close

Julius Caesar Audio Books

Miyamoto Musashi (1584–1645), famed swordsman, was born Shinmen Takezo in Harima Province and may have fought at Sekigahara under the Ukita as a common soldier. He claimed to have defeated his first opponent (a certain Arima Kihei) at the age of thirteen. He wrote that he engaged in sixty duels without suffering defeat once, and he was noted in this regard for his skill at handling two swords at once. Much of Musashi’s life between 1600 and 1640 is the stuff of legend, and some have postulated that he served at Osaka Castle on the defending side, taking quite a few heads in the process. In 1640 Musashi accepted service with the Hosokawa clan and three years later, in Higo Province, began work on his great book The Book of Five Rings. He finished this influential work on swordsmanship in May 1645—the same year he died.

Sort by:
Refine these results by Author:
Extended Sample The Ancient Wisdom Collection by Julius Caesar
Extended Sample The Complete Strategy & War Collection by Julius Caesar
Extended Sample The Complete Warrior’s Mindset Collection by Julius Caesar
Extended Sample The Commentaries of Julius Caesar by Julius Caesar
Extended Sample Common Threads by Julius Caesar
Extended Sample Civil War in the Roman Republic by Julius Caesar
Extended Sample The Spanish Wars by Julius Caesar
Extended Sample The African Wars by Julius Caesar
Extended Sample The Alexandrian Wars by Julius Caesar
Extended Sample The Civil War by Julius Caesar
Extended Sample The Civil War: 50-48 BC by Julius Caesar
Page 1 of 1