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One of today's foremost historical novelists, Cecelia Holland explores the strange and enduring mystery of Stonehenge, one of the true wonders of the ancient and modern world. A breathtaking speculation, Pillar of the Sky is an unforgettable tale brimming with action, colorful characters, vivid detail, intelligence, and wonder, while presenting a possible history of the man-made miracle on Salisbury Plain that confounds scientists, scholars, and archaeologists to this day.

After the slaughter field of Brunanburh, a defeated Olaf Gothfrithson of the Dublin Norse and Constantin of the Scots narrowly escaped with their lives. In their kingdoms, failure has left them demoralised and weak. Olaf licks his wounds in Dublin, whilst Constantin and the Welsh kingdoms who defied King Athelstan, are once more forced to bend the knee. As Athelstan’s reputation grows stronger day by day, their need to exact revenge on the overmighty and triumphant Athelstan has never been greater.

In the stratified world of ancient Rome, there are citizens and slaves, soldiers and senators, priests and priestesses - and Caesar Augustus rules them all. Yet his authority holds only as long as the people believe the gods of Rome support him, particularly the beloved goddess of the home and hearth, Vesta. As chief Vestal Virgin, Pomponia continues to devote her life to protecting her order and the eternal flame of Vesta. She has risen to a position of esteem in Rome and is a valued member of Caesar’s inner circle. But now a contagion ravages the city and tension rises....

Valerio Evangelisti narra le vicende di alcune famiglie di braccianti e contadini romagnoli dall'epoca post-risorgimentale alle soglie del Novecento. Microstorie che raccontano un pezzo della storia d'Italia: la trasformazione agricola dell'Emilia, la bonifica, l'affermarsi del movimento cooperativo e socialista, la lenta e sanguinosa conquista della democrazia. Tutto viene letto con gli occhi di protagonisti solo in parte consapevoli: Attilio, ex garibaldino dalla vita misera e precaria; Rosa, vittima predestinata ma non docile del potere arrogante; Canzio, ribelle per indole.

The fate of a fractured and embattled nation hangs by a thread. Lord Beornoth, the Viking-killer lives on, beset by the ravages of age and tortured by his past. At the King's bequest he is plunged into the brutal twilight of Saxon rule, where loyalty, courage, and sacrifice are tested on blood-soaked fields. Armies clash and the throne of England becomes the ultimate prize. In the face of a Viking invasion, Beornoth faces his greatest battle in this unflinching fight through the last days of Saxon England.

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.

85 A.D. The Roman Empire expanded its conquered territories north to the Danube River. One kingdom is still a serious threat – the third most powerful military power in Europe and the richest nation in the region. That nation is Dacia, led by its young and brilliant military leader King Decebal.

An epic re-creation of the exhilarating and mysterious time when the Sun King ruled Egypt, Ramses, the Son of Light, has become the rage in France. With over two million copies sold, it is the greatest publishing phenomenon to hit the shelves there in 20 years. Rameses is only 14 when his father, the Pharaoh Seti, begins testing his true mettle. Being the younger of two sons, the proud Ramses has a problem with being relegated to second place.

Jerusalem and the Sinai desert, AD 55. In the turbulent aftermath of the crucifixion of Jesus, agents of the Roman Empire receive information about a pilgrim bearing an incendiary letter from a religious fanatic calling himself Paul the Apostle to insurrectionists in Corinth. What's in the letter could bring down an empire. The Romans hire a former legionary, a solitary man-at-arms named Telamon to intercept the letter and destroy the courier. But once he meets the courier, Telamon experiences an extraordinary conversion.

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.

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.

Every stone sings as it finds its purpose. This is the lesson restless Salome learns from her father as she grows up by the Sea of Galilee. Known as the wild girl with the quick tongue, Salome is determined to silence the critics who claim she has no future. An unexpected romance and the gift of two sons, James and John, leave her hopeful and resolved to prove herself as a mother.

Nach seinen Siegen über Mithridates und Spartacus gilt Caesar als der mächtigste Mann im römischen Reich. Nun beginnt der junge Heerführer von ruhmreichen Eroberungsfeldzügen zu träumen – Gallien soll dabei nicht mehr als eine erste Etappe sein. Doch leider hat Caesar nicht mit dem Widerstand und der Gerissenheit des Gallierkönigs Vercingetorix gerechnet. Und dann erreicht ihn auch noch eine erschreckende Nachricht aus Rom: Sein Widersacher Pompeius hat die Tyrannei ausgerufen. Wenn Caesar die Macht wieder an sich reißen will, muss er gegen eines der ältesten Gesetze Roms verstoßen.

Lesbos é a ilha grega onde viveu Safo, a mais célebre poeta lírica da Antiguidade. É também onde, até recentemente, se situou um dos mais degradantes campos de refugiados da Europa, conhecido como acampamento Moria. É justamente esta ilha que Ana Martins Marques escolhe como cenário desse poema longo. Nele, a autora coloca, lado a lado, os fragmentos de Safo e o drama humanitário e político do refúgio no mundo atual.

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.

The year is 225 AD, and the Roman Empire is on the brink of a precipice. It will take a man with iron in his veins to set things right and accomplish the impossible. From a humble upbringing, a boy emerges who is destined to change history. This is the story of Lucius Domitius Aurelianus.

61 AD. Emperor Nero schemes avidly to increase his wealth and slaughter his many enemies, but also seeks glory. He looks south from Rome to Africa. The great River Nile gives life to the Egyptians, the Kushites, and many other kingdoms. No Roman has ever tracked the Nile to its source. If it can be done, mastery of the greatest waterway in the known world may be possible.

د . نبيل فاروق إلى اجواء الفرسان فى زمن الاندلس الغابر ، حيث يواجة بطلنا الأمراء والملوك الأسبان وفرسانهم ،منتصرا على حيلهم ومخططاتهم المستمرة فى صراعهم مع العرب الأندلسين

د . نبيل فاروق إلى اجواء الفرسان فى زمن الاندلس الغابر ، حيث يواجة بطلنا الأمراء والملوك الأسبان وفرسانهم ،منتصرا على حيلهم ومخططاتهم المستمرة فى صراعهم مع العرب الأندلسين

تدور أحداث هذة السلسلة خلال الحقبة الأخيرة من عصر الدلة الأندلسية التى دمت مايقرب من سبعه قرون ، ينقلنا الأديب الراحل