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In this epic history, find yourself on the eons-old battlefield between Athens and Sparta. Lysander will appear on the scene as a genius commander who changes the course of history. Will he conquer Athens? Or will he himself be conquered?

Cassius Dio schrieb in seiner Römischen Geschichte über Kleopatra VII: "Sie gewann die beiden größten Römer ihrer Zeit für sich, und wegen des dritten...

In Caesar und Pompeius, den vielleicht bedeutendsten Politikern ihrer Zeit, verdichtet sich die Krise der späten römischen Republik...

Über das pulsierende Leben in der antiken Millionenmetropole Rom bei Tage berichten Quellen und Literatur ausführlich - wie aber war es um das Nachtleben bestellt...

"Parádeisos" - "Paradies" nannten die Griechen die Gartenanlagen der Perser: grüne Oasen mit Bäumen, Pflanzen aller Art und einem Gehege für zahme und wilde Tiere - oft mitten in der Wüste und Steppe gelegen. Noch heute liegt das "Paradies auf Erden" voll im Trend: ganz gleich ob Grünanlagen um Schlösser und Klöster, Erlebnisgärten, Erholungsoasen, aber auch Nutzgärten zum Anbau von Obst und Gemüse. Eben Rosen und Rüben - ganz so, wie es auch in der Antike gepflegt wurde, als Schöngeister und Praktiker ihren Boden bearbeiteten und das Schöne mit dem Nützlichen verbanden. Marion Giebel durchstreift die Gärten der Antike.

In this amazing program you will discover firsthand, from best-selling authors and renowned experts from around the globe, just what the truth is about the bloodline of Jesus Christ. Learn about the hidden legacy he left behind. Uncover the secrets to the Holy Grail. See the deception created by those in religious power who tailored the fables to feed their ever-growing wealth. For 2,000 years, men have fought each other over these stories. It’s time to unravel the truth.

Di tutte le maggiori figure storiche di Roma Antica, Marco Antonio, il celebre luogotenente di Giulio Cesare, è sicuramente una fra le più enigmatiche. La sua reale personalità resta ancora oggi difficile da delinearsi, se non impossibile. Qui seguiremo le vicende della sua vita, indagando il carattere, i desideri, le luci e le ombre dell’ultimo repubblicano.

Rom herrscht unangefochten vom Wüstensand Mesopotamiens bis in die Highlands von Kaledonien. Das Reich ruht auf den kräftigen Schultern von Legionären, die die Barbarenhorden im Zaum halten und die Grenzen weiter verschieben. Machen Sie mit und erobern Sie die Welt! Dieses Hörbuch vermittelt Ihnen alle nötigen Informationen, die Sie brauchen, um in die römische Armee zu kommen und es weit in ihr zu bringen. Lernen Sie: wie man bei den Legionen angenommen wird und welche Legion die richtige für Sie ist, was Sie auf Feldzügen anziehen - und was lieber nicht!

Augustus adopted Tiberius as his heir after noting his success in military campaigns across Germany. Tiberius was reluctant to take rule, however, and gained a reputation as “the exile” after he sent himself on an eight-year, self-imposed exile to Rhodes. Eventually he did take control of the empire, but he gained a reputation for cruelty which led Rome to rejoice at his eventual death. In this excerpt from The Twelve Caesars, Roman biographer Suetonius digs deep into both the conquests and character of Tiberius.

Metrópolis autenticas, casi siempre desconocidas, desde las que se gestionaron los mayores imperios de la antigüedad. Existen pocos trabajos que nos enseñen cómo eran las grandes metrópolis del mundo antiguo, y muchos menos que nos las recreen y que nos den una imagen total que englobe el urbanismo, la arquitectura, el arte, la política o la religión.

Galba was the first emperor in the infamous Year of the Four Emperors. After Nero’s suicide, which marked the death of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, Galba took control of the empire. A mere seven months later, he was assassinated. This short biography comes from Suetonius’ The Twelve Caesars and deals largely with Galba’s brief rule amid the first Roman civil war.

“I came, I saw, I conquered,” Julius Caesar famously said. Yet his life of conquest ended with assassination at the hands of his former comrades. Roman biographer Suetonius details the rise and fall of Julius Caesar in this short biography, excerpted from The Twelve Caesars. This compelling account contains cinematic scenes from Caesar’s life, including his capture by pirates and the time he fell weeping before a statue of Alexander the Great.

Atlantis - legend, myth, or the most important missing piece of human history? For over 2000 years mankind has grappled with the question - what was Atlantis? From great sea power of ancient times to idealistic utopia, from Nazi propaganda fodder, to home of the ancient aliens, the full weight of human imagination has been brought to bear on the mystery that is Atlantis. First mentioned by Plato, Atlantis was an island said to have existed in the Atlantic Ocean west of Gibraltar and to have sunk beneath the sea.

Ancient myths speak eloquently of the affairs of immortal gods and shining heroes, while linking us to our cultural history. Bulfinch captures these fables in one graceful, lyrical collection which has been an enduring success for over 140 years. Now, through George Guidall’s lucid two-part narration, The Age of Fable takes on new life and power. Part One includes the fascinating tales of Prometheus, Hercules, and Ulysses.

A Golden Deed must be something more than mere display of fearlessness. Grave and resolute fulfilment of duty is required to give it the true weight. For the true metal of a Golden Deed is self-devotion. Selfishness is the dross and alloy that gives the unsound ring to many an act that has been called glorious. And, on the other hand, it is not only the valor, which meets a thousand enemies upon the battlefield, or scales the walls in a forlorn hope, that is of true gold....

Gaio Giulio Cesare è il personaggio più famoso della storia di Roma antica, nonché uno dei più noti condottieri di tutti i tempi. In suo onore vennero chiamati "Cesare" gli imperatori di Roma, gli imperatori tedeschi e gli zar russi. Eppure Cesare non fu mai imperatore o re. Nel corso degli ultimi, tempestosi anni della Roma repubblicana, fu cinque volte console, pontefice massimo per quasi vent'anni e dittatore.

Noah and the ark makes it on everyone’s list of top-10 favorite Bible stories - right up there with Jonah and the whale, and David and Goliath. No biblical account has raised as many questions and has generated as much controversy as Noah and the ark. The story in the Bible is just the beginning! Was the massive ark seaworthy? Did the Flood cover the whole Earth? Has the ark been found on Mount Ararat? Where can you see the ark today? These questions and more are answered in Noah: The Real Story.

The two great Persian invasions of Greece, in 490 and 480-79 B.C., both repulsed by the Greeks, provide our best opportunity for understanding the interplay of religion and history in ancient Greece on a large scale. Using the Histories of Herodotus as well as other historical and archaeological sources, Jon Mikalson shows how the Greeks practiced their religion at this pivotal moment in their history.

Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus lebte von 235 v.Chr. bis 183 v.Chr. Durch seine Erfolge im Zweiten Punischen Krieg wurde er der erste weltgeschichtlich bedeutende Feldherr Roms. Er schlug seinen großen Gegenspieler Hannibal in der Schlacht bei Zama. Seine Erfolge auf dem Schlachtfeld konnte er politisch nicht fortsetzen; vielmehr sah er sich in dem sogenannten Scipionenprozess mit dem Vorwurf der Unterschlagung konfrontiert.

In ancient Egypt, thousands of years before the first Europeans began their quest to change base metals into gold, there already existed a craft-guild of alchemists. Without the benefit of our modern science and using the most basic of technology, they were able to produce extraordinary artifacts, such as the golden mask of Tutankhamun and other astounding achievements. What were their secrets? How did they accomplish such amazing feats, which cannot be duplicated today? Join renowned author and researcher Adrian Gilbert in a fascinating investigation of Al-Chem: the craft pioneered by the Egyptians.