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When the immortal goddess Hera helps her brother Zeus to overthrow their tyrannical father, the ancient Titan Cronos, she dreams of ruling the world at his side. But as they establish their reign on Mount Olympus, Hera begins to see another side to Zeus, a side just as ruthless and cruel as Cronos was. She was clearly born to rule, but does that mean perpetuating a cycle of violence and cruelty that has existed since the dawn of time? Will assuming her power mean that Hera loses herself or can she find a way to forge a better world?

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.

women of the Sauromatae, Akmaral is bound for battle from birth, training as a girl in horsemanship, archery, spear, and blade. Her prowess ignites the jealousy of Erzhan, a gifted warrior who hates her as much as he desires her. When Scythian renegades attack, the two must unite to defeat them. Among their captives is Timor, the rebels’ enigmatic leader who refuses to be broken, even as he is enslaved. He fascinates Akmaral. But as attraction grows to passion, she is blinded to the dangerous alliance forming between the men who bristle against the clan’s matriarchal rule.

G.A. Henty weaves a rousing, yet poignant, adventure of the revolt of Palestine against the power of Rome, and the birth of Christianity. Follow John, a courageous young Jew, as he fights in the siege of Jerusalem, survives slavery in Alexandria and the dispersal of the Jews, wins the favor of the Emperor Titus, and returns triumphantly to Galilee.

Captured by pirates and sold to a Roman aristocrat as a sex slave, Sporus attracted the attention of no less a personage than the Emperor Nero, ruler of the known world. Would-be poet, patron of the arts, aesthete, and brutal autocrat, the Divine Nero saw in the boy a startling resemblance to the Empress Poppaea - and made him an empress as well. Suetonius, Tacitus, and other Roman historians have given tantalizing glimpses into the incredible life story of the boy who became twice an empress to two emperors, and was condemned to die in the arena by a third. In this meticulously researched ...

The Mummifier's Daughter Series takes us back in time to a land steeped in mystery and magic. It paints a detailed picture of ancient Egypt in all its glory. Faithfully recreating one of the most remarkable eras in Egypt’s history, author Nathaniel Burns weaves shudderingly ominous tales of ancient Egypt’s mysteries revealed through a cast of characters the modern listener will recognize, even though millennia have passed.

🔥 La Caída de un Guerrero. La Lucha de un Esclavo. El Ascenso de un Rebelde. 🔥 Hubo un tiempo en que Gaius Aemilius Rufus comandaba legiones, festejaba entre la élite de Roma y dictaba el destino de los hombres. Pero en un abrir y cerrar de ojos, la traición y la desgracia lo arrojaron a la oscuridad: su nombre borrado, su honor robado, su libertad perdida. Ahora, encadenado y vendido, Rufus es arrojado a un mundo donde solo la fuerza y la astucia pueden mantenerlo con vida. La arena de gladiadores es su nuevo campo de batalla, donde el acero se encuentra con la carne y solo los ...

What if Rome never fell? What if Christ never walked the Earth? Step into a world reimagined in The Seven Seeds: Shepherd of Souls, where history takes a daring turn, and the stakes are nothing less than the soul of civilization itself. Torn from the sanctity of the Vatican, Pope Gregory finds himself thrust into an alternate reality—a Rome that never fell, untouched by Christianity, where mythical gods of conquest and power reign supreme.

கி.பி. பதினொன்றாம் நூற்றாண்டின் துவக்கம். சோழ மன்னரான இராஜராஜரின் பிறந்த நாளில் அவரது உயிரைக் குறிவைத்து நடத்தப்பட்ட தாக்குதல் அனைவரையும் அதிர்ச்சியில் ஆழ்த்தியுள்ளது. சதிகாரர்களின் இருப்பிடம் சேர நாடு என்று சந்தேகிக்கப்படுகிறது.

En el siglo III de nuestra era, el Imperio romano se halla sumido en una profunda crisis a todos los niveles: los violentos movimientos sociales, políticos y religiosos que han sucedido a lo largo de su existencia se acrecientan en esta época. El inmenso rompecabezas de dioses y cultos que caracteriza la vida religiosa del pueblo romano se halla en el epicentro de esta espiral de febril agitación.

Alexander the Great's sudden and unexpected death has left the largest, most formidable empire the world has ever seen leaderless. As the fight to take control descends into ruthless scheming and bloody battles, no one is safe. As wars on land and sea are lost and won, and promises are made only to be broken, long-buried secrets come to light in the quest for the true circumstances surrounding Alexander's death.

Before Adam: The Fall of Enlil is a gripping theological novel that dares to explore the ancient war before time—a cosmic rebellion that set the stage for everything we know about good and evil, Eden and exile, heaven and earth. Long before the creation of Adam, before the first sunrise, there was light—pure, holy, divine. And in that Light walked Enlil, a majestic angel created with brilliance, music, and purpose. But pride swelled within him. What began as a question became a challenge. What became a challenge became war. This is the story of a rebellion in the heavens—a celestial ...

Across the lush plains of Egypt, Taita, a freed eunuch slave, wears his authority lightly. Not only is he the close advisor to the Pharaoh, but he is guardian to Pharaoh Tamose's two teenage sisters, the young beauties Tehuti and Bekatha. But the kingdom is not at peace. They have been fighting Southern Egypt's constant and historic enemy, the Hyksos people in the north, since time began. To finally crush them, Pharaoh must turn to his most trusted friend.

Present Day. Finally escaping an abusive marriage, Caterina Rossi takes her three-year-old daughter and flees to Italy. There she's drawn to research scientist Connor, who needs her translation help for his work on volcanology. Together they visit the ruins of Pompeii and, standing where Mount Vesuvius unleashed its fire on the city centuries before, Cat begins to see startling visions. Visions that appear to come from the antique bracelet handed down through her family's generations.

The greatest moment in Roman history, from the perspective of the man who could have had it all.Julius Caesar is dead. Mark Antony, his second in command, is surely also in the sights of the assassins.But for Antony, where there is danger, there is opportunity. Can he seize the chance, and replace Caesar as Rome's undisputed ruler? The portents are good until a young man named Octavian appears, claiming to be Caesar's heir... The following months and years are a time of shifting alliances, betrayals and score-settling.

Icorbeles, ya desde su nacimiento en Edetania, una de las zonas agrícolas de Iberia, parecía claramente destinado por los dioses a ser el Elegido. Aquella noche, las estrellas, como gotas de luz, iban desapareciendo de forma fugaz tras las montañas. Todos lo tomaron como un buen augurio de aquel nacimiento.

The First Jewish Revolt against Rome in the first century led to the destruction of Jerusalem and its Temple, and to the rise of Christianity and modern Judaism. Now for the first time, ancient eyewitness accounts have been transformed into a series of suspense-laden novels, letting you enter the lives of the men and women involved on both sides. You get to experience their fears and hopes and dreams as they are forced to confront life and death and the meaning of their lives on a daily basis. This is an epic story you that will keep you engaged!

Four years have passed since the Roman invasion of Britannia. Though the imperial legions won a number of spectacular victories, the imperial governor, Ostorius Scapula, realizes that Emperor Claudius declared victory far too soon. An ever-volatile land, hostile forces exist even amongst loyalists and allies. To the north the allied kingdom of the Brigantes is on the verge of civil war, while to the west Rome’s old nemesis, Caratacus, has returned. A former prince of the conquered Catuvellauni, he seeks revenge for the death of his brother and the subjugation of their people.

هي رواية كل كائن وإنسان على وجه الأرض... نفس البداية والنهاية.. لا يختلف فيها صبيٌّ عن رجل عن امرأة عن فتاة مهما اختلفت وتباينت الأحداث. فهذا "أحمد عطا المراكيبي" العملاق ذو الجسم الطويل المنبسط يباشر الأعمال ويتولى المهام ويرجع في نهاية المطاف مثقل الأجفان ويسلم روحه منتصف الليل. هذه الرواية ليست كباقي الروايات فقد قسمها محفوظ أبجديًا بأسماء شخصيات عائلة "النقشبندي".

Theodoros è la saga epica di un uomo che ha sfidato se stesso e Dio in nome del suo destino: comandare o morire. Il romanzo di un antieroe che, per vivere all’altezza delle proprie ambizioni, si costringe a bruciare come una cometa, dal Mediterraneo al Corno d'Africa, fino alla fine, fino al Giorno del Giudizio. Se è vero che quando si muore angeli e demoni si contendono l’anima dei defunti, per Theodoros non c’è stata battaglia più accanita.