Project Gutenberg 2011-04-19 Public domain in the USA. 59 Kingston, William Henry Giles 1814 1880 Kingston, W. H. G. Kingston, W.H.G. Jovinian: A Story of the Early Days of Papal Rome Reading ease score: 62.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "Jovinian: A Story of the Early Days of Papal Rome" by William Henry Giles Kingston is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative is set during the fourth century in Rome and revolves around the struggles between the ancient Roman religion and the rising Christian faith. The story particularly focuses on the character of Jovinian, the nephew of a Roman pontiff, who is caught between his uncle’s expectations and the doctrines of Christianity. At the start of the novel, the scene is set in a vibrant Rome, bustling with preparations for a grand pagan festival, reflecting the grandeur of the ancient city's architecture and customs. Two prominent pontiffs, Coecus and Gaius, are introduced as they discuss their disdain for Christians and the power struggles they perceive as the new faith gains followers. The narrative reveals Gaius's obsession with a lost love, Eugenia, which intertwines personal vendetta with religious conflict. This opening chapter establishes the tension simmering between traditional Roman beliefs and the growing Christian faith, offering readers a glimpse into the complexities of identity and spirituality during a transformative period in history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: History - Religious Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 306012 306005 2024-10-15T09:33:36.791047 2023-09-15T14:21:12.644526 text/html text/html 305642 2011-04-19T14:04:28 text/html; charset=utf-8 2409559 2011-04-19T14:04:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 2063282 2024-10-15T09:33:45.338009 application/epub+zip 2067598 2024-10-15T09:33:40.928040 application/epub+zip 170791 2024-10-15T09:33:39.382038 application/epub+zip 2311713 2024-10-15T09:33:48.680014 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2293401 2024-10-15T09:33:44.283015 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 318718 2022-09-16T12:22:27.605699 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 284684 284659 2024-10-15T09:33:36.262074 2023-09-15T14:21:12.201521 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 284476 2011-04-19T14:04:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 106300 2011-04-19T14:04:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 284467 2011-04-19T14:04:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 106278 2011-04-19T14:04:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21542 2024-10-15T09:33:48.812990 application/rdf+xml 22781 2024-10-15T09:33:39.925043 image/jpeg 4820 2024-10-15T09:33:39.650040 image/jpeg 2504730 2024-10-15T09:33:36.850081 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