Rome Fiction

Before Julius Caesar ruled Rome, his uncle Gaius Marius was the most powerful man in the eternal city. Once a provincial nobody with a ruined family, Marius only had one way to power: the sword. Years later, he writes to his protege Quintus Sertorius, explaining to him how he rose through the ranks of the Roman legion to become the most powerful man in the Republic. He wants to encourage and inspire the young man but gets lost in the retelling of his first experience of war, love, and killing.

The first vivid collection by a remarkable Greek-American poet, a new rising star with a distinctive, individual voice.

Ravenna, 50BC. Caesar’s forces stand upon the borders of Gaul and Italy. The prospect of a civil war grows ever likelier each day. But for the veteran soldier Lucius Oppius, this may be one conflict too far. With a new lover, he is tempted to end his long military career - and start a new life. But can any man truly be free of his past and who he is? In Rome, Cicero attempts to secure a peace. Against him, a powerful faction in the Senate is bent upon destroying Caesar, for personal and political reasons.

Storia d'Italia - Roma repubblicana approfondisce gli aspetti politici, economici, sociali e culturali che hanno contraddistinto quei secoli di storia durante...

Le guerre civili e la crisi della Repubblica romana racconta di una Roma che da potenza assoluta e incontrastabile del Mediterraneo si trova...

It’s the middle of the night. Junior high starts tomorrow. And Madison Kincaid jolts awake to the sound of a phone call from the jailhouse. It’s a new case for her father, a renowned defense attorney: Someone’s been accused of murdering Madison’s second-grade teacher. But no body has turned up. Bent on becoming a lawyer just like her dad, Madison’s determined to help him crack the case.

Tall, dark, and handsome best-selling author Xavier Preston thought his nightmare - in the form of Pilar, a fanatical stalker/fan - had finally ended. Little does he know, it’s only beginning. When Xavier met Pilar, he got much more than he bargained for. What started out as an erotic one-night stand quickly turned into a dangerous game of obsession and pain, with both parties playing to win. Then...she simply disappeared.

Il quarto e ultimo volume in audiolibro sui più leggendari guerrieri romani, le loro biografie, il valore e i discorsi più emozionanti. Per chi ama la storia militare, ma soprattutto per chi ama le biografie dei grandi eroi di Roma antica. Le biografie del quarto volume: Marco Antonio - Agrippa - Varo - Tiberio - Druso Maggiore - Germanico - Tito - Traiano - Marco Aurelio - Settimio Severo - Aureliano - Costantino.

Rome, 51 BC: The centurion Lucius Oppius has left the battlefields of Gaul to venture to Rome. But he is about to discover the capital of the Empire can be every bit as dangerous as its provinces. Under orders from Caesar to secure an item of intelligence that will help him become a Consul again, Oppius is manipulated into taking part in a gladiatorial contest. The soldier must not only fight his enemies in the arena however. Marcus Porcius Cato warns "Caesar’s Champion" that victory inside the arena will bring death outside of it.

Pharsalus, 48 BC: The battle will decide the fate of a civil war and empire. Caesar's forces are outnumbered, but he believes his veterans will not be outmatched. For one veteran, the centurion Lucius Oppius, the battle will be about revenge rather than glory. Oppius has vowed to avenge his father's death. His enemy is Flavius Laco - a former gladiator and an agent of Pompey the Great. Against the backdrop of one of Ancient History's most momentous battles two soldiers will wage their own personal war.

Il terzo volume in audiolibro sui più leggendari guerrieri romani, le loro biografie, il valore e i discorsi più emozionanti. Per chi ama la storia militare, ma soprattutto per chi ama le biografie dei grandi eroi di Roma antica. Le biografie del terzo, cruciale volume: Mario – Silla – Lucullo – Crasso – Pompeo – Giulio Cesare.

Il secondo volume in audiolibro sui più leggendari guerrieri romani, le loro biografie, le grandi battaglie, il valore e i discorsi più emozionanti. Per chi ama la storia militare, ma soprattutto per chi ama le biografie dei grandi eroi di Roma antica. Le biografie del secondo volume: Manlio Torquato, Decio Mure, Curio Dentato, Fabrizio Luscino, Marco Atilio Regolo, Fabio Massimo, Marco Claudio Marcello, Scipione Africano, Catone il Censore, Scipione Emiliano.

If you want to discover the captivating life of Tiberius, then pay attention.... Compared with the preceding rulers, Julius Caesar and Augustus, the name does not ring out with the same fame and pomposity. Shakespeare wrote no plays about Tiberius; his name does not echo in the history books with the same awe-inspiring prominence. Even his successors, Caligula and Nero, are more famous than he was.

"Mein langer Trip nach Indien" ist kein Aussteigerroman und kein Reisebericht, sondern eine Suche nach Freundschaft, Liebe und Menschlichkeit. Da dies nur in bedingtem Maße in seiner Heimat erreichbar ist, begibt sich der Autor in die Fremde, um dort sein Glück zu versuchen, und trifft auf Hippies und Sinnsuchende aus aller Herren Länder, Gurus, Sadhus und sonstige Heilige. Eine Mondscheinparty in Goa mit den Rolling Stones und ein Treffen mit dem tibetischen Lama Anagarika Govinda verändern sein Leben.

The first book in the essays of Seneca deals with good and evil. The dialogue is opened by Lucilius complaining with his friend Seneca that adversities and misfortunes can happen to good men too. How can this fit with the goodness connected with the design of providence? Seneca answers according to the Stoic point of view.

Paolo the dachshund is trapped. Although he lives in Rome, a city filled with history and adventure, he is confined to a hair salon. Paolo dreams of the sweet life - la dolce vita - in the Eternal City. And then, one day, he escapes! Paolo throws himself into the city, finding adventure at every turn. Join our hero as he discovers the wonders of Rome: the ruins, the food, the art, the opera, and - of course - the cats. Everyone will cheer the daring of this bighearted dog, whose story shows that even the smallest among us can achieve great things.

Il primo volume in audiolibro sui più leggendari guerrieri romani, le loro biografie, le grandi battaglie, il valore e i discorsi più emozionanti. Per chi ama la storia, ma soprattutto per chi ama i racconti sui grandi eroi di Roma antica. Le biografie del primo volume: Enea, Ascanio, Romolo, Orazi, Orazio Coclite, Lucio Giunio Bruto, Muzio Scevola, Coriolano, Cincinnato, Furio Camillo, Marco Curzio.

Britain, 55 BC: Julius Caesar’s invasion of the wild and mineral-rich land is becalmed, a stalemate exists between the forces of Rome and Britain. But the standard bearer of the Tenth Legion, Lucius Oppius, is about to display a depth of courage that will change the course of the invasion - and history. Encamped upon the south coast Caesar, admiring the courage and skill of his standard bearer, orders Oppius to accompany a native British archer and go behind enemy lines.

Roma arcaica prende avvio ab urbe condita, con il racconto intriso di storia e mito della fondazione di Roma, collocata nel 753 a.C. ma iniziata secoli prima...

Get ready to have all your illusions of the glamorous Italian expat life shattered in this hilarious, irreverent memoir of a young American woman's romantic (or rather, unromantic) misadventures in the eternal city. Handsome, charming Roman men; perfectly made cappuccino and risotto; breathtakingly beautiful antiquities and that incomparable Italian light - none of these are perhaps quite as idyllic as they might seem to the casual traveler.