Rome Fiction

The war that began in 218 B.C. with Hannibal's march across the Alps is one of the familiar stories of history, but its details are little known. A struggle between an emerging barbarian power and an old culture, it pitted a Roman army of mostly farmers against the highly trained officers of Carthage. Hannibal's empire, founded on her control of the sea, would lose her fight against the Romans' new methods of naval warfare.

Some memories are never forgotten. As Tamara discovers the charms of Rome in the arms of her first love, the sights, food, and wine sweep her away. Giorgio changes how she thinks about living. Decades can pass - marriages, death, and family can intervene - but those moments linger in the hidden layers of her consciousness. And just when Tamara thinks she has forgotten Giorgio, they find each other again...and their lives are changed forever.

Philosopher Sigmund has found rare company as court writer and close friend to Caesar Julian. He is party to the intrigues of the imperial court, but he finds himself increasingly torn between his loyalty to Julian and the demands of his gentle conscience. Meanwhile, tensions are on the rise between Julian and his estranged cousin Emperor Constantius II. Sigmund is the fourth novel in the Barbarians series of Ancient Rome. It has been two years since the Battle of Argentoratum, but threats to the Empire are only escalating.

It has been three years since the wars against Arminius and the Cherusci. Gaius Silius, legate of the 20th Legion, is concerned that the barbarians - though shattered by the war - may be stirring once again. He also seeks to confirm the rumors regarding Arminius' death. What Silius does not realize is that there is a new threat to the empire, but it does not come from beyond the frontier; it is coming from within, where a disenchanted nobleman looks to sow the seeds of rebellion in Gaul.

Anna Padula embarks on her third trip to Europe along with her brother Rocco. They have longed to revisit their father's home country of Italy to fully explore its rich heritage and hopefully feel his spirit. While visiting the Roman ruins, Anna begins to feel strange sensations whenever she is near any of the ancient structures, especially the Pantheon and the temples on Palatine Hill.

When 30-year-old Kate’s childhood sweetheart dumps her without a goodbye, she almost hits rock bottom. But she’s determined to have a fresh start and goes to Italy’s stunning capital city in search of healing. Hot sun, fresh coffee and white marble piazzas; here, Kate might be able to put herself back together. But when a glass (or three) more wine than is strictly necessary leads to questioning by a concerned policeman – a tall, Italian policeman, with wavy, black hair and cheekbones to die for – she knows she’s in trouble.

All Stevie Choi ever wanted was a cozy life in suburbia—a loving husband, adorable kids, a dog. That simple dream shattered into a million pieces when she was only seventeen. She’s spent the years since trying to outrun the pain and make something of herself, if only to prove to her estranged family that she’s happy and successful—even though she’s secretly yearning for another chance at love. If only she believed she deserved it....

Nine months ago, undercover detective Ispettore Evalina Gallo protected her heart the only way she knew how, never expecting to see her savior-turned-one-night-stand again. When he returns to Italia - now a person of interest in an investigation of a local organized crime family - her personal connection to the rugged American gets her assigned to the case.

Nach einer unglücklichen Ehe wagt Katy einen Neuanfang in der Blumenstadt Aberdeen. Sie betreut den demenzkranken Jeff, den es immer wieder in den kleinen Blumenladen am Meer zieht. Zusammen mit seinem Neffen Aiden hilft ihm Katy hier, inmitten der Blüten, seinen Erinnerungen nachzuspüren. Dabei stoßen sie nicht nur auf eine tragische Liebesgeschichte, sondern entdecken auch ihre Gefühle füreinander. Gibt es eine Chance für diese unerwartete Liebe, und kann sich Jeff mit seiner Vergangenheit aussöhnen, bevor es zu spät ist?

Listening to The Satires by Juvenal is to come face to face with the corruption, the debauchery, the waste, the sloth, and the mean-spirited greed of ancient Rome...or is it more like modern times? Indeed, these masterpieces of biting social commentary could easily have been written today about any number of metropolitan areas we are all familiar with.

'The story I now commence is rich in vicissitudes, grim with warfare, torn by civil strife, a tale of horror even during times of peace.’ Tacitus, The Histories AD 68. The Emperor Nero’s erratic and bloody reign is in its death throes when Gaius Valerius Verrens is dispatched to Rome on a mission that will bring it to a close. With Nero dead, the city holds its breath and awaits the arrival his successor, Servius Sulpicius Galba, governor of Hispania. The Empire prays for peace, but it prays in vain.

Many stories have stood the test of time, but this selection have entranced audiences for thousands of years and remain as fresh today as they were when first told. A fascinating collection which gives vivid insights into lives in ancient times and the issues that occupied the people of the day.

To her mother's dismay, Gabriella Hazelwood has no interest in marriage or a quiet domestic life - not when she has big dreams of becoming a journalist. When she meets Marco Santorelli, a handsome newspaper heir who believes in her ambitions as much as she does, Gabriella begins to wonder if she can have both a husband and a career. Under the magical stars of Rome, their connection deepens, and a sweeping love story begins . . . until the shadow of war casts a dark cloud over Europe.

101 A.D. Emperor Trajan, the heralded new Caesar of the Roman Empire, seeks to reverse 15 years of humiliating losses for Rome in wars against Dacia and its brilliant military leader King Decebal. To punish Dacia and Decebal, Trajan launches an invasion of Dacia with the largest army ever assembled in the history of Rome.

85 A.D. The Roman Empire expanded its conquered territories north to the Danube River. One kingdom is still a serious threat – the third most powerful military power in Europe and the richest nation in the region. That nation is Dacia, led by its young and brilliant military leader King Decebal.

The year AD 105. King Decebal of Dacia stubbornly defends the freedom of his people and continues to defy the rule of the Roman Empire. Emperor Trajan marches north again to invade Dacia with the largest army in the history of Rome. Their legendary personal and military conflicts reach a dramatic climax beneath the walls of Sarmizegetusa, the holy city of Dacia and the most formidable mountain fortress of the ancient world.

With the empire collapsing about him, Heraclius, the Exarch’s son, becomes the first Roman Emperor in 300 years to lead an army into battle. But this is no ordinary army: it is the Last Army, cobbled together from the bits and pieces that remain of once-great legions. Arrayed against him are the most formidable enemies Rome has ever faced: the Avar horde, the Sassanian Persian Empire intent on Rome’s annihilation, and the relentless plague that exploded under his predecessor Justinian and halved the Roman population.

Wall of Hadrian, Britannia, AD 367. Tribune Sixtus Victorinus is scouting north of the Wall when he first sees the smoke. Riding south he finds a province in chaos, the local populace in flight, the soldiers absent. Britannia is ablaze, overrun with barbarians and Valentia is the word on everyone’s lips. But no one seems to have the first clue what it means... Victorinus may have let his life run to ruin and drunk his youth away, but now he must forge himself into the soldier he always wanted to be, the hero his children think he is.

Em Lisboa, uma escritora se reencontra com o homem com quem teve um romance em Buenos Aires, após dez anos idealizando este momento. Nesses dias que passam juntos, ela tenta reescrever suas lembranças com ele numa espécie de topografia íntima, revisitando Berlim, Marselha, Beirute. O resultado é um audiolivro sobre amor, complexidade da memória e todas as histórias que nunca nasceram.

Zwei verfeindete Familien. Ein Geheimnis. Eine verbotene Liebe. Zwei Familien, zwei Weinberge und ein jahrzehntelanger Hass. Die Santuccis und Villanis sind erbitterte Rivalen, mit nur einer Gemeinsamkeit: ihrem Stolz auf die kostbaren Trauben, die sie seit Generationen hervorbringen. Als eines Nachts die Weinfelder der Santuccis brennen, ist Rome Santucci wild entschlossen den Schuldigen zu stellen – nur ein Villani wäre so niederträchtig. Da Caius Villani und Rome Santucci die Imperial Academy besuchen, heftet sich Rome an seine Fersen, um an Informationen zu gelangen.