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Hidden places, extraordinary stories—a journey into the Rome few ever see. Bestselling author and Vatican insider Andreas Englisch takes us beyond the familiar sights of the Eternal City to places where history still lies just beneath the surface. Together with the young Roman Leo, he follows...

Andreas Englisch and his son Leo once again delve into the mysteries of the Eternal City, drawing us to its hidden corners and concealed treasures. The legacy of an elderly woman sets father and son on the trail of a series of enigmatic places linked by a single, unsettling belief: to this day...

Procopius appeared to be a loyal part of the Byzantine establishment, his official writing glorifying the deeds of the Emperor Justinian (d. AD 565). However, he also produced a work that he knew could never be published within the Emperor’s lifetime: The Secret History, a vitriolic indictment of the rule of Justinian and his wife Theodora. In The Secret History, the general Belisarius is presented as an idiot who is manipulated by his conniving wife Antonina, while the Emperor is depicted as a demon king, a dishonest and autocratic destroyer of established institutions.

The Secret History, written by the sixth-century Byzantine historian Procopius, is one of the most extraordinary and scandalous documents to have survived from the early Byzantine period. Procopius, the leading official historian of his time, lived during the testing and indulgent time of...

This audiobook brings you the lesser-known moments that shaped Rome’s history. It doesn’t just focus on the powerful emperors; it also examines the people who worked behind the scenes and shaped the empire in their own way. From Julius Caesar’s personal worries to the mystery of the missing Ninth Legion, these stories reveal the real lives behind the famous Roman names.

La antigua Roma: Vidas ocultas tras las leyendas ¿Sabía que a Augusto César, el primer emperador de Roma, le aterrorizaban las tormentas eléctricas? Este miedo comenzó en el año 26 a. e. c. durante su campaña en España. Un día, tras oír un fuerte trueno, Augusto vio cómo un hombre que estaba cerca de él era alcanzado por un rayo, dejándolo afectado de por vida. A partir de entonces, Augusto creyó que necesitaba la protección del dios romano del rayo, Júpiter, y llevaba amuletos y una piel de foca a todas partes.

Este livro traz a história completa da formação de um dos mais importantes impérios já constituídos. Saiba ainda quem foram os imperadores e os seus feitos, e como eram a política, a economia, a cultura, a religião e as artes durante o Império Romano. Uma obra fundamental para leigos, estudantes e curiosos sobre o tema, que ajuda a entender em definitivo por que esse foi um importante período que moldou para sempre a história de toda a humanidade.