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Freydis Eiriksdatter, one of the most remarkable women of the Viking age, leads a harsh life amongst the towering cliffs and great glaciers of Greenland. She has the warrior spirit of her father, Eirik the Red, and as Christianity conquers Greenland, she continues to worship the old Norse gods. Like her brother, Leif Eiriksson, she’s cursed with an adventurer’s soul. Her biggest desire is to become a legendary explorer. Driven by ambition, curiosity—a restless hunger for more—she sets out on a hazardous voyage to Vinland.

A full-cast dramatisation of the bestselling Biblical adventure story by Lloyd C. Douglas Weary of governing, the half-crazed Emperor Tiberius retreats to Capri, leaving his loathsome stepson, Prince Gaius, in charge of an increasingly corrupt Rome. Few dare speak out against him – so when...

Lavinia never asked to be fought over. But now Turnus, her childhood sweetheart, has waged a war that threatens to destroy all she holds dear, because Lavinia's father has promised her to somebody else. Aeneas, rumoured to be the son of Venus, is famed for his bravery, cunning and his vision for a new great Empire. He is also secretive, slippery, and Lavinia wonders why he will never discuss the past he left behind. So when a stranger arrives in the camp with stories about Aeneas that suggest he is not what she seems, Lavinia realises she has to take her future into her own hands.

The year 360 AD: A Roman legion is trapped and surrounded in the blistering Persian desert...and a great saga begins.

A promised land. A divided people. A legacy of faith, fear, and war. For centuries in ancient Mesoamerica, the Nephites and Lamanites carry the weight of a family feud that began across the sea. Their ancestors left Jerusalem seeking a new home, guided by the promise that God would protect them as long as they remembered Him. But in the jungles, cities, battlefields, and quiet homes of the ancient Americas, that promise is tested again and again.

Hunlaf battles peril and intrigue on a dangerous voyage to Muslim Spain. AD 796. Sailing in search of an object of great power, Hunlaf and his comrades are far from home when they are caught up in a violent skirmish against pirates. After the bloody onslaught, an encounter with ships from...

The war in Gaul is over. The rebels are defeated. Now the battle for Rome has begun...

50 avant J.-C. : la bibliothèque d'Alexandrie, qui renferme plus de 700 000 volumes, est de loin la plus grande collection de manuscrits religieux, philosophiques et scientifiques de son époque. Elle va soudainement disparaître sans laisser de traces, dans des circonstances qui demeurent, aujourd'hui encore, mystérieuses. 2007 : Cotton Malone, ex-agent du département de la Justice américain, a repris à Copenhague ses activités d'expert en manuscrits lorsque son fils est kidnappé par une mystérieuse organisation.

In the golden age of the Phoenicians, only the western reaches of the Great Sea remain uncharted. Kaly, a restless teenager from the ancient port of Tyre, escapes the clutches of her fiendish grandmother, high priestess of the Goddess. She flees west with her father, a famed helmsman and explorer. Together, they discover the fabled Pine Tree Island, where they build a new home with a motley crew of fellow adventurers.

Two lovers crest the wave of the golden age of Athens: Pericles, statesman and general, and Aspasia, his courtesan, a philosopher's daughter, and a brilliant woman in her own right. In a world of hierarchies, he is at the top when she arrives as little more than flotsam cast up on Athenian shores. Their love transcends social sanctions, enduring and deepening despite the grave threat it presents to Pericles' reputation as a leader of the Athenian democracy.

A powerful reimagining of the story of Ganga, goddess of the river, and her doomed mortal son, from Vaishnavi Patel, author of the instant New York Times bestseller Kaikeyi. A mother and a son. A goddess and a prince. A curse and an oath. A river whose course will change the fate of the world...

'A seamless tale of love, loss, betrayal and, above all, hope' Alexandra Walsh AD 61 Brittania is in the hands of the Romans but when the conquering army betray the dead King Prasutagus by defiling his daughters, his Queen, Boudicca, is determined to regain her land. Iceni slave Brea remembers...

The Legion is a machine of war. When the gears are turning, those not in sync with the machine get pulverized in the cogs. Most of the time, it's the enemy. Unfortunately, for Lance Corporal Alerio Sisera, the gears have political and egotistical parts that are just as sharp as gladius blades. Caught in the wrong place by vindictive officers, he is sentenced to a session on the punishment post and is badly injured. Wounded and disgraced, he must now save the same Legion that sentenced him to the harsh discipline.

Die fesselnde Historienreihe um "Vespasian" - Jetzt Band 1 bis 3 im Paket. Robert Fabbri nimmt den Hörer mit in das antike Rom und folgt dem spannenden Aufstieg des legendären römischen Kaisers Vespasian. Intrigen, Schlachten und historische Genauigkeit verschmelzen zu einem packenden Abenteuer, das niemanden kalt lässt. Begleiten Sie Vespasian auf seiner Reise durch das prachtvolle Römische Reich und erleben Sie eine mitreißende Geschichte voller Verrat, Leidenschaft und Heldentaten. Ein unvergessliches Hörerlebnis für Fans von historischen Romanen in antiker Zeit.

The continuation of Donovan Cooks historical epic, Charlemagne's Cross Series A king, old and frail. A challenger filled with vengeance. A kingdom's fate at stake. Summer AD854 Sven the Boar is Jarl of Ribe once more. He and Charles try to settle into their new lives, but trouble and treachery...

Brought to you by Penguin. TYRANTS AREN'T BORN. THEY'RE RAISED. Travel to the heart of a Roman dynasty drenched in danger and intrigue in master storyteller Conn Iggulden's bold and brilliant return to Rome as he tells the story of NERO – last of the the Julio-Claudian emperors . . . ANCIENT...

"Ich wurde geboren, um die größte Heldin aller Zeiten zu werden." Laut der Prophezeiung des Orakels soll sich die Prinzessin Psyche im Kampf gegen ein tödliches Ungeheuer als größte Heldin aller Zeiten erweisen. So wird sie - gegen alle Regeln - zur Kriegerin ausgebildet. Bis die Göttin Aphrodite neidisch auf die mutige, schöne Sterbliche wird. Sie schickt den Gott Eros, der mit seinen Pfeilen das Begehren in die Welt trägt, um Psyche grausam zu verdammen. Doch der Pfeil trifft ihn selbst, worauf Eros zu einem ewig unerfüllten Verlangen nach Psyche entbrennt.

The rebellion of the Northern Iceni under King Caturix results in dire consequences for Boudica. Without Aulus Plautius’ protection, Boudica must face the new, more severe Roman Governor Scapula. Struggling to make their way in a war-torn landscape, Boudica and Prasutagus persevere, but fate has a way of undoing our best intentions. Catastrophic events take place, undermining everything Boudica worked so hard to achieve. As the eagle betrays, the queen of ash and iron rises to protect all that she loves.

With allies in every kingdom, the great warrior king, Penda of Mercia, stands in a position of power throughout Britain. Just one kingdom stands aloof, that of Bernicia to the north. Ruled by King Oswiu, the brother of the long-dead King Oswald of Northumbria, Oswiu schemes for a unified kingdom of Northumbria, despite Penda’s desire to truncate those wishes.

169 d.C. Mai nella sua storia l'impero romano ha dovuto affrontare tante minacce contemporaneamente. La peste imperversa nei suoi territori da quattro anni, e tutti i popoli barbarici lungo le frontiere hanno approfittato delle difficoltà in cui si dibattono i romani per lanciare una serie interminabile di invasioni, che raggiungono perfino la penisola italica.