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Imagine the following scene: Eric Schliemann having to get the permission of scientists, telling them that, based on Homer’s descriptions, he believes he can discover the mythical Troy. Besides laughing their hearts out, do you believe there would even be the slightest chance for Schliemann to have gotten their permission? And it is not just Troy nor just Knossos nor just the Mycenae, most major archaeological findings in the entire world, despite the references in the ancient texts, were a complete surprise for the scientific establishment. If that establishment had full control, all ...

El ejército macedonio se adentra en Babilonia y asesta el golpe final al secular imperio persa. Alejandro aspira a convertir el mundo conocido en una sola nación bajo su mando, pero pocos comparten su sueño. Se urden conjuras, y el rey se ve arrastrado hacia una vorágine de violencia. Solo el amor de Roxana puede aliviar su soledad. Ella le infundirá el valor necesario para llegar a la India misteriosa y luego la fuerza para buscar el camino de retorno.

Nadie puede permanecer indiferente ante la belleza de Alejandro, ni ante la grandiosidad de su imperio, que se extendió desde el Danubio hasta el Indo. Un hombre considerado como un dios por sus contemporáneos, de ardientes sueños y violentas pasiones, que le consumieron hasta finalmente destruirle. Su vida transcurrió en un mundo de leyenda. Esta es su historia.

- How can we protect ourselves and our beloved ones us from manipulation? - Should we avoid difficulties or seek them out? - Why do we need our bad selves and our flaws? - Can something bad that happened to us in the past change? - Is it possible to trick our brains into living longer? The book you are holding is a self-improvement book. No, there is no easy way for a person to suddenly become better. Neither can this book magically change a person without himself trying and working hard. However, by reading it you will get ideas, you will reflect and perhaps you will see some things from a...

An exemplary travelogue of danger and achievement by the Frenchwoman Madame Alexandra David-Neel of her 1923 expedition to Tibet, the fifth in her series of Asian travels and her personal recounting of her journey to Lhasa, Tibet's forbidden city. In order to penetrate Tibet and reach Lhasa, she used her fluency of Tibetan dialects and culture, disguised herself as a beggar with yak hair extensions and inked skin, and tackled some of the roughest terrain and climate in the world.

Segunda parte de la trilogía Aléxandros, en la que el Valerio Massimo Manfredi nos relata la vida de Alejandro Magno, uno de los mayores héroes militares de la antigüedad. En Anatolia corta el nudo gordiano; dicen que quien lo deshaga dominará el confín del mundo. Finalmente, él y sus hombres derrotan al poderoso Darío, rey de los persas. Así, las tropas victoriosas de Alejandro avanzan hasta Egipto, donde el oráculo de Amón le revela su origen divino y su destino de gloria inmortal.

"The Murderess" by Alexandros Papadiamantis is now available in audio form, thus enabling anyone who wants to "listen" in an expressive way to the context of this magnificent work of the author. 14 actors and narrators personify the heroes of the book attributing to each one the local dialect and accompanied by original musical sounds and effects. In this performance, Papadiamantis takes us to his homeland, the island of Skiathos, back at the time of Ottoman rule.

L'armata macedone varca l'Eufrate e il Tigri per raggiungere Babilonia. La reggia di Persepoli, il palazzo più bello del mondo, viene data alle fiamme: si conclude così la vicenda di un antico impero e si apre un'era nuova. Il progetto più ambizioso, quello di un mondo senza greci né barbari e di una sola patria per un solo popolo, è davanti agli occhi di Alessandro. Ma gloria, onore e ricchezza generano anche invidia, timore e rancore. E il re onnipotente è trascinato in un vortice di violenza e di sangue.