Mostrando títulos en Civilizaciones Antiguas

Kaum ein Politiker hat die Meinungen der Nachwelt so sehr gespalten wie Gaius Iulius Caesar: Er wurde gefeiert als weit blickender Staatsmann, der die Geschicke des römischen Imperiums in einer krisenhaften Zeit visionär zu lenken wusste, und verdammt als zynischer, nur auf seinen eigenen Ruhm bedachter Machtpolitiker. Wer aber war dieser Caesar, der schon zu seiner Zeit so umstritten war, wirklich? Frauenheld und soldatisches Vorbild seiner Legionen, Demagoge und Ehrenmann, Literat und Welteroberer, rachsüchtig und grausam und doch gerühmt für seine Milde - die Widersprüchlichkeit dieser Persönlichkeit fasziniert bis heute.

David Johnson is an ordinary 10-year-old schoolboy who doesn't much like school. Then by a freak chance he finds himself travelling back in time nearly 2,000 years. He makes friends with a boy about his own age and later is able to use the time tunnel to benefit both of them in different ways.

After the huge success of Rumble with the Romans!, celebrated author and illustrator Gary Northfield creates another brilliantly fast-paced, funny and utterly bonkers adventure for Julius Zebra and his hapless pals to go on. Emperor Hadrian has one last favour to ask of the gladiator animals before he will grant them their greatest wish - freedom. They must go to the far-off and strange land of Britain to win over the crowds of his empire. But this will be no happy-go-lucky holiday....

Mon nom est Harold Longmann et je suis journaliste au Cambridge Daily News. Il y a quelques années maintenant, j'ai pu partir quelques semaines à Paris. C'était mon premier voyage hors d'Angleterre, et j'étais très impatient de voir le monde... Cependant, ce qui a rendu ce voyage extraordinaire, ce n'est pas cela... mais la rencontre d'un petit bout de femme qui a été ma voisine pendant ce voyage. Olympe Mac Arthur partait pour les Açores, où elle avait vécue plus jeune, et l'histoire qu'elle m'a racontée ce jour-là restera longtemps dans ma mémoire... Car son histoire, c'est celle de l'Atlantide !

Percy Jackson meets Eragon in the new epic saga from best-seller Peter Lerangis. A week ago Jack McKinley was a normal boy, totally unaware that he had amazing powers - and that he was about to die. A secret organisation saved his life and now, to save the world, Jack must find seven magical objects hidden in the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Luckily there are three other kids just like Jack, and they're all on the mission together. But the gang are in trouble already.

A distinguished senator has gone into hiding after being accused of treachery, leaving his family to fend for themselves. His elder son Quintus has become a gladiator, while young Lucius works as a servant in the gladiator school. When the gladiator troupe is sent to Pompeii to take part in the games, Lucius is befriended by Valens, the sponsor of the games, who offers to help him find his father. Meanwhile, strange rumblings and tremors are felt in the town, and a seer is warning that the ‘end of days’ is approaching.

Join Tom on an incredible treasure hunt through time and battle history's mightiest warriors. The fourth book in a new time-travelling series - perfect for fans of Beast Quest. When ten-year-old Tom accidentally smashes a statue in a museum he releases Isis, a young Egyptian mummy who has been imprisoned for thousands of years. To break an ancient curse, the duo must travel back in time to find six hidden amulets - battling Gladiators, Knights, Greeks, Vikings, Pirates and Egyptian Warriors!

Join Tom on an incredible treasure hunt through time and battle history's mightiest warriors. The first book in a new time-travelling series - perfect for fans of Beast Quest. When 10-year-old Tom accidentally smashes a statue in a museum he releases Isis, a young Egyptian mummy who has been imprisoned for thousands of years. To break an ancient curse, the duo must travel back in time to find six hidden amulets - battling Gladiators, Knights, Greeks, Vikings, Pirates and Egyptian Warriors!

Dorkius Maximus is a young boy growing up in ancient Rome. This hilarious diary recounts his exploits as, desperate to become a great Roman hero, Dorkius enlists the help of his father's friend, Stoutus, to teach him the noble art of fighting.

But heroism doesn't come naturally to Dorkius. Plus, his dad doesn't listen to him, his friends pick on him, and his mum is more interested in her sacred chickens. Dorkius knows there's a mighty warrior inside him, just waiting to get out - isn't there?

One night at bedtime, Rory's mummy tells him all about the magic sky. Rory is so excited to see it. But how long will he have to wait? Actor Danny John-Jules reads this magical story about the wondrous Northern Lights. This sweet and sparkly polar adventure also includes a soundtrack and songs.

Ka, the time-travelling cat, has vanished again, leaving a clue, a Roman word on Topher’s computer - ‘Ca;;LLevA’. At first, Topher isn’t worried. Surely she’s safe among the cat-loving Romans? But when he follows her to Roman Britain, they’re both soon embroiled in conflict. As oppressed Britons fight the Romans, Topher faces a desperate choice - should he help his British brother or his Roman friend?Another thrilling adventure for older children about Ka and Topher, from bestselling author Julia Jarman.

Toby Tucker is an orphan with a secret. He owns a chest filled with torn paper, and a strange message: Piece your family tree together and you'll find out who you are and when you come from. When he manages to put together a name, the most incredible magic happens. Toby travels back in time and becomes his ancestor! This time he is plunged back to ancient Greece, into Titus's life, where he finds himself dodging the donkey doo.

Toby Tucker is an orphan with a secret. He owns a chest filled with torn paper and a strange message: Piece your family tree together and you'll find out who you are and when you come from. When he manages to put together a name, the most incredible magic happens. Toby travels back in time and becomes his ancestor! This time Toby is catapulted back into ancient Egypt, into Seti's life, and finds himself clashing with crazy chickens.

Toby Tucker is an orphan with a secret. He owns a chest filled with torn paper, and a strange message: Piece your family tree together and you'll find out who you are and when you come from. When he manages to put together a name, the most incredible magic happens. Toby travels back in time and becomes his ancestor! This time Toby hurtles back to ancient Rome, into Titus's life, and finds himself sludging through a sewer in search of riches.

Ein neues Abenteuer für Lukios, den kleinen Römer! Wir befinden uns im Jahr 175 n. Chr., teils in Rom, teils in Pergamon, und werden Zeugen eines aufregenden Abenteuers. Der junge Lukios, kurz für Lucius Ceionius Commodus, ist der Neffe des um wenige Jahre älteren Lucius Aurelius Commodus, der eines Tages Kaiser werden soll. Neffe und Onkel haben aber nicht nur fast den gleichen Namen, sie sehen auch gleich aus! Ständig wird Lukios für Commodus gehalten und letztendlich sogar an seiner Stelle von Löwenfängern entführt. Wird Lukios entkommen können?

From the million-copy-selling author of The Roman Mysteries comes a nail-biting time-travel adventure in Roman London - where past meets present. Billionaire Solomon Daisy is obsessed with the skeleton of a blue-eyed girl from Roman London. He has managed to invent a time machine so that he can go and find her, but it's estimated that for each hour spent in the past, the time traveller's life will be shortened, so Solomon recruits a potential child time traveller: Alex Papas, a 12-year-old boy who knows a smattering of Greek and Latin.

Battle of the Dinosaurs is an anti-war children's fable. It presents a new theory concerning the extinction of the dinosaurs: two opposing species of super dinosaurs terrorized the world and each other in preparing for battle. Despite all the battle-planning, canning and digging of tunnels, no batter was ever fought. The dinosaurs caused their own demise by spending too much effort on military preparations.

Jessica was eight years old, and she had a secret. It wasn't a normal secret, like the surprise birthday present you buy for your mum, or the secret code word that gets you into the club that you and your friends made. No, Jessica was a werewolf! Join Jessica and her friends as they enjoy a trip to a museum and investigate the case of the Mischievous Mummy.

Im Jahr 150 nach Christus erscheint in der kleinen Stadt Abonuteichos ein heiliger Mann. Er nennt sich Alexander und vollbringt Wunder, die die Menschen in Ehrfurcht und Erstaunen versetzen: Eine Schlange, die aus einem Gänseei schlüpft! Eine Schlange mit Menschenkopf, die sprechen kann und die Zukunft voraussagt! Alexander wird zu einem mächtigen Propheten, dem die Menschen zu Füßen liegen. Dabei ist er nichts weiter als ein trickreicher Betrüger.

Shaman by name and shaman by nature – Billy just hasn't found his magic...yet. His selfish globetrotting parents abandon him for yet another summer in Charles Darwin's strange museum-like house, where Billy stumbles across a 200-year-old giant talking tortoise named Charles Darwin, by the famous man himself. Charles D, the tortoise, knows every inch of the house and every artefact in it, and he's keen to help Billy realise his powers and set him on the path to adventure.