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Il re Scorpione è una figura ammantata di leggenda. Identificabile, secondo le teorie più accreditate, con Narmer, uno dei capi delle nove tribù che popolavano l'Alto Egitto, era un sovrano spietato con i nemici. Lottò con determinazione per unificare le tribù dell'Egitto meridionale diventandone il dominatore assoluto. Il suo sogno era creare un unico grande impero capace di fondere i regni che si contendevano il Nilo.

Quando, dopo dieci anni e dopo il famoso assedio di Troia da parte dei Greci, Elena viene riportata in patria, Menelao ha solo una domanda da farle: perché? Perché ha deciso di scatenare una guerra? La risposta di Elena è semplice. Le sembrava l'unico modo per dimostrare a tutti l'esistenza di Elena di Sparta, l'unico modo che aveva di essere ascoltata. "Racconta, allora", le dice Menelao. Ed Elena comincia a raccontare. Fin da piccola l'idea di essere considerata una dea le era parso qualcosa di grandioso, presto quella pura illusione si infrange.

La repubblica romana è ormai un'istituzione fragile e precaria, da anni oggetto di contesa tra uomini spregiudicati e ambiziosi, che si combattono con i loro eserciti sui campi di battaglia, ma anche con le clientele e fiumi di denaro nell'agone politico. Il popolo è stritolato dai debiti, oppresso dalle ingiustizie, diviso dalle discriminazioni. In questo panorama, si fa largo Lucio Sergio Catilina, disposto a tutto pur di raggiungere quel potere che a un nobile decaduto come lui sarebbe precluso.

Combattuta nel 480 a.C. dagli spartani guidati da Leonida e dai loro alleati per difendere la libertà ellenica contro l'avanzata di Serse, la battaglia delle Termopili passò alla storia come un immortale esempio di eroismo. Secondo le cronache antiche uno solo dei trecento guerrieri di Sparta sopravvisse: Aristodemo, ritiratosi in seguito a una ferita e per questo disprezzato dai concittadini, almeno fino a quando non ebbe occasione di espiare la sua presunta viltà.

Crisso è uno schiavo. L'unico modo che ha per conquistare la libertà è entrare a far parte della guardia privata del vecchio Gaio Mario, nemico storico di Silla. Diventato un soldato, Crisso potrà conoscere una vita diversa, e partecipare all'assedio di Roma al fianco di uno dei più grandi condottieri di tutti i tempi. Ma all'interno della città dilaniata dalle guerre civili, il Senato resiste agli assalti, convinto dal console Ottavio, tenace sostenitore dell'rdine costituito. La sua schiava, Giunilla, segue le vicende del padrone e dell'Urbe con trepidante attesa.

Zehn Jahre dauerte es, bis Troja durch Odysseus' List erobert wurde - zehn weitere Jahre benötigt er, um in seine Heimat Ithaka zurückzukehren. Zahlreiche Prüfungen werden ihm von den Göttern auferlegt, ehe er endlich nach Hause findet. Das weltberühmte Epos - ungekürzt gelesen von David Nathan.

In the stratified world of ancient Rome, there are citizens and slaves, soldiers and senators, priests and priestesses - and Caesar Augustus rules them all. Yet his authority holds only as long as the people believe the gods of Rome support him, particularly the beloved goddess of the home and hearth, Vesta. As chief Vestal Virgin, Pomponia continues to devote her life to protecting her order and the eternal flame of Vesta. She has risen to a position of esteem in Rome and is a valued member of Caesar’s inner circle. But now a contagion ravages the city and tension rises....

It is a world of power and privilege, secrets and sacred duty. It is the world of ancient Rome. And it is the esteemed Vestal Virgins - priestesses of Vesta, goddess of the home and hearth - who protect the Eternal Flame that protects the Eternal City. Dedicated to a 30-year vow of chaste service, Priestess Pomponia finds herself swept up in the intrigue, violence, wars, and bedroom politics of Rome’s elite - Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra, Octavian and his maneuvering wife, Livia - all the while guarding the secret affection she has in her heart. 

Welcome to ancient Rome, where the steps of the Forum are peopled by nubile slave girls and a range of outrageous characters including Lurcio’s owner, Ludicrus Sextus the senator, his wife, Ammonia, his son, Nausius, and his daughter, Erotica. Lurcio attempts to deliver his prologue and begin proceedings before he’s quickly caught up in the myriad of sexual liaisons in all quarters of his master’s house.  

With the beautiful and cunning Poppaea at his side, Nero Augustus commands the Roman Empire, ushering in an unprecedented era of artistic and cultural splendour. Although he has yet to produce an heir, his power is absolute. But in the 10th year of his reign, a terrifying prophecy comes to pass and a fire engulfs Rome, reducing entire swaths of the city to rubble. Rumours of Nero's complicity in the blaze start to sow unrest among the populace - and the politicians.

Bringing ancient myth to life with passion, humour and humanity, Lindsay Clarke vividly retells the story of Troy and of the heroes who fought there. Traumatised by the slaughter that his ingenuity unleashed upon the people of Troy, Odysseus believes himself unworthy of returning home. Embarking on an epic journey to the ends of the world and deep into the shadows of his own heart, Odysseus turns at last for Ithaca, where his wife and son await, besieged by rivals who believe - and wish - him dead.

Sold by her mother. Enslaved in Pompeii's brothel. Determined to survive. Her name is Amara. Welcome to the Wolf Den.... Amara was once a beloved daughter, until her father's death plunged her family into penury. Now she is a slave in Pompeii's infamous brothel, owned by a man she despises. Sharp, clever and resourceful, Amara is forced to hide her talents. For as a she-wolf, her only value lies in the desire she can stir in others. But Amara's spirit is far from broken. 

AD 173. The Danube lies frozen. On its banks gather the clans of Sarmatia, their riders winter starved by sickly herds and blighted crops. Petty feuds cast aside and their disparate numbers united in the face of a great enemy. For across the frozen waters stands the mighty Roman Empire, and its Legion marches ever closer.

Full of tragic heroes, intoxicating love stories, and the unstoppable force of fate, there is no conflict more iconic than the Trojan War. Troy is the story of the epic battle retold by Fry with drama, humor, and vivid emotion. Achilles, Hector, Odysseus, Helen, their lovers, and their mortal enemies all burn bright in Fry's compelling prose. This volume invites you to explore a captivating world with a brilliant storyteller as your guide.

From the author of the “engrossing historical epic” (Booklist) The Scribe of Siena comes a thrilling tale set in the crumbling city of Mystras, Greece, in which a scientist’s vacation with her young son quickly turns into a fight for their lives after they cross paths with a man out of time.

A thousand years ago, the mighty Cahokian civilization dominated the North American continent. At the heart of the empire stood a vast city, teeming with tens of thousands of residents, traders, and travelers. The city of Cahokia sent settlers and priests throughout the continent, from Wisconsin to the Gulf of Mexico, carrying word of the power of their gods. People who wouldn't bow to that power were conquered or slaughtered. Power rested in one being, Morning Star, a god resurrected in the body of a living man.

A religious miracle: The Cahokians believed that the divine hero Morning Star had been resurrected in the flesh. But not all is fine and stable in glorious Cahokia. To the astonishment of the ruling clan, an attempt is made on the living god's life. Now it is up to Morning Star's aunt Matron Blue Heron to keep it quiet until she can uncover the plot and bring the culprits to justice. If she fails, Cahokia will be torn asunder in warfare, rage, and blood as civil war consumes them all. 

Jerusalem and the Sinai desert, AD 55. In the turbulent aftermath of the crucifixion of Jesus, agents of the Roman Empire receive information about a pilgrim bearing an incendiary letter from a religious fanatic calling himself Paul the Apostle to insurrectionists in Corinth. What's in the letter could bring down an empire. The Romans hire a former legionary, a solitary man-at-arms named Telamon to intercept the letter and destroy the courier. But once he meets the courier, Telamon experiences an extraordinary conversion.

It is AD 312. Rome teeters on the brink of war. Constantine's army is on the move. On the Rhine frontier, Brandulf Rex, a pagan Germanic barbarian, joins the Roman army as a spy and special-forces operative. Down in Rome, Junia Flavia, the lovely and pious daughter of a nominally Christian senator, finds herself embroiled in anti-Christian politics as she works on behalf of the church.   

In a magnificent, war-torn world cut by soaring red canyons, an evil ruler launches a search for a mystical artifact that he hopes will bring him ultimate power - an ancient witch’s pot that reputedly contains the trapped soul of the most powerful witch ever to have lived. The aged healer Tocho has to stop him, but to do it he must ally himself with the bitter and broken witch hunter, Maicoh, whose only goal is achieving one last great kill.