Students’ Roman Empire part 1, A History of the Roman Empire from Its Foundation to the Death of Marcus Aurelius (27 B.C.-180 A.D.)
John Bagnell Bury
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Length 13 h 42 min
Chapters 37
First published 1893
The writings of J. B. Bury, on subjects ranging from ancient Greece to the 19th-century papacy, are at once scholarly and accessible to the layman. This work covers the period from the beginning of the Roman Empire until Gibbon begins; from Augustus through Marcus Aurelius and the Antoinine Emperors. (Summary by kmerline)
Chapters
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Ch 01: From the Battle of Actium to the Foundation of the Principate Read by Mark Wilson 24:16
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Ch 02: The Principate (27 B.C.-14 A.D.) Read by Philippa 28:31
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Ch 03: The Joint Government of the Princeps and the Senate (27 B.C.-180 A.D.) Sect. I & II Read by TriciaG 28:45
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Ch 03: The Joint Government of the Princeps and the Senate (27 B.C.-180 A.D.) Sect. III & IV Read by TriciaG 16:16
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Ch 04: The Family of Augustus and His Plans to Found a Dynasty (27 B.C.-14 A.D.) Read by Philippa 27:19
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Ch 05: Administration of Augustus in Rome & Italy; The Organisation of the Army (27 B.C.-14 A.D.) Sect. I Read by Mark Penfold 12:10
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Ch 05: Administration of Augustus in Rome & Italy; The Organisation of the Army (27 B.C.-14 A.D.) Sect. II & III Read by Mark Penfold 20:53
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Ch 06: Provincial Administration under Augustus: The Western Provinces (27 B.C.-14 A.D.) Sect. I Read by Julie VW 28:09
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Ch 06: Provincial Administration under Augustus: The Western Provinces (27 B.C.-14 A.D.) Sect. II, III, & IV Read by TriciaG 28:09
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Ch 06: Provincial Administration under Augustus: The Western Provinces (27 B.C.-14 A.D.) Sect. V & VI Read by TriciaG 22:18
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Ch 07: Provincial Administration under Augustus: The Eastern Provinces (27 B.C.-14 A.D.) Sect. I & II Read by ontheroad 23:44
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Ch 07: Provincial Administration under Augustus: The Eastern Provinces (27 B.C.-14 A.D.) Sect. III & IV Read by ontheroad 18:50
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Ch 08: Rome & Parthia (27 B.C.-4 A.D.); Expeditions to Arabia & Ethiopia (25-22 B.C.) Read by Kalynda 17:06
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Ch 09: The Winning and Losing of Germany; the Death of Augustus (12 B.C.-14 A.D.) Sect. I & II Read by TriciaG 27:51
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Ch 09: The Winning and Losing of Germany; the Death of Augustus (12 B.C.-14 A.D.) Sect III & IV Read by TriciaG 17:53
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Ch 10: Rome under Augustus: His Buildings (27 B.C.-14 A.D.) Read by Kalynda 17:45
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Ch 11: Literature of the Augustan Age (41 B.C.-14 A.D.) Sect. I Read by Kalynda 27:56
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Ch 11: Literature of the Augustan Age (41 B.C.-14 A.D.) Sect. II & III Read by Kalynda 11:00
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Ch 12: The Principate of Tiberius (14-37 A.D.) Sect. I & II Read by Julie VW 40:45
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Ch 12: The Principate of Tiberius (14-37 A.D.) Sect. III & IV Read by Kalynda 27:17
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Ch 13: The Principate of Tiberius (continued) (14-37 A.D.) Sect. I Read by MorganScorpion 20:05
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Ch 13: The Principate of Tiberius (continued) (14-37 A.D.) Sect. II & III Read by MorganScorpion 29:46
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Ch 13: The Principate of Tiberius (continued) (14-37 A.D.) Sect. IV & V Read by MorganScorpion 19:44
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Ch 14: The Principate of Gaius (Caligula). (37-41 A.D.) Sect. I Read by MorganScorpion 18:29
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Ch 14: The Principate of Gaius (Caligula). (37-41 A.D.) Sect. II & III Read by MorganScorpion 24:12
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Ch 15: The Principate of Claudius (41-54 A.D.) Sect. I Read by Kristine Bekere 13:54
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Ch 15: The Principate of Claudius (41-54 A.D.) Sect. II & III Read by MorganScorpion 28:29
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Ch 15: The Principate of Claudius (41-54 A.D.) Sect. IV Read by Julie VW 18:01
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Ch 15: The Principate of Claudius (41-54 A.D.) Sect. V Read by Julie VW 20:27
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Ch 16: The Conquest of Britain (43-61 A.D.) Sect. I Read by Kristine Bekere 13:55
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Ch 16: The Conquest of Britain (43-61 A.D.) Sect. II & III Read by Kristine Bekere 23:45
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Ch 17: The Principate of Nero (54-68 A.D.) Sect. I Read by TriciaG 16:37
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Ch 17: The Principate of Nero (54-68 A.D.) Sect. II & III Read by TriciaG 24:04
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Ch 17: The Principate of Nero (54-68 A.D.) Sect. IV Read by TriciaG 16:48
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Ch 17: The Principate of Nero (54-68 A.D.) Sect. V & VI Read by TriciaG 21:52
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Ch 18: The Wars for Armenia, under Claudius & Nero (41-66 A.D.) pt 1 Read by Mark Penfold 20:33
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Ch 18: The Wars for Armenia, under Claudius & Nero (41-66 A.D.) pt 2 Read by Mark Penfold 24:45
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