Monsters History

The West Coast of the United States has always been a center of mystery. Native American legends, tantalizing traces of Chinese visits in the Middle Ages, lost gold mines, and supernatural visitations are only some of the phenomena in a region rich with stories of the unknown.

Nero Claudius Caesar holds a reputation as a tyrant, a maniacal leader. Some say he may have suffered from lead poisoning and gone mad, but most historical sources quickly dismiss this excuse for his cruelty. Various historical accounts record that Nero had his own mother killed, persecuted Christians, and ordered the setting of Rome’s Great Fire. The last ruler of the Julio-Claudian dynasty is certainly one of the most infamous leaders of the Roman Empire. This brief history explores what we know about the man behind the myth and the monster within the man.

¿Como pudieron mujeres jóvenes convertirse en torturadoras y asesinas despiadadas? ¿Cómo pudo una posición de poder volver mujeres en monstruos? Muchos aún ven esta parte de la historia como tabú, pero ¡hay que saber la verdad! Este audiolibro te llevará por un camino perturbador por las historias del mal y el rol que cumplieron las mujeres durante el gobierno de Hitler.

All major historians agree that Gaius Caesar Caligula ruled as a depraved, cruel, and ruthless emperor. Yet some discrepancies in the historical accounts raise questions about what was true and what was libel intended to discredit Caligula as an utter raging, evil madman. This audiobook reexamines the evidence to reveal the exaggerations of history while still detailing the verified truth of Caligula’s monstrous ways.

Greek mythology is a collection of stories handed down from generation to generation throughout Greece. Starting in ancient Greece, these stories were of ancient deities that had a hand in everyday concepts, such as the rising and setting of the sun, the different gods and their responsibilities, and the many tales of heroes and villains. Greek mythology is a very important part of ancient culture. This book is a collection of the very best Greek mythological tales, along with some information about this history of Greek mythology.

When Duncan MacGuire sets out to help a slave escape the Great Houses of the South, little does he know they'd send a demon to capture them. Set in the Boston Metaphysical Society alternate history universe, this short story is a prequel to the award winning novel, Boston Metaphysical Society: A Storm of Secrets and the popular graphic novel, Boston Metaphysical Society.

Take a tour of this legendary world with Who’s Who: Greek Mythology. This book introduces listeners to Greek mythology in an approachable, fun, and educational way, so that all ages can enjoy learning about Greek mythos. Discover themes of heroism, jealousy, vengeance, love, fate, honor, and hubris in the adventures of the brave Heracles, mighty Zeus, wise Athena, beautiful Helen, and more.

The ancient Greeks were explorers in many ways. They traveled to new places, creating colonies in strange lands far from their original homes. They were survivors. They were honorable thieves. They used their cunning to explore the frontiers of philosophy and they wrested from the chaos of the surrounding wilderness the building blocks of civilization.

There has always been something living in the shadows, only now it has a name...the Magdon. The first in an exciting series exploring the adventures of Archy as he goes in search of a monster buried in the shadows for centuries. There is another world beneath our own - we just have to remember that it is there. Hadrian's Wall, summer of 1911, Archy is given the chance to spend his summer at the excavation of a Roman Fort called Vercovicium.