• Honor Cargill-Martin Messalina

  De eigenzinnigste vrouw van Rome

  In ‘Messalina’ vertelt historica Honor Cargill-Martin het verhaal van een van de beruchtste vrouwen uit de Romeinse tijd. Messalina, geboren in een vooraanstaande Romeinse familie, leefde van ca. 17/20 tot 48 n.Chr. Ze was de derde vrouw – en achternicht – van keizer Claudius. Toen hij in het jaar 48 Rome had verlaten om de havens in Ostia te inspecteren, ‘trouwde’ Messalina echter ook met Gaius Silius. Al snel werd Claudius op de hoogte gesteld van het feest dat in Rome gaande was. Hij ging terug...

  Nederlands | 12 uur 49 minuten (738 MB) | Omniboek, Utrecht | 2024

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• Alex Gough Caesar's Soldier

  The Mark Antony Roman Adventure; Mark Antony Book I

  Who was the man that would become Caesar's lieutenant, Brutus' rival, Cleopatra's lover, and Octavian's enemy? When his stepfather is executed for his involvement in the Catilinarian conspiracy, Mark Antony and his family are disgraced. His adolescence is marked by scandal and mischief, his love affairs are fleeting, and yet, his ambition is vast. Antony's path to prosperity leads him to an education in Athens, a campaign for a seat in the Senate, and a position of military command. Undeterred by...

  Engels | 13 uur 16 minuten (581 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2024

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• Alex Gough Caesar's General

  Mark Antony Book II

  In the throes of crisis, Rome braces for change. Caesar, Rome’s greatest general and conqueror of Gaul, now faces being stripped of his command and dragged back to Italy for prosecution by his enemies. His former ally, Pompey, has sided with his opponents in the Senate and frustrates all efforts to find peace. With no alternatives, Caesar crosses the Rubicon and spearheads an invasion of Rome with Mark Antony at his side, throwing the empire into civil war. Will Antony rise to the heights of power...

  Engels | 12 uur 56 minuten (566 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2024

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• Jane Draycott De dochter van Cleopatra

  Egyptische prinses, Romeins gevangene, Afrikaanse koningin

  Ze is een van de meest fascinerende vrouwelijke heersers uit de oudheid: Cleopatra Selene II (40 v.Chr.-ca. 5 n.Chr.), een van de drie kinderen en de enige dochter van Cleopatra en Marcus Antonius. Ze kwam ter wereld als een Egyptische prinses. Nadat Cleopatra en Marcus Antonius verslagen werden in de Slag bij Actium in 31 v.Chr., werd ze als gevangene naar Rome gebracht. Daar groeide ze op in het gezin van Octavia, de zus van de latere keizer Augustus, tevens de ex-vrouw van haar vader. Cleopatra...

  Nederlands | 9 uur 14 minuten (532 MB) | Omniboek, Utrecht | 2023

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• Alex Gough Emperor's Fate

  Massacres, invasions, plots. An Emperor on the edge. An Empire in peril. Caracalla is on the warpath. Time, he has decided, to put his enemies in their place. To invade the Parthians at the edge of the Empire. To destroy everything in his way. For Imperial Assassin Silus, this is a time of crisis. Forced to guard the Emperor as part of his elite bodyguard, Silus knows that the situation is untenable. As everything threatens to crumble, Silus must make the ultimate choice... and face the ultimate...

  Engels | 10 uur 57 minuten (484 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023

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• Alex Gough Emperor's Lion

  A single death could plunge the Empire into chaos... Silus, a member of Emperor Caracalla's elite assassins, the Arcani, is dispatched to Numidia. Rumours of assassination plots against Marcellus, the Emperor's closest aide, are rife. Silus must stop them. But the forces arrayed against the Arcani are now as powerful as they are clandestine. Inducted into the Emperor’s bodyguard, his Lions, Silus soon discovers secrets that should have stayed hidden. And as the Emperor becomes ever more reckless...

  Engels | 10 uur 44 minuten (474 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023

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• Bernard Cornwell De winterkoning

  In ‘’De Winterkoning’’ wordt de wereldberoemde legende van koning Arthur nieuw leven ingeblazen. In het koninkrijk Dumnonia dreigt grote chaos wanneer kroonprins Mordred in een veldslag met de Saxen om het leven komt. Alle ogen zijn nu gericht op Norwenna, de zwangere vrouw van de overleden prins. Wanneer zij bevalt van een zoon, vernoemd naar zijn vader, wordt een select groepje voogden aangewezen. Maar zijn deze wel te vertrouwen? Het verhaal volgt Derfel, een voormalige krijger die nu door...

  Nederlands | 18 uur 58 minuten (831 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023

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• Damion Hunter Empire's Edge

  Loyalty to your people. Loyalty to Rome. Only one can remain… Centurion Faustus Valerianus has already proven his bravery and skill, marching alongside Julius Agricola for six gruelling years to conquer the north of Britain. But that was just the beginning... With Agricola back in Rome, Faustus is given a new mission: to journey to Hibernia with exiled Irish prince Tuathal Techtmar and help him reclaim his rightful throne. But victory is a fleeting thing, and back in Caledonia, fears grow that the...

  Engels | 13 uur 35 minuten (597 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023

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• Damion Hunter Shadow of the Eagle

  'A brilliantly realised world of Imperial ambition and native resistance' Simon Scarrow 'Wonderful, distinct characters' Conn Iggulden Will Britain take him in... or mark him as its enemy? Faustus Valerianus is the son of a Roman father and a British mother, a captive sold among the spoils after Claudius’ invasion. When both parents die within a month of each other, he sells the family farm and enlists, joining legendary general Agricola’s campaign to conquer the entirety of the British Isles. But...

  Engels | 13 uur 24 minuten (588 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2023

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• Damion Hunter Barbarian Princess

  The epic second Roman adventure in The Centurions series, perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow. Correus and Flavius, half brothers and rivals, have found the life of a Centurion to be a dangerous one. After imprisonment and torture, Flavius has found his strength and proven his mettle. Correus, son of a slave, has found glory on the battlefield. But now the brothers have been stationed to Wales, a land full of barbarians, mud and freezing rain. Here they must face the pain of lost love, the shame...

  Engels | 16 uur 1 minuut (803 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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• Damion Hunter The Centurions

  Against the mighty splendour of the glorious Roman Empire, unfolds the magnificent new saga, perfect for fans of Conn Iggulden. Correus and Flavius. Half-brothers, sons of a brilliant general. One, son of a slave woman, is a born warrior destined to excel. The other, a nobleman by birth, must struggle relentlessly to succeed. When they both join the Centuriate, a position Flavius has always known he will inherit, and one that Correus has long coveted, it is together that they face the brutal reality...

  Engels | 15 uur 26 minuten (930 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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• Damion Hunter The Legions of the Mist

  An awe-inspiring account of the final days of Rome’s forgotten legion. The Ninth Hispana was once the pride of the Roman Army, wreathed in honour for numerous successful campaigns. But by the time it was joined by Centurion Justinius Corvus, it had clearly fallen on hard times. Smarting from the sting of his recent demotion, and a transfer to Britain, a land he despises, Justinius nevertheless works hard to bring to his men some of the same pride he feels as a Roman soldier. As their bond grows...

  Engels | 12 uur 57 minuten (570 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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• Alex Gough Carbo and the Thief

  The road to Rome is long and full of peril. Following his retirement, ex-legionnaire Carbo journeys back to Rome, blissfully unaware of the dangers that await him. On the way, he encounters many adventures, strives to solve a mysterious theft, and meets an old friend getting ready for gladiatorial combat. In other stories, we visit Elissa, the evil priestess, and Vespillo, the trusty watchman, and discover more about their colourful histories. We see a young boy’s first battle and travel all...

  Engels | 2 uur 50 minuten (127 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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• Alex Gough Emperor's Axe

  The fate of Rome, and thousands of lives, rests on the shoulders of one man. After murdering his brother, and taking the position of Emperor for himself, Caracalla orders a brutal purge of the supporters of Geta. Meanwhile, Caracalla’s ally Marcellus is captured by Syrian warriors. They wish to use his son, Avitus, as a puppet emperor to affirm a new Eastern Empire. Caracalla orders Silus to track down and rescue Avitus, rumoured to be Caracalla’s child. As Rome buckles beneath the weight of...

  Engels | 11 uur 50 minuten (524 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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• Alex Gough Emperor's Knife

  Brothers. Emperors. Deadly enemies... An unputdownable novel of intrigue and combat in Ancient Rome. Emperor Severus is on his deathbed. His sons Geta and Caracalla, feuding in Britannia, are readying for a devastating power struggle. Silus, now a centurion in the Arcani, the secrete network of spies and assassins, is thrown into the maelstrom. Back in Ancient Rome, plots breed in the stinking alleys. Everyone might be an enemy. Everyone a traitor. As an Imperial Assassin, Silus’ loyalty will...

  Engels | 13 uur 24 minuten (594 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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• Alex Gough Emperor's Sword

  A desolate wasteland. A mission gone wrong. An impossible goal. Roman scout, Silus, is deep behind enemy lines in Caledonia. As he spies on a raiding party, he is abruptly discovered by an enemy chief and his son. Mounting a one-man ambush, everything quickly goes wrong and Silus must run for his life, the head of the enemy leader in his hands. Little does he know the price he will pay... As Silus is inducted into the Arcani, an elite faction of assassins and spies, he must return to Caledonia...

  Engels | 12 uur 58 minuten (571 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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• Damion Hunter The Emperor's Games

  The final thrilling instalment of The Centurions, an epic historical adventure set in Ancient Rome. Correus and Flavius, half brothers and rivals, have won respect in service to the Empire. Correus, an esteemed soldier in the Roman Army of Eagles, has been entrusted with the honoured task of running the Emperor’s brutal games. Flavius, a Centurion at his brother’s side, has risen to become the Emperor’s most trusted advisor. Now Correus has been given the deadly task of quelling a barbarian uprising...

  Engels | 15 uur 30 minuten (680 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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• Damion Hunter The Wall at the Edge of the World

  Save lives... Or take them? A gripping novel of the Roman frontier. Army Medic Postumus Justinius Corvus is a long way from his native Britannia, in the Syrian provinces at the far corner of Empire. But now he is going home, unexpectedly promoted to Senior Surgeon in the Sixth. The new Emperor faces problems in the far-flung island at the edge of Empire. Trouble is brewing north of the Wall. The tribes are stirring, a new conflict is brewing, old and new loyalties will be tested. Postumus will...

  Engels | 11 uur 1 minuut (528 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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• Jeffrey Archer Het evangelie volgens Judas

  Het leven van Judas door de ogen van de verrader zelf, opgeschreven door zijn zoon Benjamin. Het mysterie van Judas - waaronder zijn motieven voor het verraad en wat er na kruisiging met hem gebeurde - op unieke wijze belicht. Deze vertelling, die de verhaalstijl van de evangeliën navolgt is provocatief, overtuigend en controversieel. 'Het evangelie van Judas' is het resultaat van een intensieve samenwerking tussen een van 's werelds meest populaire verhalenvertellers - Jeffrey Archer - en een...

  Nederlands | 2 uur 38 minuten (119 MB) | SAGA Egmont, København | 2021

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• Henk Singor Mysteriën en verlossingsreligies

  Een hoorcollege over rituelen, culten en religies in de Grieks-Romeinse tijd

  In de Grieks-Romeinse wereld verbreidden zich naast de traditionele en door de overheid onderhouden religie verschillende nieuwe en particuliere culten en religies. Zij richtten zich op het individu en diens leven in het heden en soms ook in het hiernamaals. De toetreding was een inwijding, in het Grieks een mystērion, dat de bijbetekenis van 'geheim' kreeg, omdat de ingewijden hierover aan anderen niets mochten loslaten. Deze religies namen in de Romeinse keizertijd een grote vlucht. De meeste...

  Nederlands | 7 uur 44 minuten (270 MB) | Home Academy Publishers, Gouderak | 2020

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