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Gran conocedora del mundo antiguo, Natalie Haynes lleva años acercando en sus novelas los mitos clásicos a cientos de miles de personas desde una perspectiva contemporánea. Esta vez le toca el turno a Medusa, la única mortal en una familia de dioses, la Gorgona con serpientes en lugar de pelo cuya mirada podía convertir en piedra a un ser vivo y que sería decapitada por Perseo. Así es como la leyenda nos ha llegado hasta hoy, pero ¿qué pasaría, se pregunta Haynes, si todo lo que se ha dicho hasta ahora sobre ella estuviera equivocado?

Don't miss the first epic instalment in Adam lofthouse's Shadow of Rome series 🔥 An action-packed, immersive military adventure for fans of Conn Iggulden and Bernard Cornwell ⚔️ 'Up there with the best in the genre' - Matthew Harffy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Rebellion is in the air...

"Casi nada persiste y muy cerca está el abismo infinito del futuro en el que todo se desvanece". Marco Aurelio Nadie podía intuir que aquellos acontecimientos significarían el ocaso de Roma en un futuro tan inmediato. En el año 375 d.C., los hunos irrumpen al norte del Mar Negro, masacran a los alanos, destruyen a los ostrogodos y derrotan a los visigodos encabezados por Atanarico. El resto de los visigodos, liderados por Alavivo y Fritigerno, temiendo por sus vidas, piden autorización para atravesar el Danubio e instalarse dentro de las fronteras del Imperio como federados.

A STORY ABOUT FEMALE AMBITION, LEARNING WHERE TRUE POWER LIES, AND EXACTLY WHAT IT COSTS. 'Compelling, relatable characters and a brilliant voice' CONN IGGULDEN 'A tale of power-play, political hope and women's inner strength' ELYSE JOHN _ Fulvia is the daughter of a wealthy but unimportant...

Orphan Jace Kasia might have found a home in the green hills and golden valleys of the Insubri. But several things prevented him from relishing his new life. He didn't know his name, he couldn't recollect his training, and he lived like a dog on a farm outside a border town. Although the Carthaginian General had departed for Africa, the defensive profile of the Legions needed to contain Hannibal continued to linger like a bad odor. Like other nations forced into agreements, the tribes sought to break treaties and unharness from the tack and yoke of Rome.

Nilus the Marine Centurion and his young wife Viatrix sink their life savings into a part share in the Merchant ship Belisama and set out toward the Mare Nostrum to begin a new life and establish a trading business in an Empire falling apart at the seams. This is a short story based on characters first introduced in the dark age novel Evening of Empire and seeks to explain to the listeners of the original novel what happened to them when they left Britannia.

An epic historical adventure from MJ Porter ⚔️ Must-read for fans of Bernard Cornwell, Peter Gibbons and Matthew Harffy! During Britannia’s tribal age only the strongest prevail… Britain AD541 Seeress Meddi has been restored to her rightful position of influence within the Eorlingas...

Un cautivador thriller histórico-religioso situado en el siglo II d. C., en pleno auge de las primeras herejías. Los cimientos de la iglesia de Antioquía se ven sacudidos por el robo de una considerable suma de dinero atesorada en la sede del obispo. En el siglo II, el cristianismo continuaba su proceso de expansión por el Imperio romano, desarrollaba una estructura organizativa y configuraba su doctrina básica gracias a la labor de los denominados Padres Apostólicos.

Paris, 1924. The Olympics. Lucy Morton, an ambitious Blackpool swimmer waits to find out if she’s won against her American rival. If she has, she’ll be the first British woman to win Gold in an individual event. If she has, it’ll upset the apple cart. The Americans have been sweeping the boards and, at 26, she’s a veteran in the sport. If she has, it’ll be despite the car accident she was in just 48 hours before, which saw her lose five teeth, crack a rib and be out cold until the morning of the biggest race of her life.

Athens, 399 BC: Socrates is sentenced to death. In a moment that will forever mark history, the father of Western philosophy is found guilty by his own fellow citizens. There are two charges: impiety, because the philosopher would not recognize the city/state’s gods, and corruption of the youth. The absurd denunciation, the fight of a man against power and tradition, the hemlock: the fresco that emerges from this story is indelible. At seventy years of age, after having lived all his life in Athens, Socrates must face the most unjust charges.

Virgil's Aeneid is the great masterpiece of Latin literature. Written at the beginning of the Roman Empire, it tells the exciting story of how a Trojan named Aeneas flees his burning city and goes on a quest to find a new homeland with a small fleet of refugees. The hero Aeneas encounters many monsters and opponents, undergoes many trials and temptations, survives shipwrecks and the whims of the gods. Throughout it all he is accompanied by his loyal sidekick, "faithful Achates"... My idea was this: "What if Achates was not just another Trojan, but a DOG!"

In the ruthless world of 8th-century Constantinople, where alliances shift like the tides and betrayal lurks behind every gilded door, Irini of Athens fights to secure her place as Empress of the Byzantine Empire. But power comes at a deadly cost. Surrounded by enemies within her own palace—her scheming mother-in-law, five treacherous step-brothers, and a husband who sees her as a threat—Irini knows that survival is not guaranteed. With childbirth looming, she summons the only person she can trust: Abbess Thekla, the knife-wielding woman who owes her a life debt.

In the treacherous corridors of 8th-century Constantinople, where power is won through cunning and ambition, a young woman is destined to shape the fate of an empire. Seventeen-year-old Thekla, fierce and relentless, has been abandoned at the altar for the third time. Determined to reclaim her betrothed—or make him pay—she sets out for the imperial capital, armed only with her wits and her blade. But Constantinople is no place for the faint-hearted. Here, intrigue and betrayal lurk in every shadow, and survival demands more than mere determination.

Automne 1921, Grenoble. Rose Espit a quitté son village et son atelier de broderie pour endosser la responsabilité du service Création de la luxueuse ganterie Cottin, mondialement connue. Confrontée à l’animosité de certains employés hostiles à sa promotion, Rose travaille d’arrache-pied pour comprendre le fonctionnement de la manufacture et dessiner la nouvelle collection.

È l'età delle grandi città-stato e tra tutte si erge nel suo splendore Atene, la più imponente città del mondo antico. Dietro il suo incredibile successo, che la rende di fatto la guida dell'intera Grecia, c'è un solo uomo: Pericle. Un uomo che seppe capire il valore della pace prima di quello della guerra, e che diede vita alla fertilità culturale che invase Atene in quegli anni, a partire dall'arricchimento dell'Acropoli.

Embark on an extraordinary voyage through six captivating worlds of folklore and myth. Across more than one hundred and ten hours of immersive storytelling, you’ll witness common threads of wonder that unite us all—no matter how far apart our cultures may be.

"Non si può decidere dove nascere, ma si può decidere come vivere e io non voglio questo tipo di vita." Fin dalla prima frase l'autrice ci mostra la forza d’animo e la determinazione di Giulia, protagonista del romanzo. Cresciuta in una famiglia proprietaria di un'importante scuola di gladiatori, la nostra voce narrante racconta la storia del proprio valore come figlia, moglie e madre. Nelle sue memorie trasmette ai posteri come abbia mantenuto limpida la propria virtù e la propria dignità, in una realtà in cui essere donna era sinonimo di una continua scelta tra lottare o subire il proprio destino.

The greatest moment in Roman history, from the perspective of the man who could have had it all.Julius Caesar is dead. Mark Antony, his second in command, is surely also in the sights of the assassins.But for Antony, where there is danger, there is opportunity. Can he seize the chance, and replace Caesar as Rome's undisputed ruler? The portents are good until a young man named Octavian appears, claiming to be Caesar's heir... The following months and years are a time of shifting alliances, betrayals and score-settling.

Jerusalem, circa 33 AD: Dinah has long struggled to make peace with the violent loss of her only child during Herod's purge of Bethlehem. But the pain, sorrow, and anger remains. So when the man claiming to be Christ arrives with fanfare in Jerusalem and rumors swirl that He is the child Herod sought, Dinah has a choice. Remain aloof and protect her already battered heart? Or face the Man who changed everything? A story of enduring love, unspeakable loss, and abiding forgiveness, Rachel Weeps tells the tale of one mother finding the courage to face the past. A short book with a big heart.

A powerful and fierce reimagining of the earliest Roman legend: the twins, Romulus and Remus, mythical founders of history's greatest empire, and the woman whose sacrifice made it all possible. The names Romulus and Remus may be immortalized in map and stone and chronicle, but their mother...