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Wie lebte Echnaton? War er ein Ketzer, ein Verrückter - oder war er mit seinen Auffassungen nur seiner Zeit weit voraus? Wie starb er? Der bekannteste ägyptische Autor und Nobelpreisträger Nagib Machfus beleuchtet in einem nahezu detektivischen historischen Rückgriff auf die Zeit um 1350 v. Chr. die Ereignisse um die Regentschaft des umstrittenen Pharaonenkönigs Echnaton. Nach Echnatons Tod geht der junge Historiker Merimun auf die Suche nach der Wahrheit.

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.

"Mosè, primo alpinista, è in cima al Sinai. Inizia così il suo corpo a corpo con la più potente manifestazione della divinità.". Erri De Luca racconta l'eroe Mosè con la grazia del grande scrittore che reimmagina, attraverso la Scrittura, la grandezza sofferente dell'uomo alla guida di un popolo in fuga. "E disse": con questo verbo la divinità crea e disfa, benedice e annulla. Dal Sinai che scatarra esplosioni e fiamme, vengono scandite le sillabe su pietra di alleanza. Nell'impeto di un'ora di entusiasmo un popolo di servi appena liberati si sobbarca di loro.

Ostia, 284 d.C. Muzio Cremuzio è chiamato a risolvere l'omicidio di una giovane asinella trovata morta da Augurino nel cortile di una taverna. Mentre si avvicina per esaminare il corpo, Muzio sente una guardia gridare che c'è un altro corpo nel cortile, ma all'improvviso il cadavere si muove e si rivela essere un uomo cieco a cui gli dèi hanno donato il potere di evocare i defunti. Muzio lo incoraggia quindi a parlare con la giovane ragazza appena morta per farsi dire chi è l'assassino, ma Zeusippo, questo è il nome del negromante, confessa che può comunicare solo con spiriti.

126 d.C. Quando la costruzione del Vallo di Adriano è ormai prossima alla fine, una minaccia oscura incombe dalle terre del Nord. Il tempo del dialogo è tramontato: ogni speranza di pace è stata troncata dal sibilo crudele delle asce. La confederazione dei pitti si prepara a muovere contro le legioni di Roma, decisa a soffocarle nel sangue. In bilico tra due mondi incapaci di conciliarsi, Annio, Giulia, Deirdre e Drest vivranno ore disperate, in cui ciascuno di loro dovrà scegliere una volta per tutte da che parte stare.

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....

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.

The Dacian kingdom and Rome are at peace, but no one thinks that it will last. Sent to command an isolated fort beyond the Danube, centurion Flavius Ferox can sense that war is coming but also knows that enemies may be closer to home. Many of the Brigantes under his command are former rebels and convicts, as likely to kill him as obey an order. And then there is Hadrian, the emperor's cousin, and a man with plans of his own.

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...

Fifteen years after Rome's invasion of Britannia, centurion Marco is back. The island is settled now, bustling with commerce. Macro's goal is to help run his mother's Londinium Inn and exploit his land grant. He's prepared for the dismal weather and the barbaric ways of the people. But far worse dangers threaten all his plans.

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.

Erik is Norse but he was left in the new world when his clan returned home. He has to fight not only to protect his new family but his new clan, as hostile tribes try to earn honour by slaying the Shaman of the Bear. Forced to flee from their northern home, Erik and his family head south to the land of the Powhatan tribe, where he hopes to begin life anew. Before he can do so, he has to endure a voyage through strange and uncharted waters and fight enemies as yet unknown.

The war in Gaul is over, but the fight for Rome is only just beginning. Denied his consulship by the senate and nearing the end of his term as governor, Caesar waits at Ravenna with one legion, making a last attempt at reconciliation. Threatened with prosecution if he returns to Rome, just one path is becoming clear: war against the senate. Fronto and Galronus are bound to the service of the Proconsul, facing a war against other Romans, and able neither to prevent nor avoid it.

It is 50BC and Caesar winters with his legions in the north - all Gaul conquered but a triumphant return to Rome denied him by the senate who seek his blood. Yet unrest stirs in unknown lands, as the tribes of mountainous Aquitania rise under a terrifying new leader and drive out their Roman occupiers. Marcus Falerius Fronto, exiled from Rome, seeks out his former commander in an effort to build a future and soon finds himself in command of a most unusual legion with a remit to restore peace in Aquitania.

51 BC. In the aftermath of the dreadful siege of Alesia, the tribes of Gaul lie broken and sparse, and yet the fires of rebellion still burn in the hearts of a few. As Caesar and his army continue to pacify the land wherever revolt can be found, a new conspiracy is rising. Lucterius of the Cadurci, survivor of Alesia, seeks to raise a new great revolt, building an army in his homeland, while a small group of dangerous warriors embark upon a secret and dangerous mission to rebuild all that was lost in that great siege.

From bestselling author Joan Wolf comes a sweeping retelling of Esther's story, where palace intrigue, forbidden love, and divine purpose collide. Perfect for fans of Francine Rivers and Angela Hunt, A Reluctant Queen brings the biblical tale of courage and romance to vivid life. "Joan Wolf...

They built a civilization ahead of its time, and dominated the ancient world. They defined an era of war, love, passion, power, and betrayal. They were a people of mystery whose secrets have turned to dust -- but who inspire our awe and wonder even to this day.... The ancient Egyptians They...