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Caesar Versus Pompey: Determining Rome’s Greatest General, Statesman & Nation-Builder by Stephen Dando-Collins

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/812608 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/812608] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Caesar Versus Pompey: Determining Rome’s Greatest General, Statesman & Nation-Builder Author: Stephen Dando-Collins Narrator: Michael Page Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 18 minutes Release date: December 17, 2024 Genres: Ancient Civilizations Publisher's Summary: Who was Rome's greatest general, statesman, and nation-builder: Caesar or Pompey? Few people have had as many words written about them down through the centuries as Julius Caesar—the brilliant general who made Queen Cleopatra of Egypt his mistress. He has captured the imagination of playwrights, historians, soldiers, and emperors. Little has been written about his ally, son-in-law, and eventual enemy Pompey the Great, who crashed onto the Roman scene as a victorious twenty-three-year-old general and who, at the height of his career, was arguably more famous, more popular, and more successful than Caesar. Caesar Versus Pompey tells the parallel life stories of Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great, as their lives and loves became intertwined and interdependent, as they grew from rivals to partners, then from joint rulers to warring foes. One strove to preserve the Roman Republic, the other destroyed it.

Anubis: Ancient Egypt’s Lord of Death and Protection by Charlie Larson

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/818404 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/818404] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Anubis: Ancient Egypt’s Lord of Death and Protection Author: Charlie Larson Narrator: Joe Hempel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 3 minutes Release date: December 10, 2024 Genres: Ancient Civilizations Publisher's Summary: Anubis is among the most recognizable gods of ancient Egypt. Is Anubis a relic of the past, or is he actively venerated now? Author Charlie Larson, a longtime priest and devotee of Anubis, answers these questions and more. Portrayed as either a black jackal or as a jackal-headed man, Anubis is Egypt's original Lord of the Dead. Anubis's domain extends beyond death, however; he is also a guardian of children and travelers and a finder of lost things. He is as modern as he is ancient—appearing in comic books, video games, and in Neil Gaiman's book American Gods and its television adaptation. Anubis was among the most significant gods of ancient Egypt. In modern times, Anubis has emerged as a sacred patron of mediums and occultists. It's widely believed that his image is among the two canines found on the tarot Moon card. Long overshadowed, at least in books, by Egyptian goddesses such as Isis and Sekhmet, Larson's book focuses the spotlight squarely on the jackal-headed god. His book features history and mythology but is also a practical guide to working with Anubis now. It features devotional practices and modern worship that includes rituals, prayers/invocations, correspondences, altars, and epithets. The book leads the listener on a journey of exploration into all things Anubis, exploring his various facets.

How to Make Money: An Ancient Guide to Wealth Management (series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers) by Pliny

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/795869 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/795869] to listen full audiobooks. Title: How to Make Money: An Ancient Guide to Wealth Management (series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers) Series: Part of Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers Author: Pliny Narrator: Graham Mack Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 34 minutes Release date: November 26, 2024 Genres: Ancient Civilizations Publisher's Summary: Ancient Romans liked money. But how did they make a living and sometimes even become rich? The Roman economy was dominated by agriculture, but it was surprisingly modern in many ways: the Romans had companies with CEOs, shareholders, and detailed contracts regulated by meticulous laws; systems of banking and taxation; and a wide range of occupations, from merchant and doctor to architect and teacher. The Romans also enjoyed a relatively open society, where some could start from the bottom, work, invest, and grow rich. How to Make Money gathers a wide variety of ancient writings that show how Romans thought about, made, invested, spent, lost, and gave away money. The Roman elite idealized farming and service to the state but treated many other occupations with suspicion or contempt, from money lending to wage labor. But whatever their attitudes, pecunia made the Roman world go round. In the Satyricon, Trimalchio brags about his wealth. Seneca accumulated a fortune—but taught that money can't buy happiness. Eumachia inherited a brick factory from her father, married well, and turned to philanthropy after she was widowed. How to Make Money also takes up some of the most troubling aspects of the Roman economy, slavery and prostitution, which the elite deemed unrespectable but often profited from.

Ancient Goddess Magic: Invoking the Queens of the Heavens by Vanessa Lavallée

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/831231 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/831231] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ancient Goddess Magic: Invoking the Queens of the Heavens Author: Vanessa Lavallée Narrator: Aura Paige Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 12 minutes Release date: November 19, 2024 Genres: Ancient Civilizations Publisher's Summary: • Explores beliefs and myths from Mesopotamia, ancient Egypt, and around the Mediterranean, revealing how ancient goddesses were powerful Queens of the Heavens and Guardians of the Underworld, not passive fertility symbols • Looks at creator goddesses, sun goddesses, lunar goddesses, warrior maiden goddesses, and night goddesses, including Hathor, Asherah, Inanna, Hekate, Athena, Astarte, and Gula-Bau • Includes modern adaptations of ancient goddess magic rituals and instructions for creating divine amulets, figurines, and stones blessed with the goddesses’ powers In the most ancient cultures of our world, goddesses were seen not as passive fertility symbols but as powerful, active queens of the heavens who protected cities, guided the dead and dying, and oversaw all forms of rebirth and transformation. Sharing her years of research and personal exploration, Vanessa Lavallée presents the animistic beliefs of our long-forgotten ancestors and shows how the queens of the heavens still have a vital role to play in modern spirituality. Lavallée looks at sun goddesses who were often viewed as the mothers of the gods and reveals how to spiritually and magically work with creatrix energies. Examining how to work with the warrior goddess archetype found in goddesses such as Athena, Circe the sorceress, and Aphaia from the island of Aegina, the author explains their important connections to the Eagle constellation and eagle lore. Looking at night goddesses, including Gula-Bau, Ataegina, and Hecate, Lavallée explores their star magic and healing powers and describes their connection to death and the underworld as well as to Sirius, the Milky Way, and Vega, the goat star. Exploring lunar goddesses and their role as protectors and their connections to the swan and the Cygnus constellation, she looks at how to work with ladies of the sea such as Astarte, Aphrodite, and Tanit. Offering modern adaptations of ancient goddess magic rituals, Lavallée explains how to perform rituals for healing, protection, and purification and how to create divine amulets and figurines blessed with the goddesses’ powers. She also reveals how to practice astral bathing for spiritual guidance and presents initiation practices throughout to help you connect with each queen of the heavens.

[Spanish] - Herejía: Las vidas de Jesucristo y otros salvadores del mundo antiguo by Catherine Nixey

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/828248 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/828248] to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Herejía: Las vidas de Jesucristo y otros salvadores del mundo antiguo Author: Catherine Nixey Narrator: Elsa Veiga Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 42 minutes Release date: November 7, 2024 Genres: Ancient Civilizations Publisher's Summary: De la autora de La edad de la penumbra, una perspectiva única sobre la diversidad que existió en torno a la figura de Cristo. «Fascinante. Revela una especie de amor exasperado por la tradición en la que se crio y una suerte de risa floja ante la idea de una Virgen María que lanza llamas por cada orificio como si fuera una especie de superheroína de Marvel». Kathryn Hughes, The Guardian «En el principio existía el verbo». Esta frase, con la que comienza el Evangelio según San Juan, es clave en las enseñanzas de la Iglesia cristiana y ha sido determinante para el arte, la literatura y el lenguaje occidentales. Sin embargo, en los años posteriores a la muerte de Cristo no hubo ni una sola palabra, ni consenso alguno sobre quién era Jesús o por qué había sido importante. Hubo muchos Jesuses diferentes, entre ellos uno agresivo que despreciaba a sus padres y paralizaba a quienes se le oponían, otro que vendió a su gemelo como esclavo y alguno más que hizo crucificar a alguien en su lugar. ¿Por qué sabemos tan poco acerca de estas primeras versiones de Jesús? Porque, a partir del siglo IV d.C., la forma ortodoxa de cristianismo que se había vuelto preeminente se dedicó a eliminar sistemáticamente cualquier otra variación, denunciando sus evangelios como apócrifos y a sus seguidores como herejes. Estos desafortunados cristianos perdieron sus derechos, sus propiedades, sus iglesias y, no pocas veces, incluso sus vidas. En Herejía, Catherine Nixey recupera esas extraordinarias historias de contingencia, azar y pluralidad. La crítica ha dicho... «Herejía es un libro brillante: por momentos aterrador, en otras ocasiones divertido y siempre emocionante de leer. Sondea dolorosamente la patología de la creencia». The Times «Apasionante... La herejía ilumina un mundo olvidado y es un absoluto placer leerlo». The Sunday Telegraph «Brillante, directo y desafiante... un buen libro para aquellos a quienes les gusta pensar diferente. Es una exégesis esclarecedora, provocativa y aguda de la historia religiosa y, en consecuencia, humana». The Irish Independent «[Nixey] tiene ojo de urraca para encontrar oro en cualquier historia. Como tal, es un placer leer Herejía. Cada página está repleta de joyas fascinantes y frases bien elaboradas, mezcladas con el humor seco de la autora. La extrañeza del mundo antiguo está a la vista». The Spectator «Amplio, concebido con inteligencia y escrito con imaginación... Herejía es un libro chispeante, entretenido y que invita a la reflexión. En una era en la que el conformismo intelectual es prácticamente universal, la herejía puede ser nuestra mejor oportunidad para mantener la cordura». Literary Review «La mejor no ficción despierta el interés en un tema que antes no te interesaba. Catherine Nixey logra eso en Herejía. Cuenta una historia intelectual deliciosa y revoluciona tu comprensión de la historia occidental. Al mismo tiempo, entrega al menos un buen chiste por párrafo; te obligará a regresar a ellos para volver a disfrutarlos». The Economist