Length10h 44m
About this audiobook
From ancient battlefields to domestic fires, this collection chronicles true moments of selflessness, proving that the golden thread of heroism runs through all of human history.
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GenreBiography and Memoir, History
Length10 hrs 44 mins
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Publish dateFeb 23, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1WHAT IS A GOLDEN DEED?
2THE STORIES OF ALCESTIS AND ANTIGONE
3THE CUP OF WATER
4HOW ONE MAN HAS SAVED A HOST: B.C. 507
5THE PASS OF THERMOPYLAE: B.C. 430
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6THE ROCK OF THE CAPITOL: B.C. 389
7THE TWO FRIENDS OF SYRACUSE: B.C. 380 (CIRCA)
8THE DEVOTION OF THE DECII: B.C. 339
9REGULUS: B.C. 249
10THE BRAVE BRETHREN OF JUDAH: B.C. 180
11THE CHIEF OF THE ARVERNI: B.C. 52
12WITHSTANDING THE MONARCH IN HIS WRATH: A.D. 389
13THE LAST FIGHT IN THE COLISEUM: A.D. 404
14THE SHEPHERD GIRL OF NANTERRE: A.D. 438
15LEO THE SLAVE: A.D. 533
16THE BATTLE OF THE BLACKWATER: 991
17GUZMAN EL BUENO: 1293
18FAITHFUL TILL DEATH: 1308
19WHAT IS BETTER THAN SLAYING A DRAGON: 1332
20THE KEYS OF CALAIS: 1347
21THE BATTLE OF SEMPACH: 1397
22THE CONSTANT PRINCE: 1433
23THE CARNIVAL OF PERTH: 1435
24THE CROWN OF ST. STEPHEN: 1440
25GEORGE THE TRILLER: 1455 I.
26SIR THOMAS MORE'S DAUGHTER: 1535
27UNDER IVAN THE TERRIBLE: 1564.
28FORT ST. ELMO: 1565
29THE VOLUNTARY CONVICT: 1622
30THE HOUSEWIVES OF LOWENBURG: 1631
31FATHERS AND SONS: 219—1642—1798
32THE SOLDIERS IN THE SNOW: 1672
33GUNPOWDER PERILS: 1700
34HEROES OF THE PLAGUE: 1576—1665—1721
35THE SECOND OF SEPTEMBER: 1792
36THE VENDEANS: 1793
37IMPRINT | DISCLAIMER
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