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It is a time of fire. A small band of pioneers struggle valiantly to keep their ancestors' dreams alive in an unforgiving, drought-stricken land. Driven by the promise of an awesome vision, a heroic young dreamer and a fearless woman warrior unite to lead their people to a magnificent destiny. A towering epic filled with tragedy and triumph, courage and conflict, People of the Fire is the second compelling novel in a majestic saga of America's first peoples.

The seventh of Joan Grant's Far Memory novels, So Moses Was Born, is set in Egypt, in the time just before the birth of Moses. The story is a familiar one: Found in the bulrushes, Moses's upbringing in the court of Egypt gave him the influence and power to set the Israelites free. Joan Grant enlarges the picture by depicting the events that led up to the discovery of the baby Moses, convincingly portraying the man she believed was his father, Ramoses II, through the words of his reclusive half-brother Nebunefer.

Kaiser Claudius gewährt seinem siebzehnjährigen Leibsklaven Cato die lang ersehnte Freiheit. Im Gegenzug muss sich der junge Mann zu zwanzig Jahren Dienst in der römischen Armee verpflichten. Kurz darauf befiehlt der Imperator das gefährlichste aller militärischen Abenteuer, an dem einst sogar Cäsar scheiterte: die Eroberung Britanniens. Cato steht auf der Insel aber nicht nur den wildesten Barbarenhorden gegenüber.

Helena und Klytämnestra sind durch ihre Schönheit und ihren Stand nichts als Überfluss gewohnt, ganz Griechenland liegt ihnen zu Füßen: Sie sind die Prinzessinnen von Sparta. Doch dieses Privileg hat seinen Preis. Noch als Mädchen werden die Schwestern getrennt und verheiratet—mit dem mächtigen Agamemnon und seinem Bruder Menelaos von Troja. Als Königinnen wird von ihnen nur zweierlei erwartet: die Geburt eines Erben und die Verkörperung der sanftmütigen, sittsamen Natur einer Frau.

AD 173. The Danube lies frozen. On its banks gather the clans of Sarmatia, their riders winter starved by sickly herds and blighted crops. Petty feuds cast aside and their disparate numbers united in the face of a great enemy. For across the frozen waters stands the mighty Roman Empire, and its Legion marches ever closer.

Tamworth AD833 After successfully rescuing her husband from the Island of Sheppey, Icel hears the deathbed confession of Lady Cynehild which leaves him questioning what he knows about his past, as well as his future. In the unenviable position of being oath sworn to protect their two atheling sons when Lord Coenwulf is punished and banished for his treason against the Mercian ruler, King Wiglaf, Icel is once more torn between his oaths and the secret he knows.

Die unter großer Mühsal eroberte Provinz Britannien ist ein Stachel im Fleisch des römischen Imperiums. Einheimische Rebellengruppen hören nicht auf, erbitterten Widerstand zu leisten, und schmieden Allianzen gegen ihren gemeinsamen Feind. Zugleich bereichern sich auf römischer Seite gierige Verwalter auf Kosten der darbenden Bevölkerung. In dieser aufgeheizten Stimmung entsendet das Imperium zwei seiner erfahrensten Krieger: Erneut stehen Präfekt Cato und Centurio Macro den Rebellen Seite an Seite gegenüber.

Christmas is the most important holiday of the year. After the corresponding days that exalt the national pride of each country, such as Independence Day in the US, Victory Day in Russia, or Bastille Day in France, it's December 25 that articulates the life, the work, and the economy in much of the world, including many non-Christian countries. Since ancient times, the beginning of winter has been the occasion for most people to eat, drink, dance, and get together to beat the drum and take a break.

378 dopo Cristo: sulla piana di Adrianopoli, in Tracia (non lontano dalle rive sud occidentali del Mar Nero), i barbari Goti infliggono ai Romani una terribile disfatta che - secondo la maggioranza degli storici - darà inizio alla fine dell'Impero Romano d'Occidente. Uno dei pochi sopravvissuti sarà il Dux Moesiae Secundae Magno Clemente Massimo, il protagonista di questo romanzo.

Seinen packenden Roman um den Kampf der Ostgoten gegen Rom nach dem Tode Theoderichs des Großen im 6. Jahrhundert schrieb Dahn 1876 und schuf damit ein Werk, das bis heute nichts von seiner Dramatik und seinem Unterhaltungswert eingebüßt hat. Es war eine schwüle Sommernacht des Jahres 526 nach Christus. Schwer lagerte dichtes Gewölk über der dunklen Fläche der Adria, deren Küsten und Gewässer zusammenflossen in unterscheidungslosem Dunkel: nur ferne Blitze warfen hier und da ein zuckendes Licht über das schweigende Ravenna.

Throughout ancient Egypt was a land of hundreds of tiny villages, with constantly warring tribes, loosely divided between Upper and Lower Egypt. Then, in the space of a few extraordinary decades, the impossible happened. An incredible man, King Narmer (also known as Menes), united Upper and Lower Egypt. The First Pharaoh retells the story of Narmer and his epic journey, seen through his eyes and those of his chief scribe, the shaman Anhotek.

The Legion is a machine of war. When the gears are turning, those not in sync with the machine get pulverized in the cogs. Most of the time, it's the enemy. Unfortunately, for Lance Corporal Alerio Sisera, the gears have political and egotistical parts that are just as sharp as gladius blades. Caught in the wrong place by vindictive officers, he is sentenced to a session on the punishment post and is badly injured. Wounded and disgraced, he must now save the same Legion that sentenced him to the harsh discipline.

180 AD. North of the Wall, Sarmatian warrior Kai and his adopted tribe, the Votadini, struggle for survival, cast into unfamiliar lands by Roman reprisals. When news arrives that an old enemy is in charge of the Votadini's hated foes, a confederation of tribes known as the Painted People, and has roused them to action, Kai heads south towards the Wall, hoping to ally with the Romans against this resurgent threat. Meanwhile, the Romans have heard tales of butchery and mayhem beyond the Wall.

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.

Born in the Greek city of Miletus, Aspasia was destined for a life of tragedy. Her wealthy father vowed to abandon any female child, so Aspasia was secreted away, educated independently of her family, and raised as a courtesan. She discovered at an early age how to use her powers of intellect as ingeniously as those of the flesh. Ensconced in the Persian harems of Al Taliph, she meets the man who will change her fate: Pericles, the formidable political leader, statesman, ruler of Athens, and Aspasia’s most cherished lover.

Virgil's Aeneid is the great masterpiece of Latin literature. Written at the beginning of the Roman Empire, it tells the exciting story of how a Trojan named Aeneas flees his burning city and goes on a quest to find a new homeland with a small fleet of refugees. The hero Aeneas encounters many monsters and opponents, undergoes many trials and temptations, survives shipwrecks and the whims of the gods. Throughout it all he is accompanied by his loyal sidekick, "faithful Achates"... My idea was this: "What if Achates was not just another Trojan, but a DOG!"

When Hani, an Egyptian diplomat under Akhenaten, is sent to investigate the murder of a useful bandit leader in Syria, he encounters corruption, tangled relationships, and yet more murder. His investigation is complicated by the new king’s religious reforms, which have struck Hani’s own family to the core.

Древнегреческий эпос был создан, чтобы передаваться из уст в уста — именно этой задумки придерживался Сергей Носов в своем прозаическом переложении «Одиссеи». Это пересказ с ремарками автора, стилизованный под песнопения древних сказителей и адаптированный под восприятие современного слушателя. Именно фигура рассказчика, влияние его индивидуальности на текст отличает эпос от прочей литературы. Благодаря Владимиру Левашеву, ставшему голосом этой книги, каждый ощутит себя частью традиции свободного изложения, даже тысячелетия спустя.

Un paese di montagna, un'antica villa con troppe stanze, l'ultimo erede di un casato ormai estinto, lo scontro al calor bianco tra due uomini che non sembrano avere nulla in comune... Quanto siamo fedeli all'idea di noi stessi che abbiamo ricevuto in sorte? Matteo Melchiorre ha costruito una storia tesissima ed epica sulla furia del potere, le leggi della natura e la libertà individuale.

Auf dem Monte Somma oberhalb der mondänen, niedergehenden Stadt Pompeji werden tote Vögel gefunden. Während einer Versammlung von Vogelschützern hat der Einwanderer Jowna eine Eingebung: Wenn der Vulkan grollt, soll man das Weite suchen. Ohne Schulbildung, Geld und Einfluss gelingt es ihm, sich an die Spitze einer Aussteigerbewegung zu setzen. Bald fürchtet das Stadtoberhaupt Fabius Rufus, die Vulkangerüchte könnten Pompeji schaden. Als sich sogar der frühere Sklave Polybius dafür interessiert, schaltet sich Rufus' Frau Livia ein, und Jownas Eingebung verkehrt sich in ihr Gegenteil.