall by Paul Strathern

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/132631 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rise and Fall Author: Paul Strathern Narrator: Elliot Fitzpatrick Format: mp3 Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins Release date: 08-29-19 Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 3 ratings Genres: Civilization Publisher's Summary: Rise and Fall opens with the Akkadian Empire, which ruled over a vast expanse of the region of ancient Mesopotamia, then turns to the immense Roman Empire, where we trace back our Western and Eastern roots. Next Strathern describes how a great deal of Western classical culture was developed in the Abbasid and Umayyid Caliphates. Then, while Europe was beginning to emerge from a period of cultural stagnation, it almost fell to a whirlwind invasion from the East, at which point we meet the Emperors of the Mongol Empire....