Historical Fiction Ancient History

Luxor, Friday the 13th of April 2007, 09:15 am, the accident… At the hotel, the elevator cabin was not there, and a fall of five floors then destroyed my life… Through my testimony, I do not wish to highlight my tragedy, but to make people aware of the risks incurred when one goes on an adventure in another country. The restriction on insurance coverage reserves us, then, many surprises… Everything can suddenly stop. It doesn’t just happen to others. And when we lose everything, it is very difficult, even with courage, to face the meanders of modern society in order to regain ...

Ankhesenamun finally has the Eye of Horus, although she has given up almost everything to secure it. She returns to Egypt to reclaim her throne and restore a more humane monarchy. But she underestimates the power of the Eye. It won’t be content with a queen. The Eye wants more. It wants everything. The only thing Ankhesenamun has left to give is herself.

The saga of the Orisha people continues as they are forced to flee westward from the savage might of their Saracen persecutors, whose soul aim is for their annihilation. It is a tale of brute survival and spiritual fortitude, where strategy and deception are weapons as vital as a blade. Makeri, the ingenuous blacksmith, and the enchanting Priestess Mariami, with her magical powers, navigate the trials that come with leading a people towards their destiny. The Nine-Sided Talisman and its great magical powers, is used by the Great Spirit Hogan to bring Priestess Mariami under his spell, ...

At 19, they chained Alexandros to the monstrous tail of a victorious Roman army marching home; just one more morsel among thousands for a city always hungry for another helping of slaves. Thirty years later, he rides at the head of seven legions beside his master and benefactor. Marcus Licinius Crassus is a man bent upon a war of revenge. Alexandros will do anything to stop him.

It is the time of Saturnalia, the most highly-anticipated festival across the whole of the Roman Empire. In the ancient city of Rome, citizens and slaves are preparing to honour the gods and to enjoy a time of freedom and revelry among family and friends. Saturnalia truly is the best of days for all!

Where once new ideas and beliefs were accepted, now the country's military dictator, the Shogun, is shutting his country down to any outside influences. Father Joaquim Martinez, who left Portugal to make Hizen Province, Japan, his home, has been quietly tending to the lives of his villagers, but everything is about to be thrown into turmoil, as the Shogun has outlawed Martinez's beliefs. Those who won't recant or accept banishment, face a death sentence.

Aram must lead his clan to safety, protect an innocent man, forgive his wayward wife, and challenge a curse that haunts his soul. As Aram encounters both good and evil, an alien world watches and waits for their part to play in humanity’s future hope or despair.

南北朝时期，周主平定天下，杨坚篡周立隋。后来，杨广为争帝位，拉拢大臣排除异己，其人色胆包天、凶残成性，终于官逼民反……南北朝時期，週主平定天下，楊堅篡周立隋。後來，楊廣為爭帝位，拉攏大臣排除異己，其人色膽包天、兇殘成性，終於官逼民反……

In this sweeping tale, at once epic and intimate, Shyam Selvadurai introduces us to Siddhartha Gautama—who will later become “the enlightened one,” or the Buddha—an unusually bright and politically astute young man settling into his upper-caste life as a newlywed to Yasodhara, a woman of great intelligence and spirit. Mansions of the Moon traces the couple’s early love and life together, and then the anguished turmoil that descends upon them both as Siddhartha’s spiritual calling takes over and the marriage partnership slowly, inexorably crumbles.

Why do you think jack the ripper was never caught? This is easy to answer, he went back to his world. Deep beneath the earth's crust, lies Agartha, Hollow earth, or inner Earth. The Civilization of Agartha is at least five hundred years ahead of us. But our world's events occasionally affect theirs. This book is about the stories of those Agarthans meddling with our History, and the minor changes they made that led to how we live our lives today. In this collection, there are eleven stories from different eras of earth's history, from the ice age to Atlantis, the black plague, Alexander the...

Epaminondas was known better for his way with words than his way with a sword. He used his wits on the battlefield to lead armies and took the honor of himself and his men most seriously. Nepos here admires the Theban orator who could out-speak any Athenian.

In this, the fifth Orisha book, Tyrant King – Echoes of Betrayal, Queen Ayaba's pregnancy brings unexpected kindness from King Olufe, quickly souring as her morning sickness disrupts royal events. The king's cruelty emerges through prisoner executions and political scheming. Palace scandals erupt involving General Buburu and the king's illicit affairs. Lewa, a servant, becomes entangled in royal promiscuity, leading to a staged execution by High Priestess Tengdana. Queen Ayaba gives birth to twins before dying. King Olufe's indifference to her death and the surviving twin reveals his true...

In Shadows Amongst Roots, the eighth book of the Orisha series, alliances forged in secrecy face their greatest test as former palace servants navigate love, deception, and power struggles. While Efuna wrestles with the hidden truth of a royal heir, High Priestess Tengdana reveals her far-reaching control and Palola’s true identity. Amidst political intrigue and personal desires, characters must confront their pasts while King Olufe’s insatiable thirst for dominance threatens to unravel the delicate balance of the kingdom. In the shadows of the palace, deep-rooted secrets surface, ...

Eumenes lived in the shadows of conquerers - Philip and Alexander the Great - until he rose up to claim his own title. He was one of the many who grappled for power in the wake of Alexander's sudden death. Dive into his life and the machinations behind the thrones of ancient Greece and Egypt. Will Eumenes be victorious, claiming a crown of his own, or will he fall prey to the wiles of others?

¿Te imaginas poder viajar en el tiempo a la época y lugar que tú elijas? Eso es lo que le ocurre a Manuel en Historias de la Historia. La Antigua Roma, Egipto, la Edad Media o la Alemania nazi son algunos de los destinos que nuestro protagonista decide visitar en pos de desmentir a los defensores de la historia «oficial».

¿Te imaginas poder viajar en el tiempo a la época y lugar que tú elijas? Eso es lo que le ocurre a Manuel en Historias de la Historia. La Antigua Roma, Egipto, la Edad Media o la Alemania nazi son algunos de los destinos que nuestro protagonista decide visitar en pos de desmentir a los defensores de la historia «oficial». ¿Sabías que para evitar la ejecución de Agnodice, la primera mujer de la historia en practicar la ginecología, tuvo lugar una de las primeras huelgas de sexo en la Antigua Grecia?

Die antiken Griechen haben viele der gesellschaftlichen Strukturen erfunden, die wir heute noch nutzen: dazu gehören beispielsweise die Geschichten der griechischen Mythologie, die wir in Schulen und Hochschulen studieren, die Olympischen Spiele, und vieles mehr.

Here we find a history of a historian, the great Roman statesman Cato who was one of the few who resisted the Hellenization brought about by Alexander the Great. A man of many talents, he soon garnered the title of "Cato the Wise" and carried out every job from treasurer to military leader. Witness his valiant fight for Roman culture and customs in the face of enroaching outside influence.

Fino ad ora inedito, pochissimo conosciuto anche tra gli specialisti,"L'Olimpo" è il racconto delle passioni erotiche e drammatiche degli Dèi olimpici. Eccoli, uno dopo l'altro, gli "attori" del mondo superiore: l'irresistibile, sensualissima Afrodite; Urano e il suo sanguinario figlio Crono; Dioniso, Pan, Selene immersa nell'incanto argenteo della notte; i Ciclopi, Poseidone, la fascinosa e perversa Pasifae che genera il Minotauro; l'orgiastico Minosse, nel cui seme nuotano millepiedi e scorpioni; Afrodite, suprema Ekberg celeste e marina.

Dive into the unique and powerful kingships in Sparta, where not one man ruled, but two. Learn the ways and lives of the men who rose above the rest to be elected leader of the most feared and respected city-state of ancient Greece. Who managed to embody the fullness of Spartan values, and who fell to the side, enticed by the finer things kingship could bring?