Introducing: A Short History of Ancient Rome (Book)

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🗓️ 13 November 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Exciting news, the Noiser Podcast Network has released a new book. It's called A Short History of Ancient Rome. The book is everything you love about the podcast, but a deeper dive. 18 chapters - each one following the story of a remarkable person or event that changed Rome's history. Today, as a special bonus, we're bringing you a sample chapter from the audiobook, narrated by John Hopkins. This sample chapter follows Hannibal, the legendary Carthaginian military leader. We'll follow him as he takes his mighty army - including a contingent of war elephants- over the snow-capped Alps. His mission? To attack Rome. If you enjoy this sample chapter, grab a copy of A Short History of Ancient Rome, written by Noiser founder Pascal Hughes – in your local book shop. A great Christmas gift for family or friends. Or, you can buy the audiobook – narrated by John Hopkins. Head to www.noiser.com/books to find out more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi everyone, exciting news.
0:06.0	The Noyser Podcast Network has released a new book.
0:09.0	It's called A Short History of Ancient Rome.
0:13.0	The book is everything you love about the podcast but a deeper dive.
0:18.0	Eighteen chapters, each one following the story of a remarkable person or event that changed Rome's history.
0:24.6	If you ask me, a real page turner.
0:27.6	You can find a short history of ancient Rome in all good bookshops.
0:31.6	Or you can listen to the audiobook, which just happens to be narrated by me.
0:36.6	Today, as a special bonus, we're bringing you a sample chapter from the audiobook.
0:42.3	This chapter follows Hannibal, the legendary Carthaginian military leader.
0:46.3	We'll follow him as he takes his mighty army, including a contingent of war elephants over the snow-capped Alps.
0:53.3	His mission to attack Rome. If you enjoy this, a contingent of war elephants over the snow-capped Alps.
0:54.5	His mission to attack Rome.
0:57.7	If you enjoy this sample chapter, grab a copy of a short history of ancient Rome, written
1:02.5	by Noysa founder Pascal Hughes in your local bookshop.
1:06.2	I love the cover design and think it would make a great Christmas gift for that history
1:09.9	enthusiast in your life.
1:11.7	Or you can buy the audiobook narrated by me, John Hopkins, wherever you get your audiobooks.
1:16.8	If that's quite a lot of info to take in, just head to noiser.com forward slash books to find out more.
1:23.4	But for now, here is that Samble chapter on Hannibal. Chapter 5.
1:32.3	Hannibal
1:35.3	The Adversary
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