Category Archives: Ancient

Audiobook: Convivio

Convivio (The Banquet) is a work written by Dante Alighieri roughly between 1304 and 1307.

Audiobook: Meister Eckhart’s Sermons: First Time Translated into English

“If a piece of wood became as aware of the nearness of God as an

Audiobook: Summa Theologica – 09 Pars Prima Secundae, Treatise on Law and Grace

The Summa Theologica (or the Summa Theologiae or simply the Summa, written 1265–1274) is the

Audiobook: Elizabethan Demonology

Elizabethan Demonology: An Essay in Illustration of the Belief in the Existence of Devils, and

Audiobook: Guide for the Perplexed, Part One

The Guide for the Perplexed by Mūsá ibn Maymūn (known throughout the Christian West as

Audiobook: Scholasticism: A Lecture Delivered Before the University of Oxford

Walter Waddington Shirley was made Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical History and Canon of Christ Church,

Audiobook: De l’esprit des lois, livres 01-13

« Cet ouvrage a pour objet les lois, les coutumes et les divers usages de

Audiobook: Dialogo delle lingue

Pubblicato nel 1542, questo dialogo espone le teorie sulla lingua italiana che, già dal secolo

Audiobook: Ruhtinas

Ruhtinas on erään Firenzeläisen valtiosihteerin, Niccolo Machiavellin, ohjekirja ruhtinaille, jotka haluavat säilyttää tai lisätä ruhtinaskuntainsa

Audiobook: Taittriyaka Upanishad

The word Upanishad (upa-ni-shad) consists of, “Upa” means “near;” “ni” means “down;” “shad” means “to

Audiobook: Kaushitaki Upanishad

The word Upanishad (upa-ni-shad) consists of, “Upa” means “near;” “ni” means “down;” “shad” means “to

Audiobook: Aitreya-Aranyaka Upanishad

The word Upanishad (upa-ni-shad) consists of, “Upa” means “near;” “ni” means “down;” “shad” means “to

Audiobook: Brihadaranyaka Upanishad

The word Upanishad (upa-ni-shad) consists of, “Upa” means “near;” “ni” means “down;” “shad” means “to

Audiobook: Bhagavadgita – des Erhabenen Sang

Die Bhagavadgita ist eine der zentralen Schriften des Hinduismus. Sie hat die Form eines spirituellen

Audiobook: 唐诗三百首 卷五 Three Hundred Tang Poems, Volume 5

Compiled around 1763, ‘Three Hundred Tang Poems’ is the standard collection of the poetic art

Audiobook: 孫子兵法 (The Art of War)

《孙子兵法》是从战国时期成书以来,就一直风靡流传的军事著作。古今中外的军事家们都使用其中论述的军事理论来指导战争,而且,其中论述的基本理论和思想还被运用到了现代经营决策和社会管理方面。总结《孙子兵法》全书,我们可以看到其中有四个主要思想贯穿于始终,即整体思维的战争论、唯物主义的战争观、对立统一的辩证法和知己知彼的认识论。《孙子兵法》是现存的中国古代的第一部理论体系完整的兵书,被尊称为“世界第一兵书”、“兵学圣典”,被定为武学的教范,而兵法家苏武,则被尊为“百世兵家之师”、“东方兵学的鼻祖”。自先秦以来,历代帝王将相、文臣武士、学者隐士都从中汲取思想养料和谋略智慧。(来源:中华诵读网 Source: http://www.songdu.net) Compiled approximately during the late Spring and Autumn period of Ancient Chines

Audiobook: ‘Sacred’ Kurral of Tiruvalluva-Nayanar

Tirukkural (holy couplet) is believed to be written more than 2000 years ago by sage

Audiobook: Shri Dnyaneshwar – A Sketch Of His Life And Teachings

An overview of the life of Shri Dnyaneshwar and his devoted family. Dnyaneshwar was a

Audiobook: Aztec Ruins National Monument, New Mexico

This U.S. National Park Service historical handbook from 1962 introduces the reader to the history,

Audiobook: Book of the Ancient Greeks

An Introduction to the History and Civilization of Greece from the Coming of the Greeks

Audiobook: Selections from Josephus

Jewish historian, military leader and Roman citizen, Titus Flavius Josephus, provides the most thorough history

Audiobook: Christianity in the Apostolic Age

The purpose of this volume, A history of Christianity in the Apostolic Age, is strictly

Audiobook: History of Rome, volume 3

The History of Rome (Ab Urbe Condita) is a history of ancient Rome, written in

Audiobook: Rome and Carthage: The Punic Wars

The Punic Wars (264-146 B.C.) were a series of conflicts between the rapidly expanding Roman

Audiobook: History of Rome, volume 2

The History of Rome (Ab Urbe Condita) is a history of ancient Rome, written in

Audiobook: Bible History Volume 2: The Exodus and the Wanderings in the Wilderness

The period covered by the central books of the Pentateuch is, in many respects, the

Audiobook: Alexander the Great

It is difficult to realize that the Earth on which Alexander the Great was born

Audiobook: Revolutions of Civilization

British archaeologist & Egyptologist, Flinders Petrie, discusses the history of civilization in Egypt, Greece, Rome

Audiobook: Mark Aurels Selbstgespräche

Der Stoiker Marc Aurel regierte von 161 bis 180 das römische Reich. In seinen Selbstgesprächen

Audiobook: Aeneidis Libri XII

Aeneas flees the destruction of Troy, abandons Dido, queen of the Carthaginians, and wends his