Ancient History Vol. 1: An Enthralling Guide to Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Rome

Billy Wellman · Enthralling History

Jun 2023 · Billy Wellman · Narrated by Jay Herbert

About this audiobook

Three manuscripts in one audiobook:

• Ancient Egypt: An Enthralling Overview of Egyptian History, Starting from the Settlement of the Nile Valley through the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms to the Death of Cleopatra VII
• Ancient Rome: An Enthralling Overview of Roman History, Starting From the Romulus and Remus Myth through the Republic to the Fall of the Roman Empire
• Ancient Mesopotamia: An Enthralling Overview of Mesopotamian History, Starting from Eridu through the Sumerians, Akkadians, Assyrians, Hittites, and Persians to Alexander the Great

In the first part of this audiobook, you’ll discover:

• The mysterious identities of Narmer and Menes, the first pharaoh of Egypt
• How the Great Pyramid of Giza was constructed with human hands
• The dangerous journey into the realm of the dead
• How Egypt’s religious beliefs played a role in its government
• The fall of Egypt after the death of Cleopatra VII

In the second part of this audiobook, you’ll discover:

• What happened when a goddess met a handsome shepherd on a lonely hilltop?
• Who escaped from burning Troy to later become a king in Italy?
• What ill-fated romance impelled Queen Dido of Carthage to commit suicide?
• How did a Vestal Virgin get pregnant?
• Why were the babies floating down the river in a basket – and what happened to them?

In the third part of this audiobook, you’ll discover:

• How old is the world’s first city?
• How did the Eridu Genesis compare to Noah and the ark?
• How fast was the world’s first postal system?
• How many times did Babylon’s patron god Marduk get stolen?
• Did Xerxes really have a million men in his army?

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