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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 world of Dragon Heart is thrown into confusion when they become the target of their Viking brothers. Raiders come from every direction to take what Dragon Heart and his people have built. This is the time of Viking fighting Viking for control of the land that will become England.

When the dust settled and the blood dried after the Battle of Plataea, Greeks might have thought that their freedom was secured. But before the corpse of the Great King's general was cold, Athens and Sparta began to bicker over dividing up the spoils. After an autumn of victory, it's a long cold winter among the burned cities and destroyed shrines of Greece, and a hungry spring. And when Arimnestos goes to sea to cruise the Persian-held coasts, he finds that Persia is still not beaten...and that old alliances are now fraying.

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.

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.

To mord begås under mystiske omstændigheder i kong Cheops palads i hovedstaden Memphis i det gamle Egypten. Cheops personlige livvagt og ven Semper sætter sit liv på spil for at løse mysteriet. "Døden i sandstormen" er en kriminalroman, som foregår ca. 2500 år før vor tidsregning. Forfatteren hedder Stefan A. H. Holmgren. Han er født i 1959 og debuterede med den halvdokumentariske thriller "Cheops og den skjulte trussel" i 2008.

Britannia, 98 n.Chr.. De bruisende legerbasis Vindolanda ligt aan de noordelijke grens van het Romeinse Rijk. Het zal nog zo'n twintig jaar duren voordat keizer Hadrianus zijn beroemde muur bouwt, dus de verdediging is zwak. De omringende volkeren komen in opstand tegen de Romeinen en lokale druïden prediken de ondergang van de indringers.

Sven the Boar is Jarl of Ribe once more. He and Charles try to settle into their new lives, but trouble and treachery are never too far away. Tormented by recent events, Charles struggles to adapt to life amongst the heathens that mock his Christian God and the arrival of a priest from the south only makes things worse. Meanwhile, Sven is burdened with the responsibilities of being Jarl again and protecting his grandson from those hunting him. When forced into an alliance with King Horik’s nephew who is raising an army to challenge his uncle for the throne, Sven makes an important decision.

1118 : Jérusalem, Terre sainte. Neuf chevaliers créent un ordre militaire, les " Pauvres Chevaliers du Christ ". Le roi Baudoin II leur cède une partie de son palais, bâti sur les ruines du Temple de Salomon. Ils deviennent les " chevaliers du Temple ", puis les " Templiers ". 1307 : Jacques de Molay, grand maître des Templiers, est arrêté sur ordre de Philippe le Bel. Il garde le silence sur le trésor des Templiers. 2006 : Cotton Malone, ex-agent du département de la Justice américaine, et son amie Stéphanie, entrent en possession de documents liés au fameux trésor.

Tamworth AD833 After successfully rescuing her husband from the Island of Sheppey, Icel hears the deathbed confession of Lady Cynehild which leaves him questioning what he knows about his past, as well as his future. In the unenviable position of being oath sworn to protect their two atheling sons when Lord Coenwulf is punished and banished for his treason against the Mercian ruler, King Wiglaf, Icel is once more torn between his oaths and the secret he knows.

In the early days of the Roman Empire, the noble Etruscan civilization in Italy is waning, Vesi, a young Etruscan noblewoman, is violated by a renegade supernatural being. Outcast then from Etruria, Vesi bears Horatrim, a child who carries inexplicable knowledge and grows to manhood in only six years. But a savage Roman attack leaves Vesi unresponsive and Horatrim homeless and vulnerable, and he travels to Rome where his talents confound powerful businessman Propertius, who arranges to adopt Horatrim as a son, changing his name to Horatius.

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.

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.

Eigentlich ist Evelyn Waugh bekannt für seine bissigen Satiren auf die aristokratischen Kreise seiner Zeit. Doch das ungewöhnliche Leben der Kaiserin Helena, Mutter Konstantins des Großen, die enormen Konflikte dieser Zeit, ihre Pilgerreise nach Palästina und die politischen Intrigen des imperialistischen Roms inspirierten ihn zu einem fesselnden Geschichtsroman. Waugh war erst Maler, dann Lehrer, Reporter und Kunsttischler, bis er in der Literatur seine Berufung fand. Seinen historischen wie geistreichen Abstecher in die Frühzeit des Christentums liest Walter Hilsbecher.

This "powerful, fresh, and unflinching" reimagining from the award-winning author of the Penelope trilogy breathes life into ancient myth and gives voice to the women who stand defiant in a world ruled by ruthless men (Jennifer Saint). On the isle of Ithaca, queen Penelope maintains a delicate...

Das Leben eines Spions – das Schicksal eines Imperiums. Kaledonien, 210 n. Chr.: Die Römer haben Britannien fest in der Hand, doch müssen die Krieger Roms immer wieder mit Angriffen lokaler Stämme rechnen. Spione sollen widerständige Kämpfer aufspüren. Auf einer solchen Mission befindet sich auch Silus. Als er einen Stammesführer überfällt und köpft, schwört ihm dessen Sohn ewige Rache. Während ihn der eine Augustus – Caracalla – dafür belohnen und befördern will, setzt sich dessen Co-Augustus, sein Bruder Geta, für eine harte Strafe ein.

The First Jewish Revolt against Rome in the first century led to the destruction of Jerusalem and its Temple, and to the rise of Christianity and modern Judaism. Now for the first time, ancient eyewitness accounts have been transformed into a series of suspense-laden novels, letting you enter the lives of the men and women involved on both sides. You get to experience their fears and hopes and dreams as they are forced to confront life and death and the meaning of their lives on a daily basis. This is an epic story you that will keep you engaged!

Five years before, Aeschylus dragged his battered body home after a lifetime of service in Aegina's navy. He'd hoped for a place to curl up and forget. Instead, he'd found himself the city guard's captain and in the middle of a political firefight with Aegina's rival and nearest neighbor, Athens. No one with any sense would join the guard. Young hoplites itching for glory and gold joined the marines or were hired as mercenaries. There was always a war somewhere. Aeschylus needed a decent guardsman. Someone who understood that everyone deserved the same level of protection.

Der fulminante Abschluss der großen historischen Saga um die tapferen Gladiatoren. 225 n. Chr.: In den finsteren Wäldern der Provinz Rätien müssen die ehemaligen Gladiatoren nach einem abtrünnigen römischen Offizier fahnden. Doch plötzlich sitzen sie inmitten der eisigen Bergtäler fest, jeder Fluchtweg ist abgeschnitten. Erst jetzt offenbart sich die wahre Gefahr ihrer Mission. Sie geraten nicht nur zwischen die Fronten der verschiedenen in den Alpen ansässigen Stämme, sondern auch ins Kreuzfeuer der bösartigen Machtpolitik Roms.

L'esercito romano, sotto il principato di Marco Aurelio e Lucio Vero, è impegnato nella difficile conquista dell'impero partico, a Oriente. Tre cavalieri, Tito, Bendix e Magnus, si ritrovano coinvolti nel saccheggio del palazzo reale della capitale Seleucia. Ma dai sotterranei dell'edificio si diffonde una minaccia capace di spezzare qualunque armata: una terribile pestilenza, che costringe i romani a rinunciare alla campagna.