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Exiled from Norway, Harald Sigurdsson, brother to murdered King Olaf, must battle mercilessly for survival in the lands of the Kievan Rus. His brother’s legacy gifts him a warband of hardened warriors and entry to the court of Prince Yaroslav the Wise. By his wits, sword and skill in battle, Harald must learn not just to survive but to triumph. He fights for glory, for fame, and to regain his family’s battle-stolen throne. But his greatest challenge may not come from battlefield foes but from those who stand by his side.

Discover the runaway #1 international bestseller that has captured readers the world over―and reminds us all why we remember the name Julius Caesar. “Posteguillo shows just how thrilling a historical novel can be.”―El País Every legend has a beginning . . . Rome, 77 B.C. The corrupt...

Nur um Haaresbreite ist Athen 480 vor Christus einer Katastrophe entgangen – dank der todesmutigen Krieger aus Sparta, die den Pass bei den Thermophylen lange genug gehalten hatten, um die Stadt zu evakuieren.

Reroots Mary Magdalene and Jesus in the lush ecology and complex spiritual culture of Second Temple Period Judea and Galilee under Roman rule Rewilds the Gospels with the forgotten voices of defiant and oppressed women, the nature-based storytelling of oral communities, and the embodied...

With the empire collapsing about him, Heraclius, the Exarch’s son, becomes the first Roman Emperor in 300 years to lead an army into battle. But this is no ordinary army: it is the Last Army, cobbled together from the bits and pieces that remain of once-great legions. Arrayed against him are the most formidable enemies Rome has ever faced: the Avar horde, the Sassanian Persian Empire intent on Rome’s annihilation, and the relentless plague that exploded under his predecessor Justinian and halved the Roman population.

Londres, 1903: José Altamirano, colombiano de nacimiento, acaba de llegar de un país caribeño de cuyo nombre ya quisiera olvidarse. Arrastra consigo varias culpas y una historia de la cual se arrepiente; ha sido testigo de las cosas más terribles que le pueden pasar a una persona y también a un país. Pero nunca habría imaginado el encuentro que el destino tenía programado para él. Nunca habría imaginado lo que le ocurriría después de conocer al famoso novelista Joseph Conrad.

Freydis Eiriksdatter, one of the most remarkable women of the Viking age, leads a harsh life amongst the towering cliffs and great glaciers of Greenland. She has the warrior spirit of her father, Eirik the Red, and as Christianity conquers Greenland, she continues to worship the old Norse gods. Like her brother, Leif Eiriksson, she’s cursed with an adventurer’s soul. Her biggest desire is to become a legendary explorer. Driven by ambition, curiosity—a restless hunger for more—she sets out on a hazardous voyage to Vinland.

The year 360 AD: A Roman legion is trapped and surrounded in the blistering Persian desert...and a great saga begins.

The war in Gaul is over. The rebels are defeated. Now the battle for Rome has begun.

In the golden age of the Phoenicians, only the western reaches of the Great Sea remain uncharted. Kaly, a restless teenager from the ancient port of Tyre, escapes the clutches of her fiendish grandmother, high priestess of the Goddess. She flees west with her father, a famed helmsman and explorer. Together, they discover the fabled Pine Tree Island, where they build a new home with a motley crew of fellow adventurers.

Britannia, 98 n.Chr.. De bruisende legerbasis Vindolanda ligt aan de noordelijke grens van het Romeinse Rijk. Het zal nog zo'n twintig jaar duren voordat keizer Hadrianus zijn beroemde muur bouwt, dus de verdediging is zwak. De omringende volkeren komen in opstand tegen de Romeinen en lokale druïden prediken de ondergang van de indringers.

Present Day. When Hanna returns to Norfolk from years working abroad, the strange dreams of her adolescence return: indistinct figures in tunics, mighty soldiers in armour, gladiators, temples, an Iceni warrior woman leading her people. Gradually Hanna’s dreams begin to slip into the present as visions in the famous mists rolling across the fens, and as shocks of recognition when a new face moves to her childhood home. As Hanna realises that she has a connection with a tragedy that occurred many years before, so Brea has to understand that her fate is bound up with her Roman master.

The Legion is a machine of war. When the gears are turning, those not in sync with the machine get pulverized in the cogs. Most of the time, it's the enemy. Unfortunately, for Lance Corporal Alerio Sisera, the gears have political and egotistical parts that are just as sharp as gladius blades. Caught in the wrong place by vindictive officers, he is sentenced to a session on the punishment post and is badly injured. Wounded and disgraced, he must now save the same Legion that sentenced him to the harsh discipline.

Die fesselnde Historienreihe um "Vespasian" - Jetzt Band 1 bis 3 im Paket. Robert Fabbri nimmt den Hörer mit in das antike Rom und folgt dem spannenden Aufstieg des legendären römischen Kaisers Vespasian. Intrigen, Schlachten und historische Genauigkeit verschmelzen zu einem packenden Abenteuer, das niemanden kalt lässt. Begleiten Sie Vespasian auf seiner Reise durch das prachtvolle Römische Reich und erleben Sie eine mitreißende Geschichte voller Verrat, Leidenschaft und Heldentaten. Ein unvergessliches Hörerlebnis für Fans von historischen Romanen in antiker Zeit.

Sven the Boar is Jarl of Ribe once more. He and Charles try to settle into their new lives, but trouble and treachery are never too far away. Tormented by recent events, Charles struggles to adapt to life amongst the heathens that mock his Christian God and the arrival of a priest from the south only makes things worse. Meanwhile, Sven is burdened with the responsibilities of being Jarl again and protecting his grandson from those hunting him. When forced into an alliance with King Horik’s nephew who is raising an army to challenge his uncle for the throne, Sven makes an important decision.

With allies in every kingdom, the great warrior king, Penda of Mercia, stands in a position of power throughout Britain. Just one kingdom stands aloof, that of Bernicia to the north. Ruled by King Oswiu, the brother of the long-dead King Oswald of Northumbria, Oswiu schemes for a unified kingdom of Northumbria, despite Penda’s desire to truncate those wishes.

169 d.C. Mai nella sua storia l'impero romano ha dovuto affrontare tante minacce contemporaneamente. La peste imperversa nei suoi territori da quattro anni, e tutti i popoli barbarici lungo le frontiere hanno approfittato delle difficoltà in cui si dibattono i romani per lanciare una serie interminabile di invasioni, che raggiungono perfino la penisola italica.

In the early days of the Roman Empire, the noble Etruscan civilization in Italy is waning, Vesi, a young Etruscan noblewoman, is violated by a renegade supernatural being. Outcast then from Etruria, Vesi bears Horatrim, a child who carries inexplicable knowledge and grows to manhood in only six years. But a savage Roman attack leaves Vesi unresponsive and Horatrim homeless and vulnerable, and he travels to Rome where his talents confound powerful businessman Propertius, who arranges to adopt Horatrim as a son, changing his name to Horatius.

1118 : Jérusalem, Terre sainte. Neuf chevaliers créent un ordre militaire, les " Pauvres Chevaliers du Christ ". Le roi Baudoin II leur cède une partie de son palais, bâti sur les ruines du Temple de Salomon. Ils deviennent les " chevaliers du Temple ", puis les " Templiers ". 1307 : Jacques de Molay, grand maître des Templiers, est arrêté sur ordre de Philippe le Bel. Il garde le silence sur le trésor des Templiers. 2006 : Cotton Malone, ex-agent du département de la Justice américaine, et son amie Stéphanie, entrent en possession de documents liés au fameux trésor.

Tamworth AD833 After successfully rescuing her husband from the Island of Sheppey, Icel hears the deathbed confession of Lady Cynehild which leaves him questioning what he knows about his past, as well as his future. In the unenviable position of being oath sworn to protect their two atheling sons when Lord Coenwulf is punished and banished for his treason against the Mercian ruler, King Wiglaf, Icel is once more torn between his oaths and the secret he knows.