Showing results for "One by One" in Ancient

It begins to dawn on the nine-year-old Sambhaji that his father has fled from the clutches of the Mughal badshah Aurangzeb and left him behind. He must now find his way back home with the help of strangers . . . Under the shadow of an illustrious father, Sambhaji finds himself thrust into the...

Aemilius thought he would die heroically in battle like his forefathers, mourned by a loving wife and many children, but he’s barely a man when a harpy flies down out of the old myths and knocks him from his horse. Stunned and helpless, he waits for his end … and is saved. Formed on the bloody battlefield of Teutoburg, the Hidden Legion are an order of soldiers, magicians, and rogues so secret that the Empire itself would hunt them down if they were exposed. And now Aemilius is one of them.

Rome, 107 BC. Quintus Sertorius just lost his father, and he may lose his home. When his rural village is stripped of its political status, he must leave his family to secure their food and protection from inside Rome's cutthroat government. As he transitions from countryman to politician, he's thrust into the middle of a bitter political war…. As Quintus struggles to gain the aid his village so desperately needs, he approaches Gaius Marius, the uncle of Julius Caesar himself.

Inanna is an impossibility. The first full Anunnaki born on Earth in Ancient Mesopotamia. Crowned the goddess of love by the twelve immortal Anunnaki who are worshipped across Sumer, she is destined for greatness. But Inanna is born into a time of war. The Anunnaki have split into warring factions, threatening to tear the world apart. Forced into a marriage to negotiate a peace, she soon realizes she has been placed in terrible danger.

An orphan leaves Dark Ages London, taking a dangerous journey and posing as a Jew to study medicine in Persia, in "an adventurous and inspiring tale" (Library Journal). A child holds the hand of his dying mother and is terrified, aware something is taking her. Orphaned and given to an itinerant barber-surgeon, Rob Cole becomes a fast-talking swindler, peddling a worthless medicine. But as he matures, his strange gift - an acute sensitivity to impending death - never leaves him, and he yearns to become a healer.

After the Gods. After the myths and legends came the world of Men. In their front rank stood Pericles. The Lion of the Golden Age. Experience the epic battlefields of Ancient Greece with master storyteller Conn Iggulden.

La Roma dell’imperatore Tiberio ha accolto i sette viaggiatori, ignara delle rivoluzioni che stanno per scuoterla dalle fondamenta. La storia, ormai, ha già preso una piega diversa, ma il cambiamento è ancora fragile, un germoglio che deve crescere e rafforzarsi.

Rom im ersten Jahrhundert vor Christus: Auf einem Landgut nahe der Stadt unterwerfen sich zwei Patriziersöhne einem unmenschlich harten Drill. Eines Tages nämlich sollen Gaius Julius Caesar und sein Freund Marcus Brutus unbesiegbare Soldaten und mächtige politische Anführer sein. Doch viel zu früh endet die Ausbildung der beiden Jungen: Aufständische Sklaven verwüsten ihr Zuhause und zwingen sie zur Flucht nach Rom. Doch auch dort finden Gaius und Marcus keinen Frieden, denn sie geraten in ein tödliches Netz aus Intrigen und offenen Machtkämpfen.

На смену миру богов пришел мир людей. И хотя боги остались только в легендах и мифах, они все еще способны чему-то научить — и от чего-то предостеречь. В священном храме Аполлона греки от имени своих городов и царств поклялись стоять, как один, в мире и войне. Настало время прийти герою. Тому, кто понимает: чтобы выиграть войну, необходимо сначала выиграть мир.

การแยกและการรวมกันของสองอาณาจักรเป็นการวัดอำนาจแห่ง "ฟาโรห์" เคยกล่าวกันว่าหากทุตโมซิสที่หนึ่ง ยังมิด่วนเสด็จไปเฝ้าเทพบิดร อาณาจักรธีบิส "อาจจะ" รวมเป็นหนึ่งเดียว บัดนี้กาลล่วงเลย อาณาจักร "ธีบิสบน" กลับมีช่องว่าง ขณะที่ "ธีบิสล่าง" กล่าวกันว่า "งูเห่าแห่งทะเลทราย" ทรงพิษร้ายมหาศาล พระอารมณ์ฟาโรห์ประดุจวายุในทะเลทราย ฟ้าแจ่มใส อยู่ดีๆ แท้ๆ พายุจะละลิ่วล่อง นำความพินาศมาให้ หลังจากนั้นจะระเรื่อย ชื่นฉ่ำ

1st-century Britannia is the setting for an epic and action-packed novel of tribal uprisings, battles to the death and unmatched courage in the Roman army ranks. From Simon Scarrow, author of the bestsellers The Emperor's Exile, Centurion and The Gladiator. The 21st Eagle of the Empire novel. If...

Die gotischen Knechte und die römischen Sklaven waren beschäftigt, die Arbeit des Tages zu beschließen. Der Mariskalk brachte die jungen Rosse von der Weide ein. Zwei andre Knechte leiteten den Zug stattlicher Rinder von dem Anger auf dem Hügel nach den Ställen, indes der Ziegenbub mit römischen Scheltworten seine Schutzbefohlenen vorwärts trieb, die genäschig hier und da an dem salzigen Steinbrech nagten, der auf dem zerbröckelten Mauerwerk am Wege grünte.

It is 58 BC, and the mighty Tenth Legion, camped in Northern Italy, prepare for the arrival of the most notorious general in Roman history: Julius Caesar. Marcus Falerius Fronto, commander of the Tenth, is a career soldier and long-time companion of Caesar's. Despite his desire for the simplicity of the military life, he cannot help but be drawn into intrigue and politics as Caesar engineers a motive to invade the lands of Gaul.

เจ้าหญิงศาสวัตรา" ซึ่งดำรงพระยศเป็น "อัครราชกุมารี" แห่งศิขิน มีพระนาม มีพระอนุชานาม "เจ้าชายศิขรินทร์" ทั้งสองพระองค์ประทับ ณ คันธามาส ณ หมู่บ้านเล็กๆ ที่ราบสูง ริมภูเขา บัดนี้ต้องส่งพระธิดาองค์โต "เจ้าหญิงศาสวัตรา" สู่เขตหิมวันต์ ฤาว่าพระราชาธิบดีทอดพระเนตรเห็น "ช่องทาง" "หิมวันต์" จะช่วยพระโอรสองค์น้อยได้ นั่นคือหน้าที่แห่งเชษฐภคินีพึงกระทำ การเสด็จ "แผ่นดินหิมวันต์" คือการไปทอดพระเนตร "ฐานอำนาจ" มงกุฎและบัลลังก์ ต้องมี "อำนาจ" รองรับเสมอ

«UNA MAGNÍFICA ÓPERA PRIMA DEL AUTOR ENMARCADA EN PLENO DECLIVE DEL IMPERIO ROMANO» En el siglo III de nuestra era, el Imperio romano se halla sumido en una profunda crisis a todos los niveles: los violentos movimientos sociales, políticos y religiosos que han...

In Cahokia, the corn crop is failing again and a warchief - and the warrior woman he may never possess - are disgusted by their Chief's lust for tribute. Now even the gods have turned their faces, closing the underworld to the seers. If the gods have abandoned the people, there is no hope - unless it comes in the form of a young girl who is learning to Dream of Power.

L'esercito romano, sotto il principato di Marco Aurelio e Lucio Vero, è impegnato nella difficile conquista dell'impero partico, a Oriente. Tre cavalieri, Tito, Bendix e Magnus, si ritrovano coinvolti nel saccheggio del palazzo reale della capitale Seleucia. Ma dai sotterranei dell'edificio si diffonde una minaccia capace di spezzare qualunque armata: una terribile pestilenza, che costringe i romani a rinunciare alla campagna.

Une seule femme peut forger une dynastie. Un roman historique captivant inspiré de la vie de Julia Domna, l'un des personnages féminins les plus fascinants et pourtant méconnus de l'histoire de Rome. 192 après J.-C. : Rome est sous le contrôle de Commode, un empereur fou. L'assassinat du tyran, puis du nouvel auguste nommé par le Sénat, ouvre la porte à un tourbillon d'intrigues et de luttes pour le pouvoir. Les prétendants sont prêts à tout, pensant que le jeu est sur le point de commencer. Mais pour Julia Domna, il a déjà commencé.

¿Te imaginas poder viajar en el tiempo a la época y lugar que tú elijas? Eso es lo que le ocurre a Manuel en Historias de la Historia. La Antigua Roma, Egipto, la Edad Media o la Alemania nazi son algunos de los destinos que nuestro protagonista decide visitar en pos de desmentir a los...

Kidnapped from the Earth People as a child, White Ash learns the way of the Sun People as she grows into a beautiful woman. But the disturbing dreams that made her an outcast in her old tribe are becoming stronger and they foretell a frightening future of bitter cold, war and famine. When a hostile tribe massacres her adopted family, White Ash is raped and left near death, but is miraculously saved by a brave shaman...and falls in love with him. Together they set out on a dangerous journey to steal a magical object - but they soon face a ruthless enemy who wants White Ash for his own.