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エジプト史の影に隠された古代アフリカ帝国の興亡をたどり、覇権が逆転する壮大な歴史体験を、毎日の通勤時間で楽しめる濃密な音声ドキュメンタリーとしてお届けします。ナイル川中流域の過酷な砂漠に生きる人々の...

人類の揺り籠から広がる壮大な世界史のうねりの中で、アフリカ大陸は決して受け身の舞台ではなく、自ら文明を築き上げた力強い主体でした。毎日の通勤時間や一人静かに過ごす夜のひとときに、このダイナミックな興...

神格化された天才の伝説を解体し、南部アフリカを席巻した軍事帝国の興亡を社会構造から紐解く、極上の歴史ノンフィクションです。毎日の通勤時間や知的な探求を深めたい夜のリラックスタイムに、激動の時代を生き...

見渡す限りの不毛な砂が広がる世界最大の砂漠は、かつて生命の息吹に満ちた水と緑の大草原だったという壮大な環境史の謎を紐解きます。静かな夜のリラックスタイムや毎日の通勤中、イヤホン越しに広がるのは、失わ...

古代王国の繁栄から過酷な植民地支配の悲劇、そして希望に満ちた解放運動まで、南部アフリカの運命を決定づけた10の歴史的転換点を壮大なスケールで紐解く世界史ドキュメントです。通勤時間や週末の深い没入感を求...

苛酷なサハラの砂漠と豊かなニジェール川が交わるサヘル地帯で、黄金と塩の交易が築き上げた帝国の栄華と、現代国家が直面する苛烈な現実という壮大な歴史のコントラストを鮮やかに浮き彫りにします。喧騒から離れ...

「辺境」と見なされてきた民族がいかにして地中海と西アフリカを結ぶ壮大なサハラ交易を支配し、巨大な帝国を築き上げたのか、そのダイナミックな歴史のうねりを体感できる極上の世界史です。毎日の通勤時間や知的...

Descubra a História Militar da maior potência marítima que desafiou Roma nas Guerras Púnicas até sua ruína absoluta. Transforme seu trajeto diário em uma audição imersiva pelo Mediterrâneo clássico, acompanhando a expansão de uma simples colônia fenícia para um império implacável...

Experience a sweeping world history epic that transforms an entire continent's past into a gripping audio journey. Perfect for an educational commute or an afternoon of deep focus, this vivid narrative shatters classroom stereotypes. You will explore the vibrant mosaic of ancient empires...

Peter Firstbrook spent many months in Kenya researching the history of Barack Obama's family. Peter is the only person to have traced Obama's roots from the present back through more than twenty generations, thanks to the Luo tribe's remarkable oral tradition. Seen though the eyes of the Obama...

A white Afrikaner, Zelda la Grange grew up in segregated South Africa, supporting the regime and the rules of apartheid. Her conservative family referred to the imprisoned Nelson Mandela as "a terrorist". Yet just a few years after his release and the end of apartheid, she would be traveling the world by Mr. Mandela’s side, having grown to respect and cherish the man she would come to call "Khulu", or "Grandfather".

Renowned historian Olivette Otele uncovers the untold history of Europeans of African descent, from Saint Maurice who became the leader of a Roman legion and Renaissance scholar Juan Latino, to abolitionist Mary Prince and the activist, scholars and grime artists of the present day. Tracing African European heritage through the vibrant, complex, and often brutal experiences of individuals both ordinary and extraordinary, she sheds new light not only on the past but also on questions very much alive today - about racism, identity, citizenship, power and resilience.

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry is known universally for the gentle charm of Le Petit Prince, but it is this book, Land of Men - known originally in English as Wind, Sand and Stars - which is his masterpiece. First published in 1939, it documents Saint-Exupéry's life as a pilot in the pioneering days...

Based on the highly acclaimed podcast with over 1 million subscribers, Fall of Civilizations brilliantly explores how a range of ancient societies rose to power and sophistication, and how they tipped over into collapse. Across the centuries, we journey from the great empires of Mesopotamia to those of Khmer and Vijayanagara in Asia and Songhai in West Africa; from Byzantium to the Maya, Inca and Aztec empires of the Americas; from Roman Britain to Rapa Nui.

More than 2,000 years ago one of the greatest military leaders in history almost destroyed Rome. Hannibal, a daring African general from the city of Carthage, led an army of warriors and battle elephants over the snowy Alps to invade the very heart of Rome's growing empire. But what kind of person would dare to face the most relentless imperial power of the ancient world? How could Hannibal, consistently outnumbered and always deep in enemy territory, win battle after battle until he held the very fate of Rome within his grasp?

Brought to you by Penguin. Brimming with wry humour and fascinating insights, this is a vivid and varied portrait of a complex country. With his eightieth birthday looming, it crossed Michael Palin’s mind that now might be the time to hang up his boots, to lounge about at home, to take things...

In a chilling exploration of a nearly forgotten chapter of history, Marcus Rediker delves into the dark depths of slave ships in the 18th century. In this widely praised history of an infamous institution, award-winning scholar Marcus Rediker shines a light into the darkest corners of the...

Livingstone's first book revolutionized the way European readers saw Africa and made him a hero in England. He returned again to the Zambesi with his brother Charles and others, this time with more equipment and funds. Again he faced hippopotami, crocodiles, impossible terrain, and disease, but his greatest enemies on this trip prove to be human. The British eventually lost faith in the expedition, but Livingstone proved in the end to have had tremendous foresight.

The fate of the Lost Ark of the Covenant is one of the great historical mysteries of all time. The Bible contains hundreds of references to the Ark's power, but the Ark itself mysteriously disappears from recorded history sometime after the building of the Temple of Solomon. After 10 years of searching through the dusty archives of Europe and the Middle East, Graham Hancock has succeeded where scores of others have failed. This intrepid journalist has tracked down the true story behind the myths and legends - revealing where the Ark is today, how it got there, and why it remains hidden.

A Short History of South Africa is a brief, general account of the history of this most complicated and fascinating country - from the first evidence of hominid existence to the wars of the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries that led to the establishment of modern South Africa, the horrors of Apartheid and the optimism following its collapse, as well as the prospects and challenges for the future. This highly listenable account is the culmination of a lifetime of researching and teaching the broad spectrum of South African history.