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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.

Altea, una de las más brillantes discípulas de Platón, no sabe que tiene al enemigo en su propia casa y que tanto ella como el bebé que espera se encuentran en peligro. Por su parte, su amigo y maestro Platón arriesga la vida para intentar hacer realidad su gran proyecto: unir la política y la filosofía con el fin de que gobiernen la justicia y la razón, en lugar de la corrupción y la retórica vacía de los demagogos.

As princesses of Crete and daughters of the fearsome King Minos, Ariadne and her sister, Phaedra, grow up hearing the hoofbeats and bellows of the Minotaur echo from the labyrinth beneath the palace. The Minotaur—Minos' greatest shame and Ariadne's brother—demands blood every year. When Theseus, prince of Athens, arrives in Crete as a sacrifice to the beast, Ariadne falls in love with him. But helping Theseus kill the monster means betraying her family and country.

El anciano filósofo Pitágoras es uno de los personajes con más poder político de su época. Está a punto de nombrar un sucesor entre sus grandes maestros cuando en su comunidad se inicia una serie de asesinatos. Cada muerte tiene lugar de un modo más desconcertante e imprevisible, reflejando tras ellas una mente oscura y poderosa que parece superar a la del mismísimo Pitágoras. La enigmática Ariadna y el investigador egipcio Akenón tratarán de identificar al asesino a la vez que resuelven sus propios sentimientos.

El asesinato de Sócrates recrea magistralmente la época más extraordinaria de nuestra historia. Madres que luchan por sus hijos, amores imposibles y soldados tratando de sobrevivir se entrelazan de un modo fascinante con los gobernantes, artistas y pensadores que convirtieron Grecia en la cuna de nuestra civi-lización.

لم ينتصر الشيطان للحظة واحدة على الدرويش. كان عليه تصديق أن (سراج) الشاب، الصعيدي البسيط، يمكنه أن يكون مفتاحه ، ورغم صعوبة التحدي، وعجائب الطريق، إلا أن المقام الأعلى لخليفة الله كان هو الأمل. رحلة اختلط فيها الواقع بالخيال. الحقيقة والزيف. رحلة مكانية، وزمانية، وقلبية، في نفس الوقت. رحلة البحث عن الله.

Step into a world of ancient wonders and heart-wrenching drama with "Escape from Pompeii: A Journey of Love and Tragedy." This captivating historical novel transports you from a quaint Bavarian village, where Anya, a young Celtic beauty, is brutally ripped from her loving home and family, captured by soldiers, and marched into Rome to be sold in the city’s slave market. Follow her plight as she’s purchased and enslaved by a powerful aristocratic family where she’s determined to survive the degradation and humiliation of slavery and servitude.

"بردية أنوبيس" ليست مجرّد رواية بل هي عرضٌ شيّق لحقائق من تاريخنا القديم وصلتها بالحاضر وتأثيرها على المستقبل بشكلٍ غير مألوف في عالم الأدب.

In the seven years since he crossed the Alps and began his war against the Roman Republic, Hannibal Barca stood unbeaten in battle. However, maintaining a large army was a costly proposition and the government of Carthage proved stingy with its coins. To intercept the supplies destined for Hannibal, the Senate of Rome stationed Legions in Iberia. But, when the Legions were destroyed by Hannibal's brother and their Generals killed, the Senate could not find a willing replacement. Enter one Tribune who hungered for the position.

Ravenna, A.D. 408. Placidia is watching her family fall apart. When her emperor brother accuses their powerful foster father of treason, the naive imperial princess tries to reason with her sibling to no avail. And after her foster father is lured out of sanctuary and brutally executed, she flees the toxic court to avoid a forced marriage… but to dubious safety.

Widely considered as one of the finest historical novelists of the 20th century, Mary Renault brought the ancient world alive, turning age-old myths of gods and monsters into compelling human stories. In The King Must Die and its sequel, The Bull from the Sea, she retells the legend of Theseus, one of the greatest heroes of Ancient Greece.

"أرض الإله" واحدة من الروايات التي أثارت الجدل فور صدورها وانقسم الناس حولها إلى قسمين معجبٍ ومؤيّد وآخر ساخطٌ وقادح.

Welcome to summer 258 B.C.

Seven years ago, Quinn finally dared to transform from a seal into a human and took her first steps on land. As a selkie, she is both a daughter of land and sea. But when a human stole her pelt, he stole her freedom as well, forcing Quinn to become his wife and bear his children. As legend tells, capturing a selkie will bring you luck, and she became a coveted prize. Constrained to a life that was no longer her own, Quinn longed for nothing more than to find her pelt and seize her freedom.

Iron Age of India … around 900 B.C.E. Born in the arms of the Ganga, Vasu grew up in the raging province of Anga. His life shaped by a fate that failed to be just—neglected by his own, stripped of his birthright—he was raised to be lost in an abyss of desires and disappointment. Cursed by his guru, hurt by the only woman he loved, ostracised from society for being the son of a suta. With his only armour—hope—he ventured on an unforgettable journey. Alone. This is Vasu’s tale of survival, of endurance, of abiding courage in the face of all adversities.

يعود الكاتب الليبي "فرج العشة" في روايته الثانية "سينسيوس وهيباتيا" إلى أواخر القرن الثالث الميلادي، ليحكي لنا بأسلوب روائي، عن الصراع بين الدين المسيحي والفلسفة الذي كان على أشدّه في ذلك الوقت من التاريخ.

Octa, the son of a mighty Saxon warlord, stands in the shield wall for the first time, eager to make a name for himself. But instead of the promised battle glory, fear overpowers him and he flees the battle, causing the death of his cousin and bringing shame to his family. Disowned by his father, and hunted by his own people, Octa is spurred on by his mother’s vision for his future, a promise of greatness to come. A chance encounter with a wiry traveller offers Octa a chance of redemption with a quest to retrieve a sacred weapon.

After years of service to Rome, Quintus Sertorius has exchanged the bloodshed of the battlefield for the tranquility of his farm. He dedicates himself to his pregnant wife with the same vigor he displayed in the legion. But soon the bells of war toll again, and there is nowhere in Italy safe from its destruction. As rebel armies close in, Sertorius realizes his wife and child are in danger. The fate of his homeland is at stake, and he cannot ignore the call to arms.

Während der erste Teil von The Old World lediglich an der Oberfläche kratzte, werden wir nun gemeinsam um einiges tiefer graben! Was wir im Schlamm der Täuschungen und Lügen freilegen werden, ist mehr als nur alte Gebäude aus einer vergangenen Zeit. Es ist das Wissen um unserere wahre Vergangenheit! Das Wissen, dass uns den Weg weisen wird, um eines Tages die eine Welt zu finden, die es auf dieser Erde nur 1000 Jahre gab. Eintausend Jahre Frieden und Harmonie, das gab es nur im tausendjährigen Reich.

En el corazón de Bolivia, en lo alto de los Andes, se encuentra Potosí, la antigua ciudad argentífera más rica del mundo, ahora un lugar tranquilo que esconde secretos capaces de alterar el curso de la historia. El cardiólogo estadounidense Roger Jackson y su compañera Isabel, una apasionada enfermera boliviana, emprenden una exploración rutinaria de los sitios históricos de Potosí y se topan con un hallazgo que desafía toda lógica. Estos artefactos, con el potencial de revolucionar el mundo, desentierran secretos peligrosos enterrados hace mucho, desencadenando un emocionante viaje.