Ancient Voices and Roman Revolution
This site has mp3 files (audio recordings) of English translations of the works of ancient authors writing at the time of the Roman Revolution. This era, ushered in by the activities and deaths of the Gracchi brothers, culminated in the assassination of Julius Caesar and the reign of Octavian (Augustus Caesar). This marked the end of the Roman Republic and the start of the Roman Empire.
The recordings include:
- Excerpts from the Lives of Plutarch
- Selected speeches of Marcus Tullius Cicero
- The Civil War: Commentaries of Gaius Julius Caesar
For more information about the Plutarch recordings: About Plutarch MP3s
To listen to the Cicero recordings: The Phillipics of Cicero
To listen to the Civil War recordings: The Civil War: Commentaries of Gaius Julius Caesar
For a list of books about this time in Roman history: Books About the Roman Revolution
To use the recordings on this site, you need to have the Flash player from Adobe installed.
