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El asesinato de Sócrates recrea magistralmente la época más extraordinaria de nuestra historia. Madres que luchan por sus hijos, amores imposibles y soldados tratando de sobrevivir se entrelazan de un modo fascinante con los gobernantes, artistas y pensadores que convirtieron Grecia en la cuna de nuestra civi-lización.

192 d.C. Varios hombres luchan por un imperio, pero Julia, hija de reyes, madre de césares y esposa de emperador, piensa en algo más ambicioso: una dinastía. Roma está bajo el control de Cómodo, un emperador loco. El Senado se conjura para terminar con el tirano y los gobernadores militares más poderosos podrían dar un golpe de Estado: Albino en Britania, Severo en el Danubio o Nigro en Siria. Cómodo retiene a sus esposas para evitar su rebelión y Julia, la mujer de Severo, se convierte así en rehén.

Altea, una de las más brillantes discípulas de Platón, no sabe que tiene al enemigo en su propia casa y que tanto ella como el bebé que espera se encuentran en peligro. Por su parte, su amigo y maestro Platón arriesga la vida para intentar hacer realidad su gran proyecto: unir la política y la filosofía con el fin de que gobiernen la justicia y la razón, en lugar de la corrupción y la retórica vacía de los demagogos.

When the King of Tyre dies, he decrees that the rule of the kingdom will pass equally to both his children: Elissa, his clever and strong-willed daughter, and Pygmalion, her young half-brother. But Elissa, not yet skilled in the machinations of court, quickly finds herself sidelined by a band of powerful merchants in favor of her more malleable brother.

Queen, Legend, Goddess: Cleopatra tells her own story in this evocative and sensuous historical epic Cleopatra, from the bestselling and award-winning author of Faebound and The Final Strife.

DESPRE AUDIOBOOK Loxandra e o veritabilă figură a mahalalelor grecești ale Constantinopolului. Într-un secol XIX ale cărui frământări se opresc în pragul casei, ea veghează asupra familiei, are alișverișuri cu turcii, se tocmește într-ale vieții cu Fecioara de la Baloukli și-l suduie pe pașa care i-a furat pisica. Prin fața ochilor ni se perindă beccii, tulumbagii și fesuri, în bazar e și forfotă, e și zăbavă, aerul miroase a paciuli, piețele gem de lume, midii mari și pește proaspăt, văzduhul răsună de clopotele bisericilor și de strigătul muezinului, cupola Sfintei Sofia scânteiază în soare.

La convivencia que habitualmente rige en la modesta población de Cafarnaúm se verá perturbada por la violación y el asesinato de una muchacha. El suceso, tan terrible como inesperado, involucrará a varios personajes muy dispares entre sí: Elías, líder de la pequeña comunidad cristiana asentada en el lugar; Lucio, el oficial al mando de la guarnición romana allí apostada; y Gamaliel, un judío fariseo responsable de la sinagoga local y padre de la víctima.

64 год н. э., десятый год правления Нерона. Новая жена, красавица Поппея Сабина, старше императора на шесть лет. Она властолюбива, предприимчива и обладает изощренным умом. Нерон уже и не мыслит, как править государством без ее поддержки. Но сбывается роковое пророчество сивиллы — Рим гибнет в огне. По стране ползут слухи, что пожар возник не случайно, а по воле Нерона. Эти слухи будоражат не только простонародье, но и знать. Понимая, что его судьба теперь неразрывно связана с судьбой Рима, Нерон клянется воздвигнуть на руинах новый город — и мир ослепнет от его великолепия.

Die ersten drei Bände von Christian Camerons monumentaler Reihe über die Perserkriege in einem Hörbuch. Sohn des Achill. Platäa, 500 v. Chr: Arimnestos ist noch ein Kind, als sein Vater ermordet und er ins ferne Ephesos verschleppt wird. Nach Jahren der Sklaverei erlangt er, zum Mann gereift, die Freiheit. Von Rache beseelt macht er sich auf, den Mörder seines Vaters zu finden. Dabei gerät er in den aufbrechenden Konflikt zwischen Athenern und Persern und geht den Weg des Kriegers. Und wie sein Vorbild Achilles kennt er keine Gnade.

Amara's journey has taken her far; from a slave in Pompeii's wolf den to a high-powered courtesan in Rome...though her story is not over yet. While Amara plays for power in Rome's imperial palace, those dearest to her remain in Pompeii. But it is AD 79, and mighty Mount Vesuvius is about to make itself known.

The Roman war machine is on the move But behind the Centurions and Legionaries, a vast support network grinds into motion mobilising a new legion towards a hostile river border, its human cogs turning across Roman society: from downtrodden bath slaves, to legionary blacksmiths trying to get through the day, from unscrupulous traders who supply food and materials to corrupt politicians with their own cynical motives. Danube Legion is the darkly amusing story of what happens behind the scenes – the chaotic, the venal, the incompetent and the corrupt.

Edward Bulwer-Lyttons "Die letzten Tage von Pompeji" ist ein historischer Roman, der die letzten Tage der Stadt Pompeji vor dem verheerenden Ausbruch des Vesuvs im Jahr 79 n. Chr. schildert. Der Roman, erstmals 1834 veröffentlicht, ist ein faszinierendes Werk, das sowohl die sozialen und kulturellen Aspekte der antiken Stadt als auch die dramatischen Ereignisse des Vulkanausbruchs beleuchtet. Bulwer-Lytton verwendet eine blumige und detailreiche Sprache, die den Leser in die Welt des antiken Pompeji eintauchen lässt.

Since his appointment as Nomarch of Memphis, by the God-Pharaoh Rameses, Piay has thrown himself into pulling the city back from the brink. The famous white city walls have been rebuilt, the once starving inhabitants fed and every day caravans have arrived from the desert wastes, filled with the many riches looted and hidden by the Hyksos. But when the body of a murdered scribe is found sealed inside the newly constructed city vault - the mark of Anubis, god of death, scrawled next to him in his own blood - panic sweeps the city.

Princess of Mycenae, daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, sister of the sacrificed Iphigenia and the cursed Orestes. Electra is forced to flee her home after witnessing the shocking revenge-murder of her father, by her mother, on his return from the Trojan War. Life beyond the palace is frightening, and the scandalous behaviour of her foreign companions disturbs her, but she needs the help of the Trojan Cassandra, and her two lovers, to survive. Driven by her own desire for vengeance, Electra's life becomes one of adventure, peril, pleasure, tragedy and love.

Boudicca. Infamous warrior, queen of the British Iceni tribe and mastermind of one of history’s greatest revolts. Her defeat spelled ruin for her people, yet still her name is enough to strike fear into Roman hearts. But what of the woman who grew up in her shadow? The woman who has her mother’s looks and cunning but a spirit all of her own?

Wall of Hadrian, Britannia, AD 367. Tribune Sixtus Victorinus is scouting north of the Wall when he first sees the smoke. Riding south he finds a province in chaos, the local populace in flight, the soldiers absent. Britannia is ablaze, overrun with barbarians and Valentia is the word on everyone’s lips. But no one seems to have the first clue what it means...

The Byzantine empire is fading. Sick with corruption and complacency that paralyses its once mighty people, assailed from within and without by those who seek to feast upon its riches. The emperor is dying, the empress is ageing, and rebellion threatens in the heart of their homelands. The last hope of the eternal empire might lie with a disgraced foreign mercenary. Harald Hardrada fears nothing but failure or dishonour. For eight years he has faithfully served the heirs of Caesar, but has failed in his goal to earn the riches and reputation he needs to reclaim the throne of Norway.

Orphan Jace Kasia might have found a home in the green hills and golden valleys of the Insubri. But several things prevented him from relishing his new life. He didn't know his name, he couldn't recollect his training, and he lived like a dog on a farm outside a border town. Although the Carthaginian General had departed for Africa, the defensive profile of the Legions needed to contain Hannibal continued to linger like a bad odor. Like other nations forced into agreements, the tribes sought to break treaties and unharness from the tack and yoke of Rome.

What if Rome never fell? What if Christ never walked the Earth? Step into a world reimagined in The Seven Seeds: Shepherd of Souls, where history takes a daring turn, and the stakes are nothing less than the soul of civilization itself. Torn from the sanctity of the Vatican, Pope Gregory finds himself thrust into an alternate reality—a Rome that never fell, untouched by Christianity, where mythical gods of conquest and power reign supreme.

Gavriel, a soldier in the elite company of Yonatan—son of King Saul—dreams of forging his destiny through crafting weapons with his own hands. Despite earning his place among Israel's finest, he is haunted by a dark past that no distraction can dispel. When his reckless behavior forces Yonatan to present him with an ultimatum, Gavriel is sent on a mission to persuade a distant tribe to sever their ties with the Amalekites.