Project Gutenberg 2001-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 810 Sienkiewicz, Henryk 1846 1916 Curtin, Jeremiah 1835 1906 Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero Produced by David Reed, and David Widger "Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero" by Henryk Sienkiewicz is a historical novel written during the late 19th century. Set against the backdrop of the Roman Empire during the reign of Nero, the story explores the clash of traditional Roman values with the emerging influence of Christianity. The central characters include Marcus Vinicius, a young Roman tribune, and Lygia, a beautiful Christian captive, whose love story unfolds amidst the political and moral turmoil of the time. At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to Petronius, the "arbiter of elegance" in Nero's court, who is recovering from a lavish feast. He is soon visited by his nephew, Marcus Vinicius, who speaks of his experiences in war and his burgeoning love for Lygia. As their conversation unfolds in the opulence of Roman bathhouses, we learn of Vinicius's determination to claim Lygia's affection, despite the prejudices of their society. The opening sets the stage for the larger conflicts between love, faith, and the power struggles entwined in the fabric of the Roman Empire, hinting at the challenges the characters will face as the story progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Historical fiction Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 -- Fiction Rome -- History -- Nero, 54-68 -- Fiction Christian fiction PG Text Historical Fiction Movie Books Bestsellers, American, 1895-1923 Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1400210 1400211 2024-10-02T05:06:05.029854 2023-10-02T05:03:51.566618 text/html text/html 1447729 2021-02-26T00:50:33 text/html; charset=utf-8 474455 2021-02-26T00:50:41 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 572854 2024-10-02T05:06:21.172715 application/epub+zip 596922 2024-10-02T05:06:09.570819 application/epub+zip 577849 2024-10-02T05:06:07.828856 application/epub+zip 1049766 2024-10-02T05:06:30.837729 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 970440 2024-10-02T05:06:19.925825 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 895552 2022-09-02T06:19:37.808776 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1205934 1205911 2024-10-02T05:06:02.088815 2023-10-02T05:03:49.013579 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1219852 2016-11-19T10:03:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 453396 2016-11-19T10:05:06 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1204785 2008-12-31T04:13:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 451231 2008-12-31T04:14:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1205704 2008-12-31T04:13:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 451234 2008-12-31T04:14:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 25416 2024-10-02T05:06:30.982702 application/rdf+xml 16661 2024-10-02T05:06:08.435823 image/jpeg 3711 2024-10-02T05:06:08.129785 image/jpeg 556231 2024-10-02T05:06:05.139827 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia