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It begins to dawn on the nine-year-old Sambhaji that his father has fled from the clutches of the Mughal badshah Aurangzeb and left him behind. He must now find his way back home with the help of strangers....

The year is 332 BC when two Celtic farmers born in present-day Switzerland fight alongside their friends against a neighboring tribe. In the aftermath, they are sold as slaves and sent to ancient Athens, where they are eventually conscripted into the military and included in a plan to steal a massive treasure from an Illyrian fortress. When finally returning to their homeland in the north, they encounter a phenomenon that changes the course of their lives and their involvement in the historical events to come.

A young Saxon boy and his mother are captured in a Viking raid. Fate transforms his destiny and, thanks to an ageing one-armed warrior, he wins his freedom and becomes one with the Vikings. Clan rivalries force Dragonheart and his new Jarl to sail the seas searching for a new home. Landing on the Isle of Man they must fight for their very survival with enemies old and new seeking their destruction.

Award-winning historian and best-selling author Paul L. Maier has created a compelling style of documentary fiction. He uses what is historically known of Pilate's life, adds in the known political climate of first-century Judea, and unveils the colorful, untold story that changed history. Filling in the details of Pilate's early career in Rome, Maier captures the drama of imperial Rome under Tiberius Caesar, the plotting of his political allies and enemies, and his relationship with his beloved but ambitious wife, Procula.

Odysseus’s thrilling adventures continue in the gripping third instalment of the historical Greek fantasy, the Olympus Series. Prince Odysseus and the daemon Bria must penetrate the haunted caverns beneath Dodona, seeking a way to save their doomed nation, Achaea, from the might of Troy. The startling revelation that follows will set Odysseus on his most daunting mission yet, as he seeks to reunite the divided Achaean kingdoms before the rapacious Trojans strike.

Axe-wielding barbarian Ulrich is on a quest for vengeance against the men who destroyed his home and killed his family. On his journey, he meets Tau, a freed African slave; Ima, a vengeful German war maiden; and Sigmund, a gentle giant caught between worlds. Together, they must ally with the Roman Legion to fight against an evil that threatens all the civilized world and pursue justice for those they have lost. A terrible force of invaders, the Alemanni, throw a continent into chaos on their quest for power and revenge, and only a young Caesar Julian stands in their way.

Tamworth, Mercia AD 825. The once-mighty kingdom of Mercia is in perilous danger. Their king, Beornwulf, lies dead, and years of bitter in-fighting between the nobles and cross-border wars have left Mercia exposed to her enemies. King Ecgberht of Wessex senses now is the time for his warriors to strike and exact his long-awaited bloody revenge on Mercia. King Wiglaf has claimed his right to rule Mercia, but can he unite a disparate kingdom against the might of Wessex who are braying for blood and land?

"Las lágrimas de Julio César" es una palpitante novela que recrea la intensa relación de Julio César con Hispania y que toma como punto de partida su llegada a la península Ibérica en el año 68 a. C. Cónsul, dictador, eficaz estratega e ilustrado gobernante, César alentó sus sueños políticos en la ciudad aliada de Gades, desde la cual se reconstruye la historia del estadista, su destino, sus fantasías, sus victorias, obsesiones y afectos.

Boudica, second daughter of a Celtic king, has little concern for tribal tensions and political intrigues. Called by the gods and the stirrings of her own wild heart, she listens instead to whispers of the oaks. But Boudica would be wiser to heed the warning cries of eagles. Rumors abound that the Romans are amassing forces for another invasion. In an effort to consolidate power, Boudica’s father turns to Prasutagus, the formidable ruler of the Greater Iceni. To win Prasutagus’s aid, Boudica’s father must strike a bargain - a deal with implications beyond Boudica’s imagining.

Mid-21st-century time traveler Sierra Waters, fresh from her mission to save Socrates from the hemlock, is determined to alter history yet again by saving the ancient Library of Alexandria, where as many as 750,000 one-of-a-kind texts were lost in an event described by many as “one of the greatest intellectual catastrophes in history”.

Año 134 a.C. Bajo el mando Retógenes, Numancia lleva más de veinte años resistiendo el poder de la Roma invencible y los páramos que la rodean han bebido tanta sangre itálica que los romanos se niegan a alistarse en las legiones. Harto de la situación, el Senado envía a su mejor general, Escipión Emiliano, el destructor de Cartago, para acabar con la resistencia de los altaneros numantinos.

Calpurnia è una donna, una figlia, una moglie: la moglie di Caio Giulio Cesare. Una funzione unica e irripetibile nella storia del più grande impero mai esistito, che la giovane incarna con enorme grazia e maestria. Il suo ruolo non è però subordinato a quello del marito. La saggezza, l'intelligenza e la devozione di Calpurnia si riveleranno infatti decisive per la sorte di Roma e dell'onnipotente personalità di Giulio Cesare.

In ancient Greece and across the Mediterranean, kingdoms strive for dominance. The great powers of Carthage and Egypt look on with avarice as the might of the Greeks is spent warring between themselves, oblivious to external dangers. Year in and year out, the people suffer at the hands of their rulers and the famine and pestilence that comes with conflict. The great rulers of the day are themselves helpless to end this cycle of destruction. While life on the battlefield is cheap, the slave trade flourishes through the years of interminable battle and death.

Veteran cavalry commander Marcus Flavius Victor sets out with his regiment to make what may be his final tour of the forts along Hadrian's Wall. Through a combination of military prowess, brutality and bribery, Marcus has spent 20 years keeping the savage Picts at bay. Feared by his enemies and hated by his superiors, his strength of will is the only thing that has held the disgruntled, poorly paid garrisons of the Wall in place as the failing Roman Empire's grip on Britannia weakened.

A.D. 57: Nach außen ist Nero der schillernde Herrscher Roms. Doch in Wahrheit lenken andere die Geschicke des Imperiums. Als eine Geliebte des Kaisers zu viel Einfluss gewinnt, veranlasst der Berater Seneca ihre Verbannung nach Sardinien. Tribun Cato, nach einer glücklosen Mission an der Ostgrenze des Reichs in Ungnade gefallen, soll ihre Sicherheit garantieren. Doch die Stämme aus dem Hinterland der Insel verüben immer wieder blutige Raubzüge.

Once there was a time when Romagna was named Flaminia and the Rubicon was not only a river. When Julius Caesar arrived in 49 BCE, he found waiting for him a wooden palisade colored ruby red where he deployed his legions for several months on that border defended by the legionaries of Pompey. But who built, even before Caesar was born, and for what reason was a red line of defense built stretching out to the sea, and what would Caesar and his legions do to breach it?

References to Amazons date back to the time of Plato, who mentions trade between the Amazons and the island nation of Atlantis. In the Iliad, a reference is made to a battle that occurred between the Amazons, an ally of Troy, and a Greek contingent led by the Greek hero, Achilles. The battle ended with the death of the Amazon queen, and therein lies the beginning of my tale.

Eletään keisari Marcus Aureliuksen aikoja, noin vuotta 170 jälkeen Kristuksen. Yksinäinen laiva matkustaa myrskyisällä Tyrrhenanmerellä kohti pohjoista. Myrsky ei kuitenkaan ole laivan kapteenin ja miehistön suurin murhe. Ruumassa kuljetetaan eläimiä, ja vapaaksi on päässyt eräs eriskummallinen yksilö, joka jättää jälkeensä kasan ruumiita.

Antiikin Kreikassa tapahtuu jotain ennenkuulumatonta runsas kaksisataa vuotta ennen ajanlaskun alkua. Ensimmäistä kertaa nainen kohoaa asemaan, jossa häntä palvotaan elävänä jumalana. Naisen nimi on Lanassa, ja hän on Sisilian prinsessa. Mutta kuinka Lanassa oikein päätyi tähän asemaan? Kuinka monta järjestettyä avioliittoa, menetettyä lasta ja valtataistelua hänen täytyi kokea ennen kuin hänet lukittiin saarelle jumalalliseen yksinäisyyteen? Kun Lanassa saa uuden palvelijattaren, hän kertoo vihdoin koskettavan tarinansa miesten hallitsemasta maailmasta.

The emperor has plans for gladiatorial games on a scale no one has ever seen before. But the games don’t just happen. They must be made. And Marcus, the man in charge of creating them, has just lost everything he held dear when Pompeii disappeared under the searing wrath of Vesuvius. Now it will fall to Althea, the slave woman who serves as his scribe, to ensure the Colosseum is inaugurated on time - and that Marcus makes his way out of the darkness that calls to him.