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Quo vadis : a narrative of the time of Nero /

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In the dark, decadent last days of the Roman Empire, a pagan soldier sees a girl of exotic beauty and decides he must have her as his concubine. But unknown to him, Ligia is a Christian intent on living a pure life, even as Nero's ruthless persecution sweeps the city. As the lives of Vinicius a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sienkiewicz, Henryk, 1846-1916 (Author)
Other Authors: Curtin, Jeremiah, 1835-1906 (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Little, Brown, 1897.
Subjects:
Rome > History > Nero, 54-68 > Fiction.
Church history > Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 > Fiction.
Man-woman relationships > Fiction.
Polish fiction > 19th century.
Rome > Histoire > 54-68 (Néron) > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Relations entre hommes et femmes > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Roman polonais > 19e siècle.
Polish fiction.
Man-woman relationships.
Church history > Primitive and early church.
Rome (Empire)
30-1899
Publishers' bindings.
History.
Fiction.
Romans.
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Summary:In the dark, decadent last days of the Roman Empire, a pagan soldier sees a girl of exotic beauty and decides he must have her as his concubine. But unknown to him, Ligia is a Christian intent on living a pure life, even as Nero's ruthless persecution sweeps the city. As the lives of Vinicius and Ligia intertwine, they watch the world they know change before their eyes. While the apostles Peter and Paul seek to save the immoral city from ruin, Christians are brutally martyred in the Coliseum and Rome burns.
Physical Description:541 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm