The third volume of Will Durant's Pulitzer Prize–winning series, Caesar and Christ chronicles the history of Roman civilization and of Christianity from their beginnings to 325 AD.
In this masterful work, listeners will learn about:
• the Etruscan civilization of ancient Italy
• the birth of the Roman Republic and the beginnings of Roman law
• the great reigns of Caesar and Antony
• the people of Rome—the artisans, tradesmen, and scientists
• the places of Rome's great empire
• the beginnings of Christianity and its growth
• the rise of Constantine and the fall of the empire
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
“Durant’s
history of Rome and early Christianity…is solid and well written—and narrator
Grover Gardner’s easy professionalism does it justice…He varies intonation by
matching the sense of the text without falling into repetitive patterns, and
with his effortlessly perfect pacing, his narration flows like conversation,
but not too informally…His is a self-effacing art that hides art; his reading
is a demonstration of how to narrate intelligent nonfiction without effort or
obtrusive mannerism, allowing the text to shine, never dull or repetitious, but
consistently listenable and enjoyable.” —AudioFile
Will Durant (1885–1981) was an award-winning American writer, historian, and philosopher. He and his wife were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction in 1968 for Rousseau
and Revolution, and he was a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Durant spent over forty years writing the critically acclaimed eleven-volume Story of Civilization, the later
volumes with the help of his wife, Ariel. He sought to revitalize history by unifying and humanizing the great body of historical knowledge, which had become voluminous and fragmented into
esoteric subcategories. He also strove to bring philosophy to the common man. Durant was a champion of human rights, social reform, and the brotherhood of man long before they became
well-known issues.
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