Ancient Historical Fiction

Eigentlich ist Evelyn Waugh bekannt für seine bissigen Satiren auf die aristokratischen Kreise seiner Zeit. Doch das ungewöhnliche Leben der Kaiserin Helena, Mutter Konstantins des Großen, die enormen Konflikte dieser Zeit, ihre Pilgerreise nach Palästina und die politischen Intrigen des imperialistischen Roms inspirierten ihn zu einem fesselnden Geschichtsroman. Waugh war erst Maler, dann Lehrer, Reporter und Kunsttischler, bis er in der Literatur seine Berufung fand. Seinen historischen wie geistreichen Abstecher in die Frühzeit des Christentums liest Walter Hilsbecher.

"إذا أمهلني الجوع ولم يقتلني، وأمهلني الوجود ولم يندثر، فسأُدوِّن الحكاية كلها، سأكتب كل شيء رأيته منذ ولدتني أُمي في قرن الشمس بأرض اليمن، منذ ألفي سنة وسبعمائة عام. أنا حسون ابن صفية بنت حزقيال بن ميمون القداح. وأنا، حسون بن عبد الله بن إسماعيل بن شمس القرشي. يعيش حسون 2700 سنة، يشهد خلالها أسفارًا وحروبًا وصراعات لا تنتهي، ينتقل من اليمن لإسرائيل، يتصارع داخله أصوله العربية واليهودية، إذ ولد لأب مسلم وأم يهودية."

AD 796. Sailing in search of an object of great power, Hunlaf and his comrades are far from home when they are caught up in a violent skirmish against pirates. After the bloody onslaught, an encounter with ships from Islamic Spain soon sees them escorted under guard to the city of Qadis, one of the jewels of the Emirate of Al-Andalus and the true destination of their voyage. Hunlaf believes the Emir's lands hold the key to his search, but there are dangerous games at play.

A woman from the present day will do anything to escape the ordeal of medieval Scotland. But will she betray the man she loves? Lily Stover can no longer cope. Nothing in her previous life as a chef could have prepared her for her grim new reality. Starvation, beatings, and daily terror are her routines. The only flicker of hope is the memory of the massive warrior who once fought to free her. She can still see his golden eyes glaring into hers. War Master Cadeyrn can no longer sleep. His dreams are haunted by the lovely lass whose face silently pleads to him for help.

With the arrival of the Romans, Boudica’s world is in upheaval. She and Prasutagus must decide where they stand. Will they fight the invaders alongside Caratacus, or bargain with the Romans to secure the future of the Iceni? Every choice seems like a bad one.

Dak, Sera, and Riq might be in over their heads when they attempt to stop a Viking invasion! Hundreds of ships carrying thousands of warriors are laying siege to medieval Paris. The Parisians are holding their own, but the stalemate can only last so long. And that's bad news - especially since Dak has been captured, forced to work alongside the Vikings while Sera and Riq defend Paris from within. No matter which side wins, the kids lose!

The Seven Tablets of Creation is Leonard W. King's translation of the Babylonian creation myth. There is a resemblance to the Hebrew narrative of Genesis, which broadened the translation’s appeal to a large public. It also has the title, Enuma Elish, meaning "When on High".

Veinte años tardará Ulises, el rey de Ítaca, en volver a su patria. Luego de luchar en la guerra de Troya por diez años, siendo uno de los héroes, Ulises emprende el regreso a su tierra natal. Pero una ofensa al dios Poseidón lo alejará de su camino por otros diez años, siendo condenado a navegar sin rumbo y a vivir las más extrañas aventuras y vicisitudes en el camino. Así, en su retorno a Ítaca, Ulises desafiará monstruos y tempestades, se enfrentará a encantamientos y a las seductoras sirenas, sobreponiéndose al designio de los dioses, en su intento por volver a su hogar.

South of Rome on the Gulf of Puteoli stands the splendid villa of Marcus Crassus, Rome's wealthiest citizen. When the estate overseer is murdered, Crassus concludes that the deed was done by two missing slaves, who have probably run off to join the Spartacan Slave Revolt. Unless they are found within three days, Crassus vows to massacre his remaining 99 slaves.

Two and a half millennia after it was created, Homer's Odyssey remains one of humanity's most memorable adventure stories. In this re-creation of Homer's classic as a young adult novel, we see the aftermath of the Trojan War through the eyes of Alexi, a fifteen-year-old Trojan boy. Orphaned by the war and enslaved by Odysseus himself, Alexi has a very different view of the conquering heroes of legend.

Jack and Annie are off on another adventure! This time they are sent to ancient Greece, where a very important event is taking place. Join them as they race against time and witness the very first Olympic Games!

هي رواية كل كائن وإنسان على وجه الأرض... نفس البداية والنهاية.. لا يختلف فيها صبيٌّ عن رجل عن امرأة عن فتاة مهما اختلفت وتباينت الأحداث. فهذا "أحمد عطا المراكيبي" العملاق ذو الجسم الطويل المنبسط يباشر الأعمال ويتولى المهام ويرجع في نهاية المطاف مثقل الأجفان ويسلم روحه منتصف الليل. هذه الرواية ليست كباقي الروايات فقد قسمها محفوظ أبجديًا بأسماء شخصيات عائلة "النقشبندي".

El arqueólogo forense Diego Daza ha sido poseído por Kukulcán y no reacciona: mientras él se cree testigo de los designios de Huitzilopochtli -quien guía a su pueblo hacia la fundación de México – Tenochtitlan -, sus amigos, encabezados por el hábil detective Delfino Endoque, preparan el enfrentamiento final contra Gregorio Urquidi y sus secuaces. Todos los misterios, las intrigas y los crímenes de los que hemos sido testigos en Cóatl. El misterio de la serpiente y Balam. La senda del jaguar, en Cuauhtli. La revelación del águila será resuelto.

When Luca went to Sicily in search of his parents’ roots, he didn’t count on meeting Vito: a wizened old man who seemed to embody the history of the island in his bones. He also didn't count on Vito taking him back centuries – millennia – to the ancient times when Sicily was settled by seafaring people, and fought over by warring tribes and invaders.

From the author of Caligula comes a new stand-alone novel in the Damned Emperors series: Commodus. AD 162. Rome is enjoying a period of stability and prosperity. The Empire's bounds are increasing, and two sons are born into the imperial succession for the first time in nearly a century. But all is not as it appears - cracks are beginning to show. The wars have rumbled on too long, and there are whispers of a sickness in the East. Just 30 years later, the Empire will be caught up in civil war, the imperial dynasty ended and Rome burned.

"العائش في الحقيقة" رواية بنكهة مختلفة يأخذنا فيها محفوظ من جديد إلى مصر الفرعونية التي برع في استخدامها ليعرض أفكاره، حيث تتناول الرواية فترة أخناتون والدعوة إلى الديانة التوحيدية عن طريق باحث للحقيقة يحاول أن ينقل شهادات من عاصروا هذه الفترة وكانوا بجوار العرش ، ولقد نجح في نقل الشهادات كما هي حتى أن القاريء قد يصاب بالارتباك ويتساءل ما هي حقيقة هذا الملك الغامض !!

مهمة للتنقيب عن الآثار تؤدي لاكتشاف أسرار مدينة أثرية استوطنها شعب الحِثّيين القدماء قرب مدينة غازي عنتاب التركية، جنوب شرقي الأناضول، فتنجح في الكشف عن أقدم ألواح أثرية منقوشة يعود تاريخها إلى ثلاثة آلاف سنة، ولكن سلسلة من جرائم القتل الغامضة تعكّر بهجة هذا الاكتشاف التاريخي، حيث تميط الألواح اللثام عن اعترافات خطيرة خطّها كاتب القصر الملكي - باتاسانا - بيده، ويبوح فيها بأسرار مظلمة ظلت دفينة لعصور تحت شمس الأناضول الساطعة، متحدثاً عن قصة زوال مُلك إمبراطورية الحثيين ووحشية الغزاة الآشوريين.

Helius, Nero's most trusted advisor, anticipates the death of his sworn enemy, the legendary warrior Gallus Sergius Vitas, scheduled to die a gruesome death in the arena. However, the badly beaten man who appears in the amphitheater is not who he seems. Rescued by a stranger and given a mysterious scroll, Vitas is told that he must decipher this letter to find the answers he needs. It is a letter that Helius is also determined to decipher and to keep hidden from Nero.

Flavia, Jonathan, Lupus, and Nubia - friends and detectives - sail to the Bay of Naples to spend the summer with Flavia's uncle, who lives near Pompeii. There they uncover a riddle that may lead them to a great treasure. Meanwhile, tremors shake the ground, animals behave strangely, and people dream of impending doom. One of the worst natural disasters of all time is about to happen: the eruption of Mount Vesuvius!

Beware of avalanches! When the magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie back in time to the highest pass in the Swiss Alps, they discover an ancient monastery filled with monks and Saint Bernard dogs. Annie can’t resist offering to train a wild young dog named Barry, but he is quite the handful! Before the night is over, Jack and Annie will be forced to use some crazy magic!