古代

死の床に就いた桓武天皇．安定した皇位継承を願う彼の“遺言”は，歴史を大きく動かした．ポスト桓武の時代，血なまぐさい事件が起こるなか，藤原北家は幸運を引きつけ，類い稀な才覚と政治的嗅覚を持つ者たちが，天皇家との関係を深めてゆく．

紀元前一七─前一二世紀にギリシアの地で栄え，数々の個性的な土器や巨大な建造物を残して消え去った，謎多きミケーネ文明．ギリシア語の文字体系を持ちながら，なぜ一人の王の名も記さなかったのか．最新の考古学的知見にもとづき，周辺地域との関係，後世の記憶の伝承も含め，失われた地中海世界の姿を鮮やかに描きだす．

なぜ、ローマは帝国になり得たのか。なぜ、ローマ帝国は滅びたのか。王政から共和政を経て帝政へ、多神教世界帝国から一神教世界帝国へ。

いま大注目の縄文時代。大人気の国史啓蒙家のねずさんこと小名木善行氏が教科書ではわからない超古代史をひも解いていきます。日本が世界の中心であることは、縄文文明から見ればまぎれもないことです。

あなたの歴史観が変わる！　謎解き！　歴史物語！教科書にも載らない、縄文・神話の時代から続く、日本とユダヤの壮大なストーリー！

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