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His younger brother will be greater than he . . . With those words, Menashe's dreams collapse. As Yosef's eldest son, his position had seemed secure. But now Efrayim—bold, charming Efrayim, who's everything Menashe is not—is taking his place. With their people. With the pharaoh. With Jendayi, the slave Menashe loves. Efrayim, meanwhile, sees his dreams confirmed. Surely it's his destiny to unite the Egyptians and Hebrews. To marry a princess and achieve splendor surpassing that of his brother.

Noam wurde vor 8.000 Jahren geboren, in der Jungsteinzeit, als sich die bis dahin umherwandernden Menschen in Gruppen niederließen. Von seinem Vater, dem Clanchef Pannoam, viel zu jung verheiratet, verliebt sich Noam in die hinreißende Noura. Als er diese zur Zweitfrau nehmen möchte, schockiert ihn Pannoam, indem er Noura selbst heiratet. Noam verlässt das Dorf und findet Unterschlupf bei dem baumstarken Jäger Barak, bei dem er die alten Freiheiten der Jäger und Sammler kennenlernt. Doch eines Tages flieht Noura zu Noam in die Wälder und gesteht ihm ihre Liebe.

A sparkling BBC Radio dramatisation of E M Forster's classic comedy of manners, set in Edwardian England and Italy Young, naive Lucy Honeychurch is visiting Italy for the first time, accompanied by her older cousin and chaperone, Charlotte Bartlett. On arrival at the Pension Bertolini, a mix-up...

379 AD: Thracia has fallen to the Gothic horde. With the ashes of Adrianople still swirling in the air, the Eastern Roman Empire is in turmoil. The emperor is dead, the throne lies empty and the remaining fragments of the army are few and scattered. Numerius Vitellius Pavo, now Tribunus of the XI Claudia, tries to hold his patchwork ranks together amidst the storm. One of the few legions to have survived the disaster at Adrianople, the Claudia do what they can to keep alive the dying flame of hope.

378 AD: Fritigern's Gothic horde tightens its iron grip on Thracia and only a handful of well-walled cities to the south remain in imperial hands. The few tattered legions pinned in these cities can only watch on from the battlements as smoke rises across their lost lands and the Goths roam at will, pillaging and extorting. Every Roman—legionary or citizen—speaks of only one thing: the Emperors of East and West, Valens and Gratian, who are said to be closing swiftly on this war-stricken land, each bringing with them vast armies capable of vanquishing the horde.

381 AD: The great struggle between the Eastern Roman Empire and the Gothic Horde rumbles into its fifth year. It seems that there can be no end to the conflict, for although the Goths are masters of the land, they cannot topple the last of the imperial cities. But heralds bring news that might change it all: Emperor Gratian readies to lead his Western legions into the fray, to turn matters on their head, to crush the horde and save the East!

376 AD: The Eastern Roman Empire is alone against the tide of barbarians swelling on her borders. Emperor Valens juggles the paltry border defenses to stave off invasion from the Goths north of the Danube. Meanwhile, in Constantinople, a pact between faith and politics spawns a lethal plot that will bring the dark and massive hordes from the east crashing down on these struggling borders.

È il 585 a.C. Spinto da una profezia, ma anche dal desiderio del suo popolo di espandersi e colonizzare altre terre, Belloveso, un predestinato segnato dal dio del fulmine, intraprende insieme a un gruppo di coloni e guerrieri celti l'impervio passaggio delle Alpi. Sanno che li attende un'ardua sfida e sul loro cammino affronteranno agguati e tradimenti, prodigi e maledizioni, popoli rinnegati e lascive regine.

Jeden człowiek przeciw Imperium Rzymskiemu! Poruszająca opowieść o zagładzie, jaką Rzymianie zgotowali Żydom... Przyjaciele z rzymskiego Eskwilinu: Rzymianin, Żyd i Grek, obywatele Wiecznego Miasta, już u progu dorosłości trafiają w wir dramatycznych wydarzeń, które zaważą na ich życiu. Przemierzają prowincje potężnego Imperium Rzymskiego, przeżywają perypetie miłosne, moralne dylematy i bolesne zmagania bitewne. Główny narrator powieści to rzymski legat Sekstus Juliusz Sewer, który spowiada się synowi ze zbrodni, jakich dokonał w Judei, idąc tropem tajemniczego hebrajskiego słowa "mesjasz".

Seria przygodowa osadzona w realiach starożytnego Egiptu. Starożytna egipska uzdrowicielka i skryba, Sesha, jest gotowa do kolejnej roli: szpiega. Zmuszona do ucieczki z Teb wraz z przyjaciółmi, podróżuje w górę Nilu i rusza na pustynię w poszukiwaniu ukrytej oazy, by uratować córkę faraona, księżniczkę Merat, oddaną wbrew jej woli wodzowi Hyksosów. Po drodze przez niekończące się wydmy musi stawiać czoła krokodylom i oślepiającym burzom piaskowym.

Un romanzo storico collettivo a forte valenza politica, un'avvicente cavalcata nel tempo sulle tracce di "Q" di Wu Ming. Un'ombra attraversa il Tempo: dall'antico Egitto, dove ha avuto origine, un pericolo minaccia il destino dell'Uomo. Un segreto custodito nei millenni da chi ha scelto di non avvalersi della sua potenza distruttrice.

Alexander the Great's sudden death has left his vast empire in chaos. War rages, cities fall and the lives of thousands are torn apart as his former generals struggle for a share. Alliances and betrayals are rife, and as one man threatens to gain an advantage, the others will not hesitate to plot his downfall. The one-eyed brute Antigonos is the most formidable power in the Western world and now has his eye on the jewel of the east: Babylon.

From the palaces of Alexandria reigns Cleopatra – seventh of her name, avatar of the goddess Isis, ruler of the Kingdom of Egypt – surrounded by riches untold. Through the streets of her great city bustle scholars and sailors, politicians and priests. For those with the means, it is a comfortable life. But not all are invited to share in the wealth of Egypt's first city. When Herminia, one of Alexandria's most beloved actresses, disappears on the eve of a great performance, Cleopatra sets Tetisheri, her Eye, to investigate.

Alexandria, 47 BC. For three centuries, the House of Ptolemy has governed the Kingdom of Egypt. Cleopatra – seventh of her name – rules from Alexandria, that beacon of commerce and learning that stands between the burning sands of the desert and the dark waters of the Middle Sea. But her realm is beset by ethnic rivalries, aristocratic feuds and courtly intrigues. The world is watching the young Queen, waiting for a misstep. And now her most trusted servant – her Eye – has been murdered and a vast shipment of newly minted coin stolen.

Alexandria, 47BC. Cleopatra – seventh of her name, avatar of the goddess Isis, ruler of the Kingdom of Egypt – watches over her city. The war is over, but Alexandria has suffered in its wake. Caesar has returned to Rome, and the queen must restore her city and her kingdom to their former greatness. But now a body has been found floating upright at the bottom of the sea, anchored by a weight around its feet. It's the second corpse to be found this way, and with a city to rebuild and a kingdom to keep in line, Cleopatra cannot allow any more murders to interfere.

Francia AD 853. After a failed Viking raid on the Frankish coast over 20 years ago, Jarl Sven the Boar is forced to leave his only son, Torkel, as a hostage and warned never to raid Francia again or his son will die. In Hügelburg, a small town in East Francia, Torkel and his 9-year-old son Charles are ambushed at home. Before dying, Torkel thrusts a package into young Charles’s hands and tells him to flee Francia for Denmark in search of his grandfather Sven the Boar’s protection.

Ромул и Фабиола — близнецы, родившиеся в рабстве, и с детства им предначертана незавидная судьба. В тринадцать лет хозяин продает Ромула в школу гладиаторов, Фабиолу же — в Лупанарий, публичный дом, где она попадется на глаза одному из самых влиятельных мужчин Рима. Тарквиний — этрусский воин и прорицатель, враг Рима, волею судеб обреченный сражаться за Республику в Забытом легионе. Бренн — галл, семью которого убили римляне.

936 AD. Brittany is torn apart by war. Many nobles have sought refuge in King aethelstan's England, including Louis, prospective king of Francia. Einar and the Wolf Coats, disillusioned by events in Norway, are also at aethelstan's court. When Louis decides to take up his throne, aethelstan sees a way to make a crucial ally: a powerful noble whose support Louis needs. And aethelstan has just the men he needs to carry his message... and undertake a secret mission.The Wolf Coats' quest is fraught with danger and foreboding, for the world is changing.

Egypt, 25 BC. Titus Cervianus marches into the unknown as he and the Twenty Second Legion contend with the armies of the Bellatrix: the Warrior Queen of Kush. The Kushites and the Egyptians are united against the Roman presence in their lands—but there are complex political and military forces at work. Deep in the deserts, Cervianus and his comrades must brace themselves for a furious onslaught as they take on the might of the Bellatrix.

Hvad jeg ved om kvinder på heste er historien om pigen Pernille, der forlader de inderligt elskede og inderligt ligeglade heste og drager på erobringstogt i de voksnes verden de næste tre årtier. Men hun længes. Vejen tilbage til hestene bliver en vej væk fra alt det, der holder hende søvnløs om natten. En pause fra sorg, der kommer farende ud af det blå, og fra dramaer og tab, der vokser sig mere og mere virkelige og vidtrækkende.