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The Storm Before the Storm
- The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic
- Narrated by: Mike Duncan
- Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
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Summary
The creator of the massively popular, award-winning podcast series The History of Rome brings to life the story of the tumultuous years that set the stage for the fall of the Roman Republic.
The Roman Republic was one of the most remarkable achievements in the history of civilization. After its founding in 509 BCE, the Romans refused to allow a single leader to seize control of the state and grab absolute power. The Roman commitment to cooperative government and peaceful transfers of power was unmatched in the history of the ancient world.
But by the year 133 BCE, the republican system was unable to cope with the vast empire Rome now ruled. Almost as soon as they had conquered the Mediterranean, Rome became engulfed in violent political conflicts and civil wars that would destroy the Republic less than a century later.
Chronicling the years 133-80 BCE, The Storm Before the Storm is a rollicking deep dive into the bloody battles, political machinations, and human drama that defined a dangerous new political environment - a stark warning for modern listeners about what happens to a civilization driven by increasing economic inequality, political polarization, and ruthless ambition.
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- Barney Westbrook
- 04-04-21
Great
The research and enthusiasm from this author is boundless. A fascinating exploration into how the heights of the Late Republic became the foundations of Empire.
Thanks Mike, keep it coming!
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- Amazon Customer
- 22-05-18
An excellent performance as always
Well done and congratulations on the audio book Mike. From a fan of your podcasts
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- Clive Barker
- 18-02-18
Best book about this period bar none. A must read
If you have an interest in the Roman republic you will not find a better book.
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- Amazon Customer
- 25-04-18
Well worth it
This feels like a very in depth episode of the History of Rome podcast and it makes me want to relisten to all the podcast episodes again.
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- Mr
- 19-07-23
Fantastic
One of my favourite topics since my school days! I grew up a fan of Marius, now I’m not so sure!
Great stuff as always from Mike Duncan!
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- stuart
- 06-04-18
Epic
Listen to your podcasts and love this book as well
😁 😎 😊 👍 😎
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- Judith
- 26-02-19
Compelling
After listening, loving and finishing the History of Rome podcast this book was a must listen to for me. It allows you to stay with Rome a bit longer. Also you get an even better notion (if 178 episodes aren't enough) of the enormity of stories there are to tell. You really start to appreciate the fact how hard it must have been for the author to choose what to mention and what not in his podcast.
The first chapter of Storm before the Storm just sucked me right back into the story. The events surrounding the Gracchi brothers are compelling, interesting and unsettling. Also, what does this history tell us about our current democracy? Are we learning from history, or are we just bound to repeat everything again. These were some questions that were entering my mind when listening to this book.
Mike Duncan really understands how to bring a story to live, without choosing sides or to steer you too much. I'm eagerly waiting for his next book on Rome.
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- Billkmc
- 05-01-19
Return of the history of Rome
Easy to follow even if you don’t know all the ins and outs of the Roman Republic. This is a fascinating book telling the story of the great men, some of whom are almost forgotten today due to the generations that would follow them( Caesar, Augustus, mark anthony and cleopatra). That in their attempts to save the republic help to start it on it path to imperium. As a fan of the history of Rome podcast this was a welcome trip of nostalgia when the familiar theme tune starts then as Mike Duncan start to tell this fabulous tale.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone with even the slighted interest in Roman history.
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- 11-12-20
Decent
I learned some new interesting things, I am a big fan of Mike Duncan. Well done.
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- Grant Reynolds
- 04-09-18
loved it
I loved Mike Duncan's history of Rome and loved the book as it gave more insite into this period of history.
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