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Hvad jeg ved om kvinder på heste er historien om pigen Pernille, der forlader de inderligt elskede og inderligt ligeglade heste og drager på erobringstogt i de voksnes verden de næste tre årtier. Men hun længes. Vejen tilbage til hestene bliver en vej væk fra alt det, der holder hende søvnløs om natten. En pause fra sorg, der kommer farende ud af det blå, og fra dramaer og tab, der vokser sig mere og mere virkelige og vidtrækkende.

Egypt, 25 BC. Titus Cervianus marches into the unknown as he and the Twenty Second Legion contend with the armies of the Bellatrix: the Warrior Queen of Kush. The Kushites and the Egyptians are united against the Roman presence in their lands—but there are complex political and military forces at work. Deep in the deserts, Cervianus and his comrades must brace themselves for a furious onslaught as they take on the might of the Bellatrix.

753 a.C., 21 aprile. Una notte di tempesta squarcia con fulmini e lampi il cielo dell'antica città sabina di Cures, nella data dedicata alla celebrazione del sacro rito dei Parilia . Mentre, a poca distanza da lì, Roma viene fondata sul sangue dei gemelli, nel tempio della dea Feronia viene deposto un neonato, un "figlio dei numi". Il piccolo Numa Pompilio - adottato dalla regina Mezia e istruito dall'etrusco Hirpino - si rivela presto un bambino prodigio, destinato a una sorte gloriosa, ma il mistero delle sue origini continua a tormentarlo.

Trenta giorni. È i l tempo che rimane a Vercingetorige e ai suoi uomini per af frontare la vendetta di Giulio Cesare. Poi non ci sarà più cibo né acqua nella città assediata dalla furia romana, e i l sogno di una Gal l ia libera morirebbe per sempre con i guerrieri ribelli. Alesia è l’ultimo avamposto della sanguinosa rivolta che ha decimato le legioni romane e messo a dura prova la sete di conquista di Cesare. Per questo adesso i capitribù gallici che difendono la città pregano solo che i rinforzi arrivino al più presto.

King Aethelred II, who men will one day call The Unready, rules over a land divided by the shadowy spin of his mother Queen Ælfthryth and the sprawling power of the Church. The Viking Warlord, Olaf Tryggvason smelling the Kingdoms weakness brings the vicious Jomsvikings to the Saxon coastline ravenous for war and plunder.

Warmaiden Ima has survived the cataclysm sparked by the Alemanni. Now she finds herself in an alien world. The walls of Rome are the only haven for the German refugees, but the Romans have other plans. The refugees are being sent away, and Ima--as their self-appointed defender--must guard her charges against the dangers of the unknown frontier. Meanwhile, destinies intertwine as the last survivors of a dying race fight annihilation and a familiar pirate returns in glory to a changing land.

Kaum sind Zenturio Marcus Aquila und seine Kohorte Tungrier vom dakischen Feldzug nach Britannien zurückgekehrt, finden sie die Nordgrenze des Römischen Reiches im Chaos vor. Die am Antoninuswall stationierten Legionen sind durch die Angriffe der feindlichen Kelten stark geschwächt worden, die Festungen drohen zu fallen.

Brennus is destined from birth to become a warrior, despite his farmer's life. But when the Hillmen kill his family and annihilate his clan, he now has the opportunity to avenge those who he loved. Brennus must survive endless hordes of invaders and magic-wielding sidhe, aided by only a band of shifty mercenaries, and an ancient bronze sword.

What is the point of knowing if nobody will listen? Ancient Sumer, 3800 BC. Indentured and forced into prostitution to survive, a reluctant seer known only as Girl finds herself experiencing cataclysmic visions. Kaylem--the most junior scribe of the temple and Girl's one, true friend--realizes Girl is the mouthpiece of the gods and is the only one to believe her.

Not expected to live as a babe, Amenhotep beats the odds only to find a life always in his brother's shadow and cast out from his father's glory. Does Amenhotep succumb to the shadows of his father's great palace or does he rise above the ridicule to forge his own path?

Athelstan is the king of the English, uniting the petty kingdoms of Wessex, Mercia, the Danish-held Five Boroughs and York following the sudden death of his father, King Edward. His vision is to unite the realms of the Scots and the Welsh in a peace accord that will protect their borders from the marauding threat of the Norse Vikings. Whilst seemingly craving peace and demanding loyalty with an imperium over every kingdom, Athelstan could dream of a much bigger prize.

Zenturio Marcus Aquila und seine Kohorte Tungrier werden in die nordöstlichste Ecke des römischen Reiches entsandt, um die Minen von Alburnus Major zu beschützen. Denn hier wird genug Gold gefördert, um eine ganze Legion zu unterhalten – oder eine Rebellenarmee aus dem Boden zu stampfen. Und genau das plant der Stamm der marodierenden Sarmatae, der die Provinz bedroht. Doch Marcus Aquila weiß, dass die sarmatische Horde sein geringstes Problem ist.

Princess of Troy, sister of Hector and Paris, Priestess of Apollo. Blessed by the Sun God with the gift of prophecy, and then - for rejecting his advances - cursed by him to never be believed. Diomenes, the enemy Achaean with the healing hands, and Cassandra become puppets of the gods. Their passions are thwarted, their gifts rendered useless for the sake of a wager between two immortals. And now doomed, magnificent Troy is burning. If Cassandra and Diomenes find each other, can their love survive the games of malicious gods, victorious warriors and hated kings?

"Vincere per Roma!" 286 d.C., Gallia settentrionale. Valerio Metronio Stabiano è un romano d'antico stampo. È sempre stato un soldato, che i tumultuosi eventi del suo tempo hanno portato ai più alti gradi nelle legioni. Uomo d'ordine, da sempre dedito a Roma e ai suoi valori, è stato emarginato dall'imperatore Marco Aurelio Carino poco prima della guerra civile contro Diocleziano. Condannato all'inazione mentre il suo mondo è in pericolo, si è ritirato nella sua villa di campagna, forzandosi a vivere come un comune aristocratico.

Mit sprachlicher Wucht wird von der Liebe im antiken Rom erzählt, zwischen dem jungen Patrizier Marcus Vinicius und der Christin Lygia, die als Geisel nach Rom kam. Die Liebenden geraten in den Strudel der Ereignisse um die Christenverfolgung. Der dekadente Nero lässt Rom anzünden, beschuldigt aber die Christen. Nun droht Lygia der Tod im Amphitheater. Doch Vicinius, inzwischen selber Christ, lässt nichts unversucht, seine Geliebte zu retten. Henryk Sienkiewicz erhielt 1905 "auf Grund seiner großartigen Verdienste als epischer Schriftsteller" den Literaturnobelpreis.

While the rest of Greece mourns for the war that has taken their husbands away, Clytemnestra fears the day it will bring hers back. When her husband willingly sacrifices their eldest daughter to appease the Gods, Clytemnestra vows to do whatever it takes to protect her remaining children. But in doing so she faces losing them altogether.

49 a. C. Alla luce della luna, una donna dai lunghi capelli sciolti sulle spalle, il viso segnato dal tempo ma intatto nella sua bellezza, tiene tra le mani una lettera. La grafia è quella del suo amante di una vita, Gaio Giulio Cesare, e la voluttà con cui ha vergato il nome di lei, Servilia, è la stessa che a lungo li ha avvinti. Fuori, un vento gelido sferza Roma, vento di tempesta e, forse, presagio di sventura.

Das zweite große Abenteuer für die kampferprobten Gladiatoren. Sie sind die Procuratores, die Brüder des Sandes – Männer, die einander blind vertrauen, die Rücken an Rücken und Seite an Seite gekämpft haben. 224 n. Chr.: Die ehemaligen Gladiatoren unter der Führung von Drust und Kag werden erneut an die Grenzen des Imperiums gerufen. In Syrien benötigen alte Kampfgefährten ihre Hilfe. Doch in der sengenden Hitze der Wüste geraten sie in ein gefährliches Komplott um einen korrupten Statthalter. Jeder scheint ihnen nach dem Leben zu trachten.

While Rome once again prepares for war, Gaius Fabius Rufus confronts treachery and tragedy at home. With his future uncertain and his spirit shattered, Gaius chases the only dream he has left: the imperial throne. When a ghost’s secrets expose a dreadful mistake, will the Lion of the Lucky Fourth give up his destiny and embrace the forbidden love of a vanquished barbarian?

Marcus Tribulus Corvus, der Zenturio der zweiten tungrischen Hilfskohorte, führt seine Männer vom Hadrianswall in Britannien zurück in ihre Heimat nach Germanien. Dort wartet eine neue Herausforderung auf sie. Der Banditenhäuptling Obduro raubt und tötet ungestraft. Nun hat er sich sogar noch höhere Ziele gesetzt: Er will seinem Volk die Freiheit von der römischen Herrschaft bringen! Immer mehr Tungrier folgen ihm.