Roman Empire Fiction

"Quo Vadis" is a historical novel by Henryk Sienkiewicz. It tells of a love between a young Christian woman and a Roman patrician in Rome, under the rule of emperor Nero, c. AD 64. The main characters is Marcus Vinicius, a military tribune and Roman patrician who recently returned to Rome. On his arrival, he meets and falls in love with Ligia. He seeks the counsel of his uncle Petronius to find a way to possess her.

Life rarely goes as planned, no matter how hard you try to maintain happiness. In this book, we follow the stories of three sisters as they navigate the challenges of love and life. Katrina envisioned growing old with Adonis, but eventually left when she discovered he had impregnated one of her stylists in her salon. After the gut-wrenching news, he left her to raise two small children on her own because he could not stomach her walking out on him until Ross entered her life and captured her heart. Ross is the epitome of a good Black man.

This is the delightfully intimate story of the tenth-century Byzantine princess, Theophano, wife of Otto II, the Holy Roman Emperor. When her husband was killed in battle, Theophano became Regent for her infant son, Otto III, and ruled the Holy Roman Empire for a decade. The novel's rousing climax is one of the great Dark Ages wars of succession, when Theophano's son became a pawn in the hands of the Frankish king.

The life of Augustus is historically important because his leadership marked out a new era in the story of the Roman world, an era that would see the expansion of the Roman Empire across the Mediterranean and beyond. Tiberius is remembered, if he is remembered at all, for his bad behavior. He spent much of his rule on a Greek island surrounded by every pleasure that his diseased flesh could dream of, abandoning his empire to scandal and intrigue.

Step back into New Testament times - to Ancient Palestine at the time of Christ and of the historical Roman Empire, and ask: What could a cynical, non-conformist dry-goods salesman, a disgruntled blacksmith, and a musing mendicant all have in common? The answer: Down deep, they all seek something better. But will they find the true fulfillment they are seeking?

Trois ans plus tôt, la rébellion a renversé l'Imperium. Après la chute de la dictature, l'irrésistible vent de liberté qui s'était répandu dans la galaxie s'est essoufflé. La République a imposé sa loi et une nouvelle religion, dirigée par des fanatiques, a remplacé l'ancienne. Ilaryon a refusé de plier devant ceux qui ont exécuté son père. Envoyé à Sinfin, le pire bagne de la galaxie, le jeune homme devient très vite la proie d'autres prisonniers.

PERRY RHODAN-Terminus: Uralte Obelisken weisen eine Spur in die Vergangenheit - Perry Rhodan muss zum Planeten Terminus vorstoßen. Das Jahr 1523 Neuer Galaktischer Zeitrechnung: Am äußersten Rand des Sonnensystems, zwischen den Kleinstplaneten des Kuipergürtels, wird Perry Rhodan mit einem unheimlichen Rätsel konfrontiert. Neun Obelisken, die trotz des Kunstlichts der Raumfahrer keine Schatten werfen, schweben in einem Kreis. Sie sind uralt - und niemand weiß etwas über sie.

Depuis la fusillade qui a endeuillé son lycée il y a dix ans, Silas s'est juré de devenir, à l'instar de son frère, un fils parfait pour la dynastie Blackwell. Pas évident quand on papillonne et enchaîne les conquêtes comme lui. Invité à un énième gala qu'il trouve sans intérêt, il s'échappe sur les pistes enneigées d'Aspen pour s'adonner à sa passion : le sport extrême.

Gut 3000 Jahre in der Zukunft: In Can Coronto leben zahlreiche Aliens unterschiedlichster Art, aber auch Menschen. Die faszinierende Metropole sprudelt vor Leben, Energie und bunten Farben – es ist die Hauptstadt von Atlantis. Der Kontinent existiert noch und hat längst eine andere Bedeutung erlangt. Perry Rhodan und seine Freunde wissen aber, dass das nicht stimmen kann. Sie befinden sich offenbar auf einer fremden Erde, die sich stark von ihrer Heimat unterscheidet.

When the Romans invaded Britain in the first century AD, the warrior Queen of the Iceni led a rebellion that would see London burned to the ground and shake the powerful Empire to its core. Against a backdrop of druid sacrifice and superstition, Boudicca's eldest daughter tells the brutal story of how the Roman soldiers punished her family for daring to stand against them. Yet there is love in the darkest of times, and in the midst of betrayal Ralla discovers some things are worth fighting for. A short but powerful story by Katherine A Roberts published on her signature list for older readers.

Movies and shows might depict Romans wearing togas and sandals everywhere they went, but that was actually not the case. In fact, togas were considered formal wear and a status symbol, as those in the higher social classes typically wore them.

Become familiar with the time of the Romans. Learn about their slaves, their freemen, their sex slaves, their sex lives, their prostitutes, their habits and professions, and more. This guide will put special emphasis on the rebellion of Spartacus, the taboos in Roman culture, and the religious cults with their idols.

Dieci anni dopo, in quel borgo ridotto a macerie, abitato solo dai tre ragazzi inselvatichiti da solitudine e priva-zioni, padre Julen de la Cruz fu catapultato lì senza un perché. Vent’anni prima, fu padre Cullighan, infatti, per via di quella tesi sull’imperatore Costantino, a chiedergli di fare ricerche. Padre Julen invece, partì missionario per l’Africa. Si scambiarono qualche lettera poi, una busta. Di là arrivava. Fuor del Vallo. Lo schizzo di un simbolo che conosceva bene.

Народная поговорка говорит, что от сумы и от тюрьмы не надо зарекаться. А наш герой зарёкся и совершенно напрасно, потому что следующий этап его приключений разворачивается в камере смертников федеральной тюрьмы Сан-Квентин.

"After months of forced labour, a Roman emperor's guards escape from a Persian mine. They meet a mysterious, exiled Chinese Prince, Dan Qing, and agree to safeguard his journey home. Thus begins the adventures of the Romans and the Prince as they journey to China. There the Westerners will discover that they aren't the first of their kind to arrive in China - they were preceded centuries before by the survivors of the ""lost legion""."

Get only the pertinent details of the Roman Empire’s existence. The Roman Empire is factual, concise, informative, and entertaining.

When the tyrannical Aulus Vitellius seizes the reins of power in Rome, the empire is already in the grip of a fierce civil war. But the new emperor's first priority is both personal and deeply symbolic: he plans to crush the Green chariot racing faction - the mortal enemies of his beloved Blues - at the Plebeian Games in the Circus Maximus. To save the Greens from certain extinction, two former charioteers have just twenty-six days to transport four champion chariot horses across the breadth of Europe to Rome.

An epic Celtic fantasy weaving together Nordic mythology, adventure, mystical wisdom, and unforgettable characters caught up in colossal events of history. The historical figures in this saga include Saint Patrick, Attila the Hun, and the druids of Ireland.

"Империя на марше" - фантастический роман Сергея Тамбовского, пятая книга цикла "Империя у края", жанр альтернативная история, попаданцы.

Империя отходит от края - фантастический роман Сергея Тамбовского, вторая книга цикла "Империя у края", жанр альтернативная история, попаданцы.