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The Storm Before the Storm

The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic

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The Storm Before the Storm

Autor: Mike Duncan
Czyta: Mike Duncan
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From the creator of the award-winning podcast series The History of Rome and Revolutions comes the fascinating history of the bloody battles, political machinations, and human drama that set the stage for the fall of the Roman Republic.

"Remarkably engaging." —Washington Post

The Roman Republic was one of the most remarkable achievements in the history of civilization. Beginning as a small city-state in central Italy, Rome gradually expanded into a wider world filled with petty tyrants, barbarian chieftains, and despotic kings. Through the centuries, Rome's model of cooperative and participatory government remained remarkably durable and unmatched in the history of the ancient world.

In 146 BC, Rome finally emerged as the strongest power in the Mediterranean. But the very success of the Republic proved to be its undoing. The republican system was unable to cope with the vast empire Rome now ruled: rising economic inequality disrupted traditional ways of life, endemic social and ethnic prejudice led to clashes over citizenship and voting rights, and rampant corruption and ruthless ambition sparked violent political clashes that cracked the once indestructible foundations of the Republic.

Chronicling the years 146-78 BC, The Storm Before the Storm dives headlong into the first generation to face this treacherous new political environment. Abandoning the ancient principles of their forbearers, men like Marius, Sulla, and the Gracchi brothers set dangerous new precedents that would start the Republic on the road to destruction and provide a stark warning about what can happen to a civilization that has lost its way.

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"Mike Duncan's popular podcast, The History of Rome and Revolutions, packed facts, dry humor and historical parallels into easily digestible 20-minute episodes. His new book, The Storm Before The Storm, focuses on the decades that led up to the fall of the Republic. From income inequality to questions about who does and doesn't deserve citizenship to the rise of populism, it's consistently surprising how the issues we're facing today were relevant two millennia ago. And if you're worried about those parallels, this book provides a dose of reassurance. We're divided, but hey, at least we're not laying siege to our political rivals' cities just yet!"—National Public Radio, Best Books of 2017
"Disentangles well some complex events others neglect."—Wall Street Journal
"Remarkably engaging."—Washington Post
"Marvelous... A highly enjoyable historical narrative that reads almost like a modern political thriller."—New York Journal of Books
"The Storm Before the Storm is massively entertaining and relevant to our own time. All times, in fact. War, politics, money, power, corruption, and class warfare seem to overwhelm the republican Roman political system and the results are horrifying. Huge personalities like Marius and Sulla cast a large shadow, but forces beyond anyone's control seem to drive the narrative. A chilling reminder of what can happen in any republic. Masterfully told."—Dan Carlin, host of Hardcore History podcast
"An amazingly enjoyable history... With his fresh approach, Mike Duncan shows that it is important to understand what happened two thousand years ago to understand what is happening now and in the coming centuries."—Washington Book Review
"Never has a book about history that's two millennia old been so timely. Duncan, in the sort of narrative prose that caused his podcasts to electrify history lovers everywhere, tells the story of the decay of Republican Rome-and its contemporary relevance drips off every page. The Storm Before the Storm has everything from vividly portrayed populist demagogues exploiting economic and social inequality to the failure of calcified republican institutions to adapt to changing circumstances. You'll learn as much about the problems we face today from this book as from any newspaper."—Benjamin Wittes, editor-in-chief of Lawfare and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution
"Written with the humor and the storytelling instincts that made him such a popular podcaster, Duncan brilliantly answers a vital question that is rarely asked: What weakened the late Roman Republic enough that it collapsed under the ambitions of the Caesars? This is history as it should be-compelling, witty, and ultimately revealing."—Lars Brownworth, author of In Distant Lands: A Short History of the Crusades
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it's pretty great, more Mike Duncan talking about Rome. what more could you want?

it's great.

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If you have an interest in the Roman Era, then this is very much worth a listen. The audio quality could be better, but is ultimately a minor gripe.

Mike Duncan is a gem, his audio only decent

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Duncan has found an excellent mixture of prose and tempo to keep this engaging and not lose one in a multitude of names, dates, and actions. There are also very good summaries along the way. His slightly slurred and fast-paced US English takes time to get used to, but it is what it is.

On the whole this is an important, but not well-covered (at list in pop lit) piece of Roman history.

Well done!

Excellent brush up on history

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If you love your Roman history this audiobook is hard to ignore. It’s fun and entertaining and I just wish it kept on going.

Concise review of the republic before its transition into the empire

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Als großer Fan und treuer Hörer des "History of Rome" und "Revolutions" Podcast habe ich mir bei Audible das Hörbuch von Mike Duncan geleistet, nachdem Duncan für sein neues, zweites Buch eine längere Schaffenspause eingelegt hat.

Mit dem Buch selbst, also Inhalt, Stil und Informationsgehalt bin ich sehr zufrieden. Es ist im Stil sehr ähnlich zu Duncan's Podcast nur eben ausführlicher. Auch die Erzählung selbst gefällt mir.

Was mich aber sehr gestört hat, ist die - im Vergleich zu den späten Folgen des History of Rome Podcasts oder auch Duncan's Revolutions Podcast - sehr schlechte Audioqualität der Aufnahme. Warum ein Hörbuch so eine schlechte Audioqualität hat, wenn der selbst produzierte Podcast so viel besser klingt, dass leuchtet mir nicht ein! Die Stimme wirkt flach und blechern und man hört ein ständiges leichtes Rauschen. Klar, bessere Qualität kostet immer auch mehr Geld, aber das sollte einem Verlag die Mehrkosten doch Wert sein, zumal beim ersten Buch eines im Podcast Bereich so erfolgreichen Autors. Ich kann nur mit dem Kopf schütteln...

Fazit: Für Fans von Mike Duncan oder Fans von Geschichte-Podcasts, insbesondere antiker römischer Geschichte, ein lohnendes Buch. Nur wer von der Audioqualität von Duncan's neueren Podcast Episoden verwöhnt ist, wird hier bitter enttäuscht, leider.

Gutes Hörbuch - schlechte Audio Qualität

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