Roman Empire Fiction

Dieci anni dopo, in quel borgo ridotto a macerie, abitato solo dai tre ragazzi inselvatichiti da solitudine e priva-zioni, padre Julen de la Cruz fu catapultato lì senza un perché. Vent’anni prima, fu padre Cullighan, infatti, per via di quella tesi sull’imperatore Costantino, a chiedergli di fare ricerche. Padre Julen invece, partì missionario per l’Africa. Si scambiarono qualche lettera poi, una busta. Di là arrivava. Fuor del Vallo. Lo schizzo di un simbolo che conosceva bene.

Une seule femme peut forger une dynastie. Un roman historique captivant inspiré de la vie de Julia Domna, l'un des personnages féminins les plus fascinants et pourtant méconnus de l'histoire de Rome. 192 après J.-C. : Rome est sous le contrôle de Commode, un empereur fou. L'assassinat du tyran, puis du nouvel auguste nommé par le Sénat, ouvre la porte à un tourbillon d'intrigues et de luttes pour le pouvoir. Les prétendants sont prêts à tout, pensant que le jeu est sur le point de commencer. Mais pour Julia Domna, il a déjà commencé.

Un nuevo y extraño enemigo ha irrumpido desde las estepas y lo arrasa todo a su paso. Nadie sabe quiénes son, ni de dónde proceden. Es imposible encontrar información sobre ellos en los archivos imperiales; ningún historiador, ningún geógrafo los ha descrito antes. Son hábiles jinetes, menudos, de piernas arqueadas y extraños rasgos, implacables; son los hunos. Decenas de miles de godos, incapaces de resistir el empuje imparable de esos demonios, se ven obligados a dejar sus hogares y las tierras de sus antepasados.

“Mr. Wilder has brought to his character the warmth which was totally lacking in the Caesar of schoolbooks and Shakespeare, and in his hero’s destruction there is the true catharsis.”—Edward Weeks, Atlantic First published in 1948, The Ides of March is a brilliant epistolary novel of the...

When the tyrannical Aulus Vitellius seizes the reins of power in Rome, the empire is already in the grip of a fierce civil war. But the new emperor's first priority is both personal and deeply symbolic: he plans to crush the Green chariot racing faction - the mortal enemies of his beloved Blues - at the Plebeian Games in the Circus Maximus. To save the Greens from certain extinction, two former charioteers have just twenty-six days to transport four champion chariot horses across the breadth of Europe to Rome.

Loyalty to your people. Loyalty to Rome. Only one can remain... Centurion Faustus Valerianus has already proven his bravery and skill, marching alongside Julius Agricola for six gruelling years to conquer the north of Britain. But that was just the beginning... With Agricola back in Rome, Faustus is given a new mission: to journey to Hibernia with exiled Irish prince Tuathal Techtmar and help him reclaim his rightful throne.

Hannibal was a great and skillful general who defeated the Romans at Trebia, Lake Trasimenus, and Cannae, and all but took Rome.

Rome, AD 68. Nero has committed suicide. One hundred years of imperial rule by the descendants of Julius Caesar has ended, and chaos rules. His successor Galba dismisses the incorruptible Germans of the Imperial Bodyguard for the crime of loyalty to the dead emperor. Ordering them back to their...

If you want to discover the captivating life of Tiberius, then pay attention.... Compared with the preceding rulers, Julius Caesar and Augustus, the name does not ring out with the same fame and pomposity. Shakespeare wrote no plays about Tiberius; his name does not echo in the history books with the same awe-inspiring prominence. Even his successors, Caligula and Nero, are more famous than he was.

Life rarely goes as planned, no matter how hard you try to maintain happiness. In this book, we follow the stories of three sisters as they navigate the challenges of love and life. Katrina envisioned growing old with Adonis, but eventually left when she discovered he had impregnated one of her stylists in her salon. After the gut-wrenching news, he left her to raise two small children on her own because he could not stomach her walking out on him until Ross entered her life and captured her heart. Ross is the epitome of a good Black man.

In questo audiolibro conoscerete l'uomo che ha fondato l'Impero di Roma: Ottaviano Augusto. L'irresistibile ascesa; le battaglie; le manovre politiche. Conoscerete il suo lato pubblico e privato: l'Imperatore con le sue riforme e la sua eccezionale capacità politica; e l'uomo privato, con le sue manie, le sue ossessioni, i suoi lati oscuri.

Katrina has found her soulmate in Ross, but when outside forces threaten to tear them apart, she's willing to go to any lengths to protect their relationship. Together, they plot to take down anyone who stands in their way. But as the pressure mounts, will their love be strong enough to withstand the storm?

Step back into New Testament times - to Ancient Palestine at the time of Christ and of the historical Roman Empire, and ask: What could a cynical, non-conformist dry-goods salesman, a disgruntled blacksmith, and a musing mendicant all have in common? The answer: Down deep, they all seek something better. But will they find the true fulfillment they are seeking?

En este libro, encontraras datos verídicos sobre el acontecimiento mas importante de la humanidad, El nacimiento, vida,obra ,muerte , resurrección y ascensión a los cielos del Señor y salvador JesuCristo y la expansión del evangelio a los gentiles

The insurrection having failed, Barabbas and his men find a cave in which to hide out. But Barabbas, unsatisfied, decides to try robbery. He enlists the help of the two beggars, and they set out to rob rich Benjamin. But Timotheus almost turns back, after seeing the Nazarene. Will he go on to aid in this crime? Will it be successful, or will this also result in disaster?

AD 381. Five years have gone by since a Roman governor ordered the deaths of a Gothic king and his attendants at a feast in their honor. This disastrous act led to warfare in the Roman Empire and the death of the Emperor Valens. The Empire is now at peace, but the powerful brother of the murdered king has sworn revenge on the regicides, and will not rest until they are hunted down. For the eight legionaries who carried out the killings, the bloodshed is only just beginning.

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.

Augustus Caesar rules Imperial Rome at the height of its power, as the Roman Empire stretches across the known world. Cassius, son of one of her most powerful families, is the personification of Rome's imperial strength: wealthy, popular, a war hero with a decorated military career, he hides a secret. After his nerve is broken in Germany, the thought of genuine armed combat is enough to send him into a cold sweat of fear and shame.

Millionen von Lichtjahren von der Erde entfernt in einer unbekannten Sterneninsel: Das Stardust-System ist Heimat von rund einer Milliarde Menschen, die es dorthin verschlagen hat. In einer fremdartigen Umgebung kämpfen die Menschen um ihre Zukunft. Zwischen den Sternen lauern zahlreiche Gefahren auf sie, aber auch kosmische Wunder und ein Rätsel aus tiefster Vergangenheit... PERRY RHODAN-Stardust: Das ist klassische Space Opera mit viel Action und einem "kosmischen Hauch" - zwölf Hörbücher ergeben ein abgeschlossenes Epos.

Ein phantastischer Roman des Kultautors als Hörbuch!

Eden - ein Planet in einem weit entfernten Sonnensystem, der bisher kaum erforscht ist. Daher sollen sechs Wissenschaftler zunächst aus sicherer Entfernung diesen Planeten beobachten. Doch aufgrund eines Berechnungsfehlers der Experten bohrt sich das Raumschiff der Erdenbewohner in die Oberfläche von Eden...