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Iron Age of India … around 900 B.C.E. Born in the arms of the Ganga, Vasu grew up in the raging province of Anga. His life shaped by a fate that failed to be just—neglected by his own, stripped of his birthright—he was raised to be lost in an abyss of desires and disappointment. Cursed by his guru, hurt by the only woman he loved, ostracised from society for being the son of a suta. With his only armour—hope—he ventured on an unforgettable journey. Alone. This is Vasu’s tale of survival, of endurance, of abiding courage in the face of all adversities.

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...

It is a world of power and privilege, secrets and sacred duty. It is the world of ancient Rome. And it is the esteemed Vestal Virgins - priestesses of Vesta, goddess of the home and hearth - who protect the Eternal Flame that protects the Eternal City. Dedicated to a 30-year vow of chaste service, Priestess Pomponia finds herself swept up in the intrigue, violence, wars, and bedroom politics of Rome’s elite - Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra, Octavian and his maneuvering wife, Livia - all the while guarding the secret affection she has in her heart.

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.

In 1906, an Egyptologist uncovered a map carved in stone inside an ancient temple. Convinced that it pointed to a lost city of gold somewhere deep in the desert, he set out on another expedition the following year. He was never seen again. In present day Yale, a professor is brutally murdered on the university campus, and a mysterious artefact is stolen from its vaults.

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.

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.

Wall of Hadrian, Britannia, AD 367. Tribune Sixtus Victorinus is scouting north of the Wall when he first sees the smoke. Riding south he finds a province in chaos, the local populace in flight, the soldiers absent. Britannia is ablaze, overrun with barbarians and Valentia is the word on everyone’s lips. But no one seems to have the first clue what it means... Victorinus may have let his life run to ruin and drunk his youth away, but now he must forge himself into the soldier he always wanted to be, the hero his children think he is.

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 sucedido a lo largo de su...

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...

Edward Bulwer-Lyttons "Die letzten Tage von Pompeji" ist ein historischer Roman, der die letzten Tage der Stadt Pompeji vor dem verheerenden Ausbruch des Vesuvs im Jahr 79 n. Chr. schildert. Der Roman, erstmals 1834 veröffentlicht, ist ein faszinierendes Werk, das sowohl die sozialen und kulturellen Aspekte der antiken Stadt als auch die dramatischen Ereignisse des Vulkanausbruchs beleuchtet. Bulwer-Lytton verwendet eine blumige und detailreiche Sprache, die den Leser in die Welt des antiken Pompeji eintauchen lässt.

Wenige Tage nach dem Tode Mataswinthens und der Abreise des tieferschütterten Prinzen kam eine Botschaft aus Castra nova, die den Aufbruch byzantinischer Truppen von Ravenna notwendig machte.

In the western hinterland of Roman Britannia, Meddi, the seeress of the Eorlingas tribe, can only obtain vengeance when her husband’s dead and her ancestral villa returned to her. With her brother, Madog, as leader, they unite and stand strong against those who seek the riches of their villa. They must harness the power of the lost magiks of iron to make weapons to mercilessly oppose those who seek to challenge and fight to rule.

Hochspannend und bildgewaltig erweckt Wilbur Smith das antike Ägypten in all seiner Pracht zum Leben: "Wilbur Smith ist der beste historische Romanautor", urteilt Stephen King. 1500 vor Christus: Das Reich ist in zwei Teile zerfallen; ein falscher König sitzt auf dem Thron von Memphis und sagt dem Rest Ägyptens den Kampf an. In dieser Welt lebt der Sklave Taita. Doch Taita ist weit mehr als ein einfacher Leibeigener – der hochgelehrte Eunuch ist ein Experte in der Poesie, Medizin und Technik, ein Hüter wichtiger Geheimnisse – und persönlicher Diener und Lehrer der schönen Adligen Lostris.

"...Красота этой женщины была не тою, что зовется несравненною и поражает с первого взгляда..." — писал о ней великий историк Плутарх. Но тот, кто хотя бы раз в жизни видел царицу эллинистического Египта Клеопатру, не мог забыть ее до конца своих дней. Редкое обаяние сочеталось в ней с властностью, ораторское искусство — с волшебным голосом; она была прекрасно образована и свободно говорила на многих языках.

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.

Against the mighty splendour of the glorious Roman Empire, unfolds the magnificent new saga, perfect for fans of Conn Iggulden. Correus and Flavius. Half-brothers, sons of a brilliant general. One, son of a slave woman, is a born warrior destined to excel. The other, a nobleman by birth, must struggle relentlessly to succeed. When they both join the Centuriate, a position Flavius has always known he will inherit, and one that Correus has long coveted, it is together that they face the brutal reality of war. Fighting German barbarians will prove dangerous, not only to their bodies but to their souls as well.

The first in a series of action-packed novellas set in Ancient Rome introducing Pavo, a novice gladiator, and featuring Simon Scarrow's ongoing soldier character Optio Macro. It is AD 41. The savage Gaul Britomaris has defeated the best of the Roman gladiators in the arena. Now a young volunteer...