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Lucius Falerius is dead, and Rome in its entirety mourns the passing of its most powerful senator. It falls to his son Marcellus to carry out his father's legacy and restore the rights promised to the defeated Sicilian slaves, yet there are those who will not see the honour of Rome compromised and the slaves assuaged. On the Roman border provinces there is trouble, and the legions move north to neutralise the threat posed by the Celts.

Two boys appeal to the famed Roman oracle for a glimpse into their future, and the Sybil draws an omen of death. As they flee from the cave in fear, Aulus and Lucius make an oath of loyalty until death - one that will be tested in the years to come. Thirty years on and Aulus, now Rome's most successful general, faces his toughest battle. Barbarian rebels have captured his wife and are demanding the withdrawal of Roman legions from their land. It is unthinkable for Aulus to agree, and he fears she must be forfeit for Rome.

Der Roman schildert das Leben des fiktiven jüdischen Prinzen Judah Ben Hur, der zu Beginn des 1. Jahrhunderts n. Chr. wegen eines angeblichen Attentats auf den römischen Statthalter von Judäa zur Galeerenstrafe verurteilt wird, später aber in seine Heimat zurückkehrt und eine Aufstandsbewegung gegen die Römer plant. In einem Wagenrennen besiegt er seinen früheren Freund und späteren Widersacher, den Römer Messala. Ben Hur bricht seine Aufstandspläne ab, als er von der Glaubensbotschaft des gekreuzigten Jesus überzeugt wird.

I 83. f.vender Sulla hjem fra sit eksil. Efter 3 år som diktator trækker han sig frivilligt tilbage og giver plads for den ambitiøse Pompeius, men også Julius Cæsar stræber efter magten.

Выполняя волю отца, великого Дария, Ксеркс собрал огромную армию и вторгся в Грецию, чтобы сокрушить Афины. И вот он уже стоит посреди дымящихся руин этого символа свободы Древнего мира. Афиняне укрылись на острове Саламин, и все их надежды связаны с греческим флотом, созданным Фемистоклом. Силы неравны, победа на суше невозможна, флот заперт в узком проливе. И Фемистокл идет на хитрость, поставив на кон все: и свою жизнь, и свое славное имя. Впервые на русском!

Wer folgt Alexander auf den Thron? Die Todesursache Alexanders des Großen ist klar: Der Herrscher wurde ermordet. Aber von wem? Während Alexanders ehemalige Gefolgsleute um die Macht ringen, werden Familienbande, Freundschaften und politische Loyalitäten auf die Probe gestellt – eine Zerreißprobe, selbst für das mächtige Imperium, das Alexander der Große erschaffen hat. Schlachten toben, Armeen, Städte und Tausende von Menschenleben werden durch rücksichtslose Intrigen von denen zerstört, die sich zum König krönen wollen. Oder zur Königin.

Tamworth AD831. Icel's profile continues to rise. Lord of Budworth and warrior of Mercia, he's acknowledged by King Wiglaf and his comrades to keep Mercia safe from the ravages of Wessex, the king-slayer of the East Angles, and the Viking raiders. But, danger looms. Alongside Spring's arrival comes the almost certain threat of the Viking raiders return. When Lord Coenwulf of Kingsholm is apprehended by a Viking and held captive on the Isle of Sheppey in Wessex held Kent, Icel is implored by Lady Cynehild to rescue her husband.

Per oltre cinquant'anni la valle del Nilo non ha conosciuto altro che guerra e distruzione per mano degli Hyksos, un popolo assetato di sangue giunto dal lontano Oriente. La situazione è disperata: a frenare l'avanzata del nemico rimane solo un manipolo di coraggiosi ribelli capitanati da Taita, potente mago e consigliere del faraone, l'unico convinto che esista ancora una speranza. Piay, che gli è stato affidato dai genitori quando aveva solo cinque anni, è stato addestrato per diventare un prode guerriero e una spia senza rivali.

Einst kehrten die römischen Truppen siegreich aus Britannien zurück. Doch als Centurio Macro fünfzehn Jahre später erneut auf die Insel kommt, ist die Lage angespannt. Die britischen Stämme haben sich nur widerwillig ergeben, und selbst in der Hauptstadt Londinium werden die Gesetze Roms missachtet. Dass die heimlichen Herrscher der Stadt vor nichts zurückschrecken, erfährt Macro bei einem nächtlichen Überfall schmerzhaft am eigenen Leib.

Dette første bind i serien om "Den romerske Familie". En storslået skildring af det antikke Rom fra år 110 f.Kr. til 100 f.Kr., en periode hvor selve Roms eksistens var truet af invaderende horder fra Germanien. Det er historien om spillet om magten og om de mænd og kvinder, der banede vejen for diktaturet og senere kejsertiden. I centrum står Gaius Marius og Sulla, to ærgerrige mænd, hvis mål det er at nå den højeste position i republikken som Første Mand i Rom. Imod sig har de hele det etablerede, korrupte og uduelige senatorvælde.

His younger brother will be greater than he . . . With those words, Menashe's dreams collapse. As Yosef's eldest son, his position had seemed secure. But now Efrayim—bold, charming Efrayim, who's everything Menashe is not—is taking his place. With their people. With the pharaoh. With Jendayi, the slave Menashe loves. Efrayim, meanwhile, sees his dreams confirmed. Surely it's his destiny to unite the Egyptians and Hebrews. To marry a princess and achieve splendor surpassing that of his brother. 

Noam wurde vor 8.000 Jahren geboren, in der Jungsteinzeit, als sich die bis dahin umherwandernden Menschen in Gruppen niederließen. Von seinem Vater, dem Clanchef Pannoam, viel zu jung verheiratet, verliebt sich Noam in die hinreißende Noura. Als er diese zur Zweitfrau nehmen möchte, schockiert ihn Pannoam, indem er Noura selbst heiratet. Noam verlässt das Dorf und findet Unterschlupf bei dem baumstarken Jäger Barak, bei dem er die alten Freiheiten der Jäger und Sammler kennenlernt. Doch eines Tages flieht Noura zu Noam in die Wälder und gesteht ihm ihre Liebe.

A sparkling BBC Radio dramatisation of E M Forster's classic comedy of manners, set in Edwardian England and Italy Young, naive Lucy Honeychurch is visiting Italy for the first time, accompanied by her older cousin and chaperone, Charlotte Bartlett. On arrival at the Pension Bertolini, a mix-up...

379 AD: Thracia has fallen to the Gothic horde. With the ashes of Adrianople still swirling in the air, the Eastern Roman Empire is in turmoil. The emperor is dead, the throne lies empty and the remaining fragments of the army are few and scattered. Numerius Vitellius Pavo, now Tribunus of the XI Claudia, tries to hold his patchwork ranks together amidst the storm. One of the few legions to have survived the disaster at Adrianople, the Claudia do what they can to keep alive the dying flame of hope.

376 AD: The Eastern Roman Empire is alone against the tide of barbarians swelling on her borders. Emperor Valens juggles the paltry border defenses to stave off invasion from the Goths north of the Danube. Meanwhile, in Constantinople, a pact between faith and politics spawns a lethal plot that will bring the dark and massive hordes from the east crashing down on these struggling borders.

381 AD: The great struggle between the Eastern Roman Empire and the Gothic Horde rumbles into its fifth year. It seems that there can be no end to the conflict, for although the Goths are masters of the land, they cannot topple the last of the imperial cities. But heralds bring news that might change it all: Emperor Gratian readies to lead his Western legions into the fray, to turn matters on their head, to crush the horde and save the East!

378 AD: Fritigern's Gothic horde tightens its iron grip on Thracia and only a handful of well-walled cities to the south remain in imperial hands. The few tattered legions pinned in these cities can only watch on from the battlements as smoke rises across their lost lands and the Goths roam at will, pillaging and extorting. Every Roman—legionary or citizen—speaks of only one thing: the Emperors of East and West, Valens and Gratian, who are said to be closing swiftly on this war-stricken land, each bringing with them vast armies capable of vanquishing the horde.

È il 585 a.C. Spinto da una profezia, ma anche dal desiderio del suo popolo di espandersi e colonizzare altre terre, Belloveso, un predestinato segnato dal dio del fulmine, intraprende insieme a un gruppo di coloni e guerrieri celti l'impervio passaggio delle Alpi. Sanno che li attende un'ardua sfida e sul loro cammino affronteranno agguati e tradimenti, prodigi e maledizioni, popoli rinnegati e lascive regine.

Aram must lead his clan to safety, protect an innocent man, forgive his wayward wife, and challenge a curse that haunts his soul. As Aram encounters both good and evil, an alien world watches and waits for their part to play in humanity’s future hope or despair.

Craig Henriksen and Danny Walsh: two contemporary warriors in a struggle they barely understand. Despite the losses they've endured at his hands, they draw closer to the enemy and learn more about his nature and goals. Craig and Danny have become important targets.

Jeden człowiek przeciw Imperium Rzymskiemu! Poruszająca opowieść o zagładzie, jaką Rzymianie zgotowali Żydom... Przyjaciele z rzymskiego Eskwilinu: Rzymianin, Żyd i Grek, obywatele Wiecznego Miasta, już u progu dorosłości trafiają w wir dramatycznych wydarzeń, które zaważą na ich życiu. Przemierzają prowincje potężnego Imperium Rzymskiego, przeżywają perypetie miłosne, moralne dylematy i bolesne zmagania bitewne. Główny narrator powieści to rzymski legat Sekstus Juliusz Sewer, który spowiada się synowi ze zbrodni, jakich dokonał w Judei, idąc tropem tajemniczego hebrajskiego słowa "mesjasz".

An epic military adventure novel pits Roman army heroes Macro and Cato against Boudica: the terrifying Queen of the Britons. From bestselling Simon Scarrow, author of Death to the Emperor and The Honour of Rome 1st-century Britannia is the setting for an epic and action-packed novel of tribal...

Seria przygodowa osadzona w realiach starożytnego Egiptu. Starożytna egipska uzdrowicielka i skryba, Sesha, jest gotowa do kolejnej roli: szpiega. Zmuszona do ucieczki z Teb wraz z przyjaciółmi, podróżuje w górę Nilu i rusza na pustynię w poszukiwaniu ukrytej oazy, by uratować córkę faraona, księżniczkę Merat, oddaną wbrew jej woli wodzowi Hyksosów. Po drodze przez niekończące się wydmy musi stawiać czoła krokodylom i oślepiającym burzom piaskowym.

Un romanzo storico collettivo a forte valenza politica, un'avvicente cavalcata nel tempo sulle tracce di "Q" di Wu Ming. Un'ombra attraversa il Tempo: dall'antico Egitto, dove ha avuto origine, un pericolo minaccia il destino dell'Uomo. Un segreto custodito nei millenni da chi ha scelto di non avvalersi della sua potenza distruttrice.

Alexander the Great's sudden death has left his vast empire in chaos. War rages, cities fall and the lives of thousands are torn apart as his former generals struggle for a share. Alliances and betrayals are rife, and as one man threatens to gain an advantage, the others will not hesitate to plot his downfall. The one-eyed brute Antigonos is the most formidable power in the Western world and now has his eye on the jewel of the east: Babylon.

From the palaces of Alexandria reigns Cleopatra – seventh of her name, avatar of the goddess Isis, ruler of the Kingdom of Egypt – surrounded by riches untold. Through the streets of her great city bustle scholars and sailors, politicians and priests. For those with the means, it is a comfortable life. But not all are invited to share in the wealth of Egypt's first city. When Herminia, one of Alexandria's most beloved actresses, disappears on the eve of a great performance, Cleopatra sets Tetisheri, her Eye, to investigate.

Alexandria, 47BC. Cleopatra – seventh of her name, avatar of the goddess Isis, ruler of the Kingdom of Egypt – watches over her city. The war is over, but Alexandria has suffered in its wake. Caesar has returned to Rome, and the queen must restore her city and her kingdom to their former greatness. But now a body has been found floating upright at the bottom of the sea, anchored by a weight around its feet. It's the second corpse to be found this way, and with a city to rebuild and a kingdom to keep in line, Cleopatra cannot allow any more murders to interfere.

Alexandria, 47 BC. For three centuries, the House of Ptolemy has governed the Kingdom of Egypt. Cleopatra – seventh of her name – rules from Alexandria, that beacon of commerce and learning that stands between the burning sands of the desert and the dark waters of the Middle Sea. But her realm is beset by ethnic rivalries, aristocratic feuds and courtly intrigues. The world is watching the young Queen, waiting for a misstep. And now her most trusted servant – her Eye – has been murdered and a vast shipment of newly minted coin stolen.

Francia AD 853. After a failed Viking raid on the Frankish coast over 20 years ago, Jarl Sven the Boar is forced to leave his only son, Torkel, as a hostage and warned never to raid Francia again or his son will die. In Hügelburg, a small town in East Francia, Torkel and his 9-year-old son Charles are ambushed at home. Before dying, Torkel thrusts a package into young Charles’s hands and tells him to flee Francia for Denmark in search of his grandfather Sven the Boar’s protection.

Brought to you by Penguin. By the author of Stoner, the surprise international bestseller After the brutal murder of his great-uncle, Julius Caesar, Octavian, a shy and scholarly youth of nineteen, suddenly finds himself heir to the vast power of Rome. He is destined, despite vicious power...

Ромул и Фабиола — близнецы, родившиеся в рабстве, и с детства им предначертана незавидная судьба. В тринадцать лет хозяин продает Ромула в школу гладиаторов, Фабиолу же — в Лупанарий, публичный дом, где она попадется на глаза одному из самых влиятельных мужчин Рима. Тарквиний — этрусский воин и прорицатель, враг Рима, волею судеб обреченный сражаться за Республику в Забытом легионе. Бренн — галл, семью которого убили римляне.

Esta es la historia de una mujer que desafió el orden establecido para convertirse en el faraón más poderoso de Egipto. Gobernó en el momento de máximo esplendor del país, cuando su ejército era el más fuerte del mundo y el reino disfrutaba de gran prosperidad. Y dejó un inmenso legado en forma de obras arquitectónicas que hoy en día nos siguen fascinando.

936 AD. Brittany is torn apart by war. Many nobles have sought refuge in King aethelstan's England, including Louis, prospective king of Francia. Einar and the Wolf Coats, disillusioned by events in Norway, are also at aethelstan's court. When Louis decides to take up his throne, aethelstan sees a way to make a crucial ally: a powerful noble whose support Louis needs. And aethelstan has just the men he needs to carry his message... and undertake a secret mission.The Wolf Coats' quest is fraught with danger and foreboding, for the world is changing. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

“More ambitious than The Alchemist. A thought-provoking tale.” – TIME magazine In The Fifth Mountain, Paulo Coelho takes us back to the ninth century, to the turbulent Middle East, where the prophet Elijah is struggling to keep his faith alive in a world of constant upheaval, tyrannical...

Auf dem Monte Somma oberhalb der mondänen, niedergehenden Stadt Pompeji werden tote Vögel gefunden. Während einer Versammlung von Vogelschützern hat der Einwanderer Jowna eine Eingebung: Wenn der Vulkan grollt, soll man das Weite suchen. Ohne Schulbildung, Geld und Einfluss gelingt es ihm, sich an die Spitze einer Aussteigerbewegung zu setzen. Bald fürchtet das Stadtoberhaupt Fabius Rufus, die Vulkangerüchte könnten Pompeji schaden. Als sich sogar der frühere Sklave Polybius dafür interessiert, schaltet sich Rufus' Frau Livia ein, und Jownas Eingebung verkehrt sich in ihr Gegenteil.

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.