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An unexpected betrayal forces Hasting to abandon his closest ally. With his heart turned black, he rekindles the savagery of his race. In sacking Nantes, his bravery and luck earn him a place in the skalds' songs. Word of his deeds reach his kin in the North, and more and more sea captains sail to Francia to join him, hoping his luck might help theirs.

Together, Justinian and Theodora reach for greatness, albeit in different areas: Justinian aims to simplify thousands of old Roman laws into one codex, as well as reconquer Rome and other lands lost to barbarians. Theodora longs to close the chasm between two religious beliefs, establish significant rights for women, and ensure that the Justinian-Theodora bloodline continues.

In 1999, an elite interdisciplinary team headed by Nobel laureate Andrew Danicek gathered in California to carry out a ground-breaking time-travel experiment. While the rest of the world remained unaware, Julius Caesar was successfully transported from the last day of his life to a specially-constructed covert facility. Four days of conversation with historians and Latin scholars were planned, followed by Caesar’s return to the moment from which he was extracted.

One of the Bible’s most notorious women longs for a love she cannot have in this captivating novel from the award-winning author of Isaiah’s Legacy. “Mesu Andrews yet again proves her mastery of weaving a rich and powerful biblical story!”—Roseanna M. White, author of A Portrait of...

Three royal siblings fight to keep the old, wild magic of the land alive and the Saxon invaders from their borders in this "absolutely stunning" novel in ancient Britain and inspired by the folk ballad The Twa Sisters (Hannah Whitten, author of For The Wolf). In the kingdom of Dumnonia, there is...

Romolo e Remo. Due nomi che non hanno bisogno di presentazioni. La loro leggenda è scolpita nelle menti di tutti, ma forse nessuno si è mai chiesto che personalità avessero i fondatori della Città Eterna. E se non fossero stati allevati dalla lupa? Sonia Morganti ci guida in un avvincente viaggio nella psiche e nella personalità dei due gemelli, alla scoperta delle loro ambizioni e del percorso che li guiderà a fondare uno degli imperi più gloriosi della storia dell’umanità.

Albinus, the son of a revered Roman veteran, Silus, has always longed to be a farmer, not a soldier, and live his days ploughing and reaping the harvests with his bride-to-be, Licina. But Silus has darker ambitions and wishes for Albinus to follow in his footsteps in the army.

Sie sind in der Unterzahl, doch sie verlieren nie den Mut... Rom, im Jahr 255. Von allen Seiten stoßen die Feinde Roms vor, um sich Teile des angeschlagenen Weltreiches einzuverleiben. Auch Sassanidenherrscher Shapur steht mit seinem mächtigen Heer vor Arete, dem östlichsten Bollwerk des Imperiums. Um die Festung zu verteidigen, sendet Kaiser Valerian seinen Tribun Ballista aus. Ballista ist Germane, steht aber seit Langem in Diensten Roms. Unerschrocken und loyal folgt er seinem Auftrag, obgleich er weiß, wie aussichtslos die Lage ist, denn er verfügt nur über wenige Krieger.

Immaginaria autobiografia del grande imperatore, Io, Claudio rievoca i fasti, i costumi e la potenza della Roma imperiale, ma anche gli episodi grotteschi e le tragiche avventure di colui che, tra i dodici Cesari, ebbe la vita più movimentata. Primo "generalissimo" dell'impero, seguiremo Claudio nell'instaurazione della dominazione permanente della Britannia, nei palazzi dei deserti libici, per le strade di Roma, negli accampamenti dei Balcani, addirittura ad Antiochia in una casa infestata dagli spiriti.

Lazio, Terre dei Trenta. VIII secolo a. C. Un popolo sperduto vaga senza meta per le Terre dei Trenta. Tutto ciò che possedeva è arso tra le fiamme che hanno divorato il bosco sacro alla Dea Rumia. Spezzati e annientati nello spirito, i Ruminales hanno un'unica scelta davanti a loro: vivere o morire. Wiros è riuscito a condurre con sé un drappello di disperati. Sono stanchi e affamati, e ancora non sanno cosa fare di quella vita. Tornare a nascondersi nei boschi o lottare per il futuro? Yemos, invece, separato dal resto del branco, è trascinato in catene a Velia assieme alla Lupa.

Czwarty tom cyklu o Wespazjanie Szalony cesarz Kaligula zamordowany, pretorianie wprowadzają na tron Klaudiusza. Jednak jego sytuacja jest niepewna. Jego trzej wyzwoleńcy, Narcyz, Pallas i Kallistos, muszą sprokurować dlań natychmiastowe szybkie zwycięstwo. Ma to być odzyskanie orła legionu Siedemnastego, utraconego w lesie Teutoburskim prawie czterdzieści lat wcześniej. Wyprawę do ponurych kniei Germanii na czele jedynie niewielkiego oddziału jazdy prowadzi Wespazjan, ktoś jednak z wielką determinacją próbuje sabotować jego misję.

A.D. 9: Wie konnten drei römische Legionsadler in den Wäldern Germaniens verlorengehen? Arminius, Sohn des Fürsten der Cherusker, führt ein Bündnis sechs germanischer Stämme an und bringt der römischen Armee mit der Vernichtung dreier Legionen in der Varusschlacht eine ihrer verheerendsten Niederlagen bei. Wie kam es dazu, dass Arminius, aufgewachsen als Römer, dem Römischen Reich den Rücken kehrte und einen Verrat beging - einen Verrat so gigantischen Ausmaßes, dass er bis heute widerhallt?

55 a.C. Quando le navi della flotta romana giungono sulla costa di una terra sconosciuta, si ritrovano a dover fronteggiare un'armata di guerrieri autoctoni, talmente feroci da intimorire le truppe di Cesare. Soltanto l'aquilifero della Decima Legione, Lucio Petrosidio ha il coraggio di lanciarsi nelle fredde acque dell'oceano, e l'aquila del suo vessillo guida la legione degli immortali nell'assalto. Lucio e i suoi compagni d'armi, Massimo, Quinto, Valerio sono gli eroi che si batteranno nella conquista della Britannia, nel nome di Roma e di Cesare.

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....

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.

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...

A stunning novel of courage, camaraderie and deadly enemies from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Centurion and The Emperor's Exile. AD 58. BRITANNIA. TENSION IS SIMMERING. DANGER LIES ROUND EVERY CORNER FOR ROME'S BRAVE SOLDIERS ... Fifteen years after Rome's invasion of Britannia...

Deep beneath the ancient city of Jerusalem lies a secret that knows no bounds, devastating enough to reach across time. History’s greatest spy story begins here. For a millennium, Jerusalem’s Temple Mount has been at the center of war and death. There’s never been a time when blood...

From Sunday Times best-selling author Ben Kane comes a collection of short stories.

Flavia Albia, daughter and successor of private informer Marcus Didius Falco is twiddling her thumbs with no clients during the December festival of Saturnalia. But that doesn't mean all is quiet. Her husband Tiberius and the Fourth Cohort are battling organized crime interests that are going to war over the festival nuts. A series of accidental poisonings, then bloody murders of rival nut-sellers, and finally a gruesome warning to Tiberius from the hidden criminal powers to back off.