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Gavriel, a soldier in the elite company of Yonatan—son of King Saul—dreams of forging his destiny through crafting weapons with his own hands. Despite earning his place among Israel's finest, he is haunted by a dark past that no distraction can dispel. When his reckless behavior forces Yonatan to present him with an ultimatum, Gavriel is sent on a mission to persuade a distant tribe to sever their ties with the Amalekites.

Suara Xerxes selalu mengiang di telingan Kashva setiap terbangun dari tidurnya. Anak dari perempuan pujaan yang dititipkan kpadanya ketika terjadi penyerangan oleh pasukan Raja Khosrou itu, kini terpisah darinya. Minggu demi minggu dilalui Kashva di Tibet dengan mendaki 13 gunung suci bersama Biksu Tashidelek. Ia pun tenggelam dalam lautan peziarah di tempat berkumpulnya segala doa itu, demi satu tujuan. Menemukan kembali Xerxes! Peristiwa hilangnya Xerxes membuat pikiran Kashva hanya tertuju untuk menemukan cara agar mereka dapat bertemu kembali.

In the shadows of the hollow hills, a queen's destiny unfolds. Britain, AD 38. Having defeated her enemies, Queen Cartimandua works swiftly to stabilize the north. But not all foes yield quietly. Forces move in the shadows to destabilize the Brigantes. Working to root out resistance, Queen Cartimandua finds an unlikely ally in deposed Prince Venutiux—much to his wife’s dismay. Even with King Eddin’s support, facing an unnamed enemy proves difficult. Darkness, in the shape of an eagle, looms for them all.

Fulvia is the daughter of a wealthy but unimportant Roman family. Raised in the countryside, she longs for a life of intrigue and influence. When her father dies and her inheritance is threatened, Fulvia makes her way to the city of Rome to secure her future. There she marries a young aristocrat named Clodius, who is more interested in partying with his hedonistic friends than politics. Fulvia is drawn into their world of debauchery, and learns just how precarious the balance of power in the Republic is.

What if the first modern republic in the world was not America or France but a gold-rich state founded in 1777 in the middle of West Kalimantan? Entrepreneur Hector Yan sets off on a perilous journey after the mysterious murder of his aunt, travelling from Singapore to Hong Kong, Shanghai, Kuala Lumpur and West Kalimantan, in a desperate effort to uncover a priceless treasure.

"Jealousy is but one road to the preordained," Hektor offered. "Are you a seer, now?" Alerio challenged. "No, sir. I'm a youth who worries about how you're being treated." "Colonel, we're all apprehensive about what fate their jealousy is driving you towards," Centurion Pelle added. "I've sworn a Tribune's Oath to a God and a General," Alerio informed them. He tugged the crested helmet down over his head before saying. "We can sit with bowls of camp stew and talk about our feelings later. Right now, I have a battle to win." Welcome to 255 B.C.

बॉलीवुड के प्रसिद्ध लेखक ,निर्देशक Dushyant Pratap Singh ने इस आगामी पुस्तक के बारे में बताया कि द्वापर युग के ऐसे अजेय योद्धा थे जिनके सामने शत्रु सेना घुटने टेक देती थी, उस कालखंड के बड़े बड़े महारथी वसुदेव कृष्ण और बलभद्र के इस शिष्य के सामने झुक जाते थे, कदाचित प्रभु श्री कृष्ण और शेषावतार बलराम के अलावा सात्यकि ही द्वापर के ऐसे योद्धा थे जो अविजित रहे.

Rome, 58 AD. Aemilius Valerius is on the up and up. His reputation has been rehabilitated, he has established a fledgling career, and he has new friends in very powerful places. When one of those new friends, the poet Lucan, is attacked, Valerius is given an offer he can’t refuse: find the culprits before they strike again. But when every man in Lucan’s circle of poets and playwrights and artists is potentially a suspect, each one of them competing for the emperor’s favor, how is Valerius supposed to tell the difference between petty jealousy and murderous rage?

54BC. Caesar comes to Britain again, better equiped, better prepared, better informed. But alongside the wild hordes of Britons waiting for him, and the apocalyptic weather of their windswept islands, are a force of warriors from across the Channel in Gaul, the remants of the Veneti, the famed Black Company and other flotsam from the tides of conflict. Once again warriors of the tribes will fight to preserve their way of life, while the Legions strive to impose their new order upon chaotic neighbours.

Once the Carthaginian forces were removed from Iberia, the reinforcements and supplies for Hannibal Barca dwindled to a trickle. Even so, Hannibal held onto the southwest quadrant of the Italian peninsula and remained a danger to the Republic. Although made rich from his conquests, the architect of the victory in Iberia retreated to Rome.

Naher Osten vor 55.000 Jahren: Eine Sippe moderner Menschen kämpft an den Ufern des großen Jordansees ums Überleben. Der Tierbestand nimmt immer weiter ab, und die Winter sind hart. Zudem machen die Jäger eine besorgniserregende Entdeckung: Sie sind nicht allein in diesem Jagdgebiet. Und diese Fremden sind anders - ganz anders! Allein ihre seltsam helle Haut und der massive Körperbau wirken verstörend. Sind sie eine Bedrohung für die eigene Sippe? Oder kann man sich mit ihnen irgendwie verständigen?

Half-sister to Emperor Honorius, unmarried and powerless, twenty-year-old Galla Placidia watches from the shadows as imperial policies are made and unmade. Her plans to gain power and influence are halted when the city is besieged and captured by a vast army led by Alaric the Visigoth. Taken hostage, travelling out of Italy, Galla Placidia falls in love and marries a barbarian king. At a time when Rome's power is fast dwindling, its authority diminishing year upon year, she embarks on a dangerous and remarkable journey towards the imperial throne.

هذا الكتاب هو مجموعة من "الحكايات" التي حدثت في مصر خلال النصف الأول من القرن العشرين ، إنه ليس تأريخاً بالمعنى الدقيق للكلمة ، بل هو محاولة لقراءة التاريخ من خلال أحداث ، قد تكون سياسية ، اقتصادية ، اجتماعية ، فنية ، لكنها تساعد في أن تعطيك تصورًا لما حدث . هذه الحكايات هي مجرد نافذة تطل منها على مصر التي كانت ولم تعد ، بداية تنطلق منها للبحث والتفكير ، وكل ذلك مغلف بغلاف مؤكد من المتعة.

Im Jahre 303 hat sich die Lage für die Christen im Römischen Reich zugespitzt. Vor Verfolgung müssen Aurelia und ihre Mutter aus der östlichen Hauptstadt Nikomedia fliehen. Aurelia nimmt zu ihrem Schutz den Namen Katharina an. Per Schiff gelingt ihre Flucht nach Zypern. Dort werden Katharina und ihre Mutter nicht nur von Verwandten aufgenommen. Katharina lernt dort auch König Kostus kennen und gewinnt durch Schönheit, Charme, Bildung und geschickte Umgangsformen seine Gunst.

Born into poverty in an age of heroes and kings, a future as a courtesan is the best Eka expects in the Maghada Empire. Initiation into the service of the snake goddess gives her a fleeting glimpse of power—until the king discovers Eka's talent for poisons, and demands her services as a vish kanya, or poison girl.

La Ilíada (en griego homérico Ἰλιάς: Iliás; en griego moderno Ιλιάδα: Iliáda; en latín: Ilias) es una epopeya griega, atribuida tradicionalmente a Homero. Compuesta en hexámetros dactílicos, consta de 15,693 versos divididos en 24 cantos o rapsodias. La trama se centra en la cólera de Aquiles y narra los acontecimientos ocurridos durante 51 días en el décimo y último año de la guerra de Troya. El título de la obra deriva del nombre griego de Troya, Ιlión.

Clan of the Cave Bear is the first novel in Jean M. Auel's magnificent best-selling epic of life 35,000 years ago. Leave the 21st century and go back to Ice Age Europe. Follow Ayla, a Cro-Magnon child who loses her parents in an earthquake and is adopted by a tribe of Neanderthal, the Clan. See how the Clan's wary suspicion is gradually transformed into acceptance of this girl, so different from them, under the guidance of its medicine woman, Iza, and its wise holy man, Creb.

Brennus is destined from birth to become a warrior, despite his farmer's life. But when the Hillmen kill his family and annihilate his clan, he now has the opportunity to avenge those who he loved. Brennus must survive endless hordes of invaders and magic-wielding sidhe, aided by only a band of shifty mercenaries, and an ancient bronze sword.

The only mortal in a family of gods, Medusa is the youngest of the Gorgon sisters. Unlike her siblings, Medusa grows older, experiences change, feels weakness. Her mortal lifespan gives her an urgency that her family will never know.

Warmaiden Ima has survived the cataclysm sparked by the Alemanni. Now she finds herself in an alien world. The walls of Rome are the only haven for the German refugees, but the Romans have other plans. The refugees are being sent away, and Ima--as their self-appointed defender--must guard her charges against the dangers of the unknown frontier. Meanwhile, destinies intertwine as the last survivors of a dying race fight annihilation and a familiar pirate returns in glory to a changing land.