Stories from Ancient Rome (Abridged) Audiobook

" Wonderful, scholarly, and at times witty history. An absolute joy and wonder to read. "

" Good introduction, very engaging writing. "

" Fascinating read. I will read this several times again. "

" only read half and some other sections "

" The book is well-written, but takes a far too Western Civ-focused approach for the title "Ancient World". The author also places a little bit too much faith in literary history over archaeological history. These things aside, I still consider it a good, worthwhile read, and will probably pick up her book on the following era at some point. "

" A conversational history of the world. I love the fact that she has included end notes and cited her sources. "

" Nice book but there are many deviations history in it. "

" I didn't finish this book. Maybe I will in the future when I'm not reading so many other heavy books (literally and figuratively speaking). I was not as impressed with this book for high schoolers and adults as I am her original series for children, "The Story of the World". "

" The best introductory account of the ancient world I've read. Very easy read but informative. Suitable for younger readers (my 13 year old boys enjoyed it) "

" REALLY huge but good to pick up and read a chapter here or there or as your curiosity hits. Kind of skirts art and science and such, sticking to what is basically a list of leaders only. "

" An interesting summary of the highlights from ancient history. I finally know more about the rise and fall of Babylon and Persia, why Alexander was "Great," who Cleopatra was, and what the big deal is about Rome, and much more. "

" More like "heavily skimmed," but a good read and storyline. Good details on the important parts. "

" I read this book for school, and found that I really liked it. I'm constantly surprised by how much history reads like a good story. "

" Another one I need to buy so I can take my time. Honestly after a hard day of chasing small children, it can require too much brain power to maintain focus, but it IS interesting to me and I DO want to know more. So I will keep giving it my best until I finish it. "

" Well worth the time needed to read it. "

" The only gripe I have about this book is that it is too short.I am well aware that it has over 700 pages. Still. I would have loved more information. Great writing style, but I expected as much from Susan Bauer. We use her history curriculum. "

" Very well-written - not at all dry and full of informative detail that's often amusing as well. I can't wait for the rest of them to be written! "

" A good history book for those who want an overview of the time period without getting into very specific details of any one area. "

" This book helped me learn a lot of things I either never learned or have long since forgotten. The best part is it is written in a way that keeps your interest instead of a boring time line of kingdoms coming and going over time. "