Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero | |
Henryk Sienkiewicz | |
Vinicius, a Roman patrician just returned from the wars in | |
Armenia, falls in love with Lygia, a hostage taken in the | |
northern wars and adopted by noble patricians Aulus and | |
Pomponia Graecia. Little did he suspect, though, that Lygia | |
is a Christian; he and his uncle, Petronius, react to this | |
as typical pagan Romans, and seek to take Lygia for Vinicius | |
by force. Over time, however, Vinicius changes, while | |
Petronius doesn't. The author presents a vivid picture of | |
the grandeur and corruption of Nero's Rome, and an | |
incredibly compelling narrative of how the viewpoints of | |
Vinicius and Petronius diverge as Vinicius approaches the | |
new faith. Exploring the great fire and subsequent | |
persecution, this novel is an excellent read. | |
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