Qvo vadis: Kertomus Neron ajoilta by Henryk Sienkiewicz
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"Qvo vadis: Kertomus Neron ajoilta" by Henryk Sienkiewicz is a historical novel written in 1895-1896. Set in Rome during Emperor Nero's reign from AD 64 to 68, it follows the forbidden love between Marcus Vinicius, a Roman patrician, and Lygia, a Christian woman held as a barbarian hostage. As their romance unfolds against a backdrop of imperial decadence, Rome burns and Christians become scapegoats for the disaster. The novel vividly depicts the
clash between early Christianity and Roman paganism, culminating in brutal arena spectacles and the martyrdom of early church figures. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Sienkiewicz, Henryk, 1846-1916 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Talvio, Maila, 1871-1951 |
| Title | Qvo vadis: Kertomus Neron ajoilta |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quo_Vadis_(novel) |
| Credits | Produced by PG Distributed Proofreaders Online Team |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 41.1 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | Finnish |
| LoC Class | PG: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature |
| Subject | Historical fiction |
| Subject | Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 -- Fiction |
| Subject | Rome -- History -- Nero, 54-68 -- Fiction |
| Subject | Christian fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 15010 |
| Release Date | Feb 10, 2005 |
| Last Update | Dec 14, 2020 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 360 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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