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Rome written by Robert Hughes performed by David Timson on Audio CD (Abridged)

Rome written by Robert Hughes performed by David Timson on Audio CD (Abridged)£59.99  -  £69.99

For almost a thousand years, Rome held sway as the spiritual and artistic centre of the world. Hughes vividly recreates the ancient Rome of Julius Caesar, Marcus Aurelius, Nero, Caligula, Cicero, Martial and Virgil. With the artistic blossoming of the Renaissance, he casts his unwavering critical eye over the great works of Raphael...

Rome 1960 The Olympics that Changed the World written by David Maraniss performed by David Maraniss on CD (Abridged)

Rome 1960 The Olympics that Changed the World written by David Maraniss performed by David Maraniss on CD (Abridged)
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ISBN:  9780743572712
Genre - Main:  Non-Fiction
Genre - Specific:  Sport
Duration:  360 mins
Length:  Abridged
Author:  David Maraniss
Narrator 1:  David Maraniss

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The blockbuster story of the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, seventeen days that helped define the modern world.

Legendary athletes and stirring events are interwoven into a suspenseful narrative of sports and politics at the Rome games, where cold-war propaganda and spies, drugs and sex, money and television, civil rights and the rise of women superstars all converged to forever change the essence of the Olympics.

Using the meticulous research and sweeping narrative style that have become his trademark, maraniss reveals the rich palette of character, competition, and meaning that gave rome 1960 its singular essence.

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