Pharaohs of the Sun: How Egypt’s Despots and Dreamers Drove the Rise and Fall of Tutankhamun’s Dynasty by Guy de la BédoyèreRequirements: .MP3 reader, 854 MBOverview: For more than two centuries, Egypt was ruled by the most powerful, successful and richest dynasty of kings in its long end epic history. They included the female king […]
Praetorian: The Rise and Fall of Rome’s Imperial Bodyguard by Guy de la Bédoyère (Bedoyere)Requirements: .M4A/.M4B reader, 321.7 MBOverview: A riveting account of ancient Rome’s imperial bodyguard, the select band of soldiers who wielded the power to make – or destroy – the emperors they served. Founded by Augustus around 27 BC, the elite Praetorian […]
Domina: The Women Who Made Imperial Rome by Guy de la BédoyèreRequirements: .ePUB, .MOBI/.AZW reader, 22 mbOverview: A captivating popular history that shines a light on the notorious Julio-Claudian women who forged an empire Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero—these are the names history associates with the early Roman Empire. Yet, not a single one […]
Gladius: The World of the Roman Soldier, 2021 Edition by Guy de la Bédoyère (Bedoyere)Requirements: .MP3 reader, 438 MBOverview: The Roman army was the greatest fighting machine in the ancient world. More than that, it was the single largest organization in Western antiquity, taking in members from all classes, from senators to freed slaves. The […]
Roman Britain: A New History 2nd Edition by Guy De la Bédoyère (Bedoyere)Requirements: .ePUB reader, 128 MBOverview: “Lucid and engaging . . . should take pride of place on the bookshelf of specialists and non-specialists interested in Roman Britain.” ―Minerva This illuminating account of Britain as a Roman province sets the Roman conquest and occupation […]