Résultats pour "Sparta" dans Fiction

401 AD: Artaxerxes, der König Persiens, herrscht über ein Reich, das sich von der Ägäis bis nach Nordindien erstreckt. Er bestimmt über Leben und Tod. Sein Befehl kennt keinen Widerspruch. 50 Millionen Menschen sind ihm Untertan. Doch sein Bruder Kyros lehnt sich auf. Mit einem Heer von griechischen Söldnern und Spartanern zieht er gegen das Reich des Artaxerxes. Die Schlacht zwischen Sparta und Persien beginnt.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Falcon of Sparta by Conn Iggulden, read by Michael Fox. In the Ancient World, one army was feared above all others. 401 BC. The Persian king Artaxerxes rules an empire stretching from the Aegean to northern India. As many as fifty million people are...

Long before she ran away with Paris to Troy, Helen of Sparta was haunted by nightmares of a burning city under siege. These dreams foretold impending war - a war that only Helen has the power to avert. To do so, she must defy her family and betray her betrothed by fleeing the palace in the dead of night. In need of protection, she finds shelter and comfort in the arms of Theseus, son of Poseidon. With Theseus at her side, she believes she can escape her destiny.

The Peloponnesian War has begun. An army of merciless Spartan invaders have arrived at the gates of Plataea, bent on obliterating the city and its inhabitants. Plataea's oldest allies, the Athenians, are spread too thin in their own campaigns to send help. Cut off and alone, the Plataeans dig in...

Wer waren die Frauen, die hinter dem Trojanischen Krieg standen? Die Schwestern Helena und Klytämnestra brechen in Claire Heywoods Neuerzählung des Trojanischen Kriegs Wir Töchter von Sparta endlich ihr Schweigen. Helena und Klytämnestra sind durch ihre Schönheit und ihren Stand nichts als...

Only everlasting love can end the pandemic of violence against women. But this violence carries through the ages, from the time of ancient Sparta into Australia today. Just as when she was the ancient oracle, the modern-day energy healer Grace sees this ongoing struggle. It is a challenge for those who don't fit the strong, powerful male persona. A battle that traverses space and time, impacting separate lifetimes. But deep bonds can reach across these different lives, too. Like Gail and Anna, who were soul sisters in a tragic past life.

Brought to you by Penguin. Devour the latest epic tale of ancient Greece and Sunday Times top 5 bestseller from the author of War of the Roses. On the plains of Marathon an army of slaves gathers . . . Under Darius the Great, King of Kings, the mighty Persian army - swollen by 10,000 Immortal...

Thrust into a brutal military coming-of-age, a seven-year-old boy must survive ancient Sparta's deadliest training. Perfect for an intense commute, this gripping historical fiction immerses you deeply in the shadows of the agoge. Listeners will taste the sweat, smell the iron, and feel the...