Ancient

From New York Times bestselling author Ayana Gray comes a “captivating villain origin story” (People Book of the Week), reimagining one of the most iconic monsters in Greek mythology as a provocative and powerful young heroine. “Ayana Gray brings her fresh, dynamic storytelling to one of...

This #1 New York Times bestseller is a "bold and subversive retelling of the goddess's story" that brilliantly reimagines the life of Circe, formidable sorceress of The Odyssey (Alexandra Alter, TheNew York Times). In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is...

From a bestselling author of epic fiction comes the deeply human story of one of the world’s greatest mysteries: the building of Stonehenge. A FLINT MINER WITH A GIFT Seft, a talented flint miner, walks the Great Plain in the high summer heat, to witness the rituals that signal the start of a...

This novel of awesome beauty and power is a moving saga about people, relationships, and the boundaries of love. Through Jean M. Auel’s magnificent storytelling we are taken back to the dawn of modern humans....

Ayla sets out on her own odyssey of discovery away from the nurturing adoptive family and friends of the Clan....

Lilith and Adam are equal and happy in the Garden of Eden. Until Adam decides Lilith should submit to his will and lie beneath him. She refuses—and is banished forever from Paradise....

NATIONAL BESTSELLER An NPR Best Book of the Year “Gorgeous.... With her trademark passion, wit, and fierce feminism, Natalie Haynes gives much-needed voice to the silenced women of the Trojan War.”—Madeline Miller, author of Circe Shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction, a...

Ayla, the independent heroine of the Earth's Children series, sets out from the valley on Whinney, the horse she tamed....

From the author of the New York Times bestseller Outlawed, the gripping story of an anthropologist’s monumental discovery and the clash of civilizations it sets off over the fate of the land that holds us.

Circe meets Cersei Lannister in Clytemnestra, the powerful retelling about the most notorious heroine and favorite villain of the Ancient World who reined as an unforgettable and ruthless queen, faced the men who wronged her, and forged a treacherous path to ensure everyone would know her name....

Roma, año 77 a.C. El cruel senador Dolabela va a ser juzgado por corrupción, pero ha contratado a los mejores abogados, ha comprado al jurado y, además, es conocido por usar la violencia contra todos los que se enfrentan a él.

An utterly original celebration of that which binds humanity across battle lines and history. On the island of Sicily amid the Peloponnesian War, the Syracusans have figured out what to do with the surviving Athenians who had the gall to invade their city: they’ve herded the sorry prisoners of...

From the author of the bestselling Clytemnestra comes another intoxicating excursion into ancient history, painting the brutal and captivating empire of gods and men, and the one queen destined to rule them all.

Ten years after the eruption of Vesuvius, the surrounding countryside lies buried and barren. But the destroyed cities and luxury villas on the Bay of Naples are not utterly lost. Flavia Albia and her husband Tiberius Manlius are tasked with restoring one villa and identifying any surviving...

Ken Follett se adentra en su épica nueva novela en uno de los mayores misterios de la historia: la construcción de Stonehenge.

Medea, daughter of King Aeetes of Colchis, longs for a different life. Since childhood, she has been separated from her sister, shunned by her mother, and beaten and tormented by her brother and father. All because Medea was born with a unique and seemingly dangerous talent: witchcraft.

Longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2023 ""Haynes is master of her trade . . . She succeeds in breathing warm life into some of our oldest stories.”—Telegraph (UK) The national bestselling author of A Thousand Ships and Pandora's Jar returns with a fresh and stunningly perceptive...

Experience the Bible as a singular, powerful story and prepare to be swept away by Scripture as never before! Wangerin's "Bible storybook for adults" features brilliant settings, dramatized scenes, and added dialogue—all gleaned from extensive research. The Book of God reads like a novel...

A SONG OF WAR Troy: city of gold, gatekeeper of the east, haven of the god-born and the lucky, a city destined to last a thousand years. But the Fates have other plans—the Fates, and a woman named Helen. In the shadow of Troy's gates, all must be reborn in the greatest war of the ancient world...

Gavriel, a soldier in the elite company of Yonatan—son of King Saul—dreams of forging his destiny through crafting weapons with his own hands. Despite earning his place among Israel's finest, he is haunted by a dark past that no distraction can dispel.

“Reinterprets two of Sophocles’ Theban plays, Oedipus Tyrannus and Antigone. . . . the alternating structure proves powerful.”—The New Yorker “A passionate and gripping account of a famously dysfunctional family. Haynes balances a fresh take on the material with a deep love for her...

A finales del siglo III a. C., Roma se encontraba al borde de la destrucción total, a punto de ser aniquilada por los ejércitos cartagineses al mando de uno de los mejores estrategas militares de todos los tiempos: Aníbal....

Tras el monumental éxito de Roma soy yo, continúa la saga sobre Julio César, narrada como sólo Posteguillo podría hacerlo....

Siglo I. Condenado por un crimen de sangre, el oficial romano Lucio Fedro tiene la peligrosa misión de seguir los pasos de un hombre del que todo el mundo habla pero del que poco se sabe: Jesús de Nazaret.

In the tumultuous world of ancient Israel, Ahinoam—a dagger-wielding Kenite woman—flees her family farm with her unconventional father to join the ragtag band of misfits led by the shepherd-turned-warrior David ben Jesse.

From New York Times bestselling author Ayana Gray comes a “captivating villain origin story” (People Book of the Week), reimagining one of the most iconic monsters in Greek mythology as a provocative and powerful young heroine. “Ayana Gray brings her fresh, dynamic storytelling to one of...

In Nero's Rome, ambition is a dangerous thing... Agricola has won renown for his military exploits in Britannia. Now returned to Rome with his new family, he seeks to rise further—but life in the greatest city on earth proves more difficult than he expected. Roman politics are on a knife-edge—often literally. The Emperor Nero is unpredictable, the manner of his rule unstable.

Siglo I. Condenado por un crimen de sangre, el oficial romano Lucio Fedro tiene la peligrosa misión de seguir los pasos de un hombre del que todo el mundo habla pero del que poco se sabe: Jesús de Nazaret. No hay rincón del Imperio donde no se oiga su nombre. Unos dicen que es un revolucionario; otros, un simple profeta; él afirma ser "el hijo de Dios". Lo que está claro es que ese hombre está desafiando el poder de Roma y Lucio deberá desentrañar los misterios que rodean su figura al tiempo que se enfrenta a las sombras de su propio pasado.

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.

From the award-winning author of Herc, an enrapturing feminist tale that brilliantly reimagines the story of Aphrodite and how she transformed herself from a lowly outsider to the darling goddess of love, for readers of Madeline Miller and Jennifer Saint. Aphrodite saw the gods on Mount Olympus...

The year is 118 A.D. More than five years have passed since Tiberius Artorius Castus, Dux Britannica, departed to fight beside Emperor Trajan against the Parthian Empire. At his command was the legionary and auxilia division, Exercitus Britannica, known to the men in the ranks as Minerva’s Spear. Crossing the breadth of the Empire, they battled across the frozen mountains of Armenia, through the scorching wastes of Mesopotamia, before recapturing Cyprus during the catastrophic uprising across the Jewish diaspora. Their numbers depleted, the survivors exhausted, they are eager to return home.

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.

Verrat, Intrigen und blutige Kämpfe am Limes 231 n. Chr.: Der junge Römer Marcus wird zur Ausbildung zu seinem Onkel nach Augusta Vindelicum geschickt, unweit des Limes. Dort verliebt er sich in eine mysteriöse germanische Sklavin, die eines Tages spurlos verschwindet. Marcus begibt sich auf die Suche nach ihr, doch er ahnt nicht, dass er geradewegs auf einen tückischen Hinterhalt zusteuert. Unterdessen spitzt sich die politische Lage Roms immer weiter zu.

Leonardo, un ambicioso empresario, planea levantar un edificio en un terreno olvidado de Asturias cuando descubre un secreto milenario: dos esqueletos abrazados emergen del suelo, y con ellos, una historia enterrada desde la época de la invasión romana a la Península Ibérica. Julia, una joven arqueóloga, será la encargada de desenterrar el pasado. Pronto se verá envuelta en una investigación que la conectará con Maeva, una sacerdotisa astur, y Druso, un centurión romano destinado en Hispania. Su historia, marcada por el conflicto y la pasión, se entrelaza con la tensa —y ...

C’est la nuit où tout va changer. Dans le ventre d’un colosse de bois, trente guerriers grecs retiennent leur souffle. La nuit est tombée sur Troie, et le destin d’une guerre de dix ans ne tient qu’à un fil. Dehors, les Troyens célèbrent ce qu’ils croient être leur victoire ; à l’intérieur, Ulysse et ses hommes attendent leur heure. Un roman historique vibrant et épique qui ranime le moment le plus légendaire de la mythologie grecque : la chute d’une cité que l’on disait invincible. Du silence oppressant du Cheval à la fureur finale de l’assaut, cette œuvre ...

From the quiet slopes of Nightingale Mountain to the far western edges of the Roman world, one young woman steps into a year that will shape not only her future—but the future of generations to come. Mara has grown up amid the warmth of Rachel and Joachim’s home on Nightingale Mountain, her early years shaped by the stories of Jesus and the steady influence of the Apostle John and Priscilla. When word spreads that Paul may soon be released from his long imprisonment, Mara feels a stirring she cannot ignore. Traveling with Priscilla and Aquila toward Rome, she begins a journey that will ...

In Ancient Greece after the Trojan War, as described in The Iliad, there were a brother and sister, Avel and Syma, who suffered at the hands of their stepfamily. Until three Goddesses decide to visit the siblings and give them tests and gifts to help change their lives for the better. In the kingdom where the brother and sister live, the Goddess of Love wants the young ruling queen Charis to find love again, so the goddesses again take part in bringing Avel, Syma, and the young queen together, changing the lives of all three of them, so much so that it would be painted on pottery one day.

Jonah runs from God's call, seeking to escape his divine assignment and chart his own path. However, God sends a violent storm that threatens to destroy the ship he boards. The terrified sailors cast lots, discovering Jonah as the cause of their peril. Jonah admits his disobedience and suggests they throw him overboard to calm the sea.

III secolo d.C. Odenato, sovrano della fiorente colonia orientale di Palmira, in Siria, viene assassinato vilmente insieme al figlio Erode. Il regno spetta di diritto a Vaballato, ma l'ultimogenito del re è ancora troppo piccolo e così a sedersi sul trono è Zenobia, la giovane vedova. I notabili di Palmira sperano che la sovrana segua le orme del marito, e confermi la politica filoromana che tanti commerci e denari ha portato nelle loro tasche, ma scoprono presto che in Oriente si è alzato un vento ben diverso.

The book Studying in Nalanda Volume I attempts to explain the curriculum and syllabus of Nalanda university. Nalanda followed a holistic approach to education. Students were taught different subjects. The culture of books was well developed. A great library which had many books in a written format was at the center of the institution. In many ways, Nalanda contributed to the development of education, science, medicine, philosophy as well as the preservation of books in ancient times. It introduced writing into the lives of students as opposed to the oral tradition. The students ...