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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.

Told against the fourth-century backdrop of the fall of the Roman Empire and the rise of Christianity, The Saint's Mistress breathes life into the previously untold story of Saint Augustine and his mistress. Defying social norms and traditions, Roman aristocrat Aurelius Augustinus falls in love with Leona, a North African peasant.

Britannia - AD 60. When her husband dies, Boudicca, queen of the Iceni, expects Rome to enter into a new power-sharing agreement with her people. However, when Rome reneges on the agreement and her daughters are raped by Roman soldiers, Boudicca raises an army to fight back against the occupation. The Britannic tribes rise up and join her in a campaign against their oppressors, and soon her enormous army is sweeping across Britannia in an unstoppable campaign of brutality.

Britannia 43AD. The last unconquered stronghold of the Celts and a land of gold and slaves. A dangerous place of men without fear, led by mystical Druid warriors, yet still to face the might of Rome in the unrelenting expansion of the empire. Four Roman legions have assembled in Gaul undertaking final preparations for the invasion of Britannia. Two young men are posted to a training cohort under the sadistic tutorage of a battle scarred veteran, Remus. The training is brutal, but eventually the trainees find themselves involved in their first campaign. The invasion of Britannia.

Even before the birth of Christ and many centuries before the expeditions of the great Spanish conquistadors, there lived a group of American Indians called the Timucua. Their ancient shell mounds, piled high from countless feasts and everyday meals, survive to this day. One tribe of the Timucuan Federation made its home near the mouth of the Manatee River in southwest Florida. Here, the unspoiled river emptied into the crystal green waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

Salve, oh, Atón, tú que apareces resplandeciente en el cielo. Yo, Mutnodjemet, esclava, sacerdotisa, prostituta y reina, he practicado tu fe en secreto y nunca he dejado de adorarte. Hoy me postro ante ti para pedir que, en tu reino, me concedas reunirme con mi hermana. La que debe ser olvidada. La traidora, la hereje, la usurpadora. La que siempre me protegió y a la que yo no supe salvar de la muerte.

Amesbury, just two miles from Stonehenge, is regarded as one of the oldest towns in Britain, with evidence of habitation for more than 5,000 years. In 2002, a male skeleton was discovered there. It had lain undisturbed for almost that length of time. Archaeological research showed that the man was born almost a thousand miles from where he died. He had lived in the period when the Stone Age was ending and the age of metal was dawning.

50 AD. The invasion is over, and Roman Legions spread throughout the land, a blood red stain on Britannia. Caratacus has fled south to rebuild his army, and warriors flock to his banner. In the north, a disgraced legionary grasps the chance to regain his honour and joins the Exploratores, the elite Roman unit operating behind enemy lines. Soon he is tasked with disrupting the plans of Caratacus, but deep inside he nurtures a deeper mission, the chance to fulfill an oath made six years earlier.

Family killed. Homeland destroyed. Enslaved and made a tool of evil. Kaja rebels. He becomes a ghost, a thief, a killer. He fights his way to a foreign land where the same horrors are about to happen again. His innocent allies don’t know that the malice gathering in their midst will destroy them. He confronts the wicked, but they ensnare him instead. They want his power, and they will take it, even if they drive him mad.

It is 54 B.C. Gaius Julius Caesar is sweeping through Gaul. While his victories in the name of Rome are epic, the conservative leaders of the Republic are not pleased -- they are terrified. Where will the boundless ambition of Rome's most brilliant soldier stop? He must be destroyed before he...

"The First Man in Rome was not the best man: he was the First among other men who were his equals...To be the First Man in Rome was something far better than kingship..." In the first century B.C. at the height of the Roman Republic, two men set their sights on becoming the First Man - the Roman...

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.

In contemporanea con la serie evento di Matteo Rovere in onda su Sky, nel secondo volume della saga scritta con maestria da Luca Azzolini ritroviamo i protagonisti del primo audiolibro, nel loro percorso fatto di intrighi, tradimenti, atti di viltà e di coraggio, che li porterà a scrivere una delle pagine più importanti della Storia. Lazio, Terre dei Trenta. VIII secolo a. C. Sull'antico trono dei re di Alba Longa, siede un nuovo e feroce sovrano, Amulius. È un re astuto e sanguinario: il re che era stato promesso.

The greatest battle needs the greatest of warriors. The siege of Troy is in its ninth year. But Troy still stands. When Agamemnon is threatened with mutiny by disillusioned troops, he changes tactics. Ordering attacks on Troy’s allies, he deprives the city of reinforcements, trade and supplies. Yet even this does not draw the Trojans out from behind their walls. Meanwhile, Odysseus, Eperitus and their men have become hardened soldiers. Odysseus just wants to return home to his island Kingdom of Ithaca.

The epic story, the greatest hero of them all. Heracles, renowned for his strength and spirit, has done something terrible. His gilded life lies in ruins. Seeking the Oracle, he is given a new mission: pay penance by becoming the slave of his sworn enemy. Twelve impossible labours await him. To restore his reputation, he must face monsters and mythical beasts that will test him to his limits and beyond. For he has become a pawn of Gods: of Zeus's pride and, above all, Hera's jealousy.

Against the mighty splendour of the glorious Roman Empire, unfolds the magnificent new saga, perfect for fans of Conn Iggulden. Correus and Flavius. Half-brothers, sons of a brilliant general. One, son of a slave woman, is a born warrior destined to excel. The other, a nobleman by birth, must struggle relentlessly to succeed. When they both join the Centuriate, a position Flavius has always known he will inherit, and one that Correus has long coveted, it is together that they face the brutal reality of war. Fighting German barbarians will prove dangerous, not only to their bodies but to their souls as well.

"Den som vandrer om natten"... har alt, man kan ønske sig af en god bog. Den er lige så spændende, som den er lang, og den fortæller om mennesker, man vil huske. Byen Rom og hele det virvar af lande og folkeslag, tro og tanker, som en tid var forenet under romernes grumme lov og orden, er bogens verden, der åbner sig for læseren. Men det er ikke først og fremmest en historisk roman, båret af korrekte detaljer fra de første tredive år af vor tidsregning. Som alle bøger handler den om livet og menneskene, deres vilkår og stræben, kærlighed og afmagt.

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.