Dec 19, 2009

Quo Vadis | Quo Vadis

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Author: Henryk Sienkiewicz
First Published: 1896
Type of Work: Novel
Type of Plot: Historical
Time of Work: c. 64 c.e.
Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction
Subjects: Love or romance, Murder or homicide, Christianity, Rulers, Martyrs or martyrdom, Fire, Greek or Roman times, Apostles, Rome, First century, Paganism, Persecution
Locales: Roman Empire, Rome, ancient

Places Discussed

*Rome. Capital of the vast Roman Empire, which ruled over perhaps fifty million people in Nero’s time, most of Europe and the Middle East. All the subjects of the empire are represented in Quo Vadis, from Germans to Egyptians, giving Rome a cosmopolitan quality unmatched until the twentieth century. This great ancient city of more than one million people (half of whom are slaves) provides Henryk Sienkiewicz with a stage on which to present a vast morality play. Two Romes are shown in competition. One, that of Caesar, is dying. The other, that of...

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Quo Vadis | Quo Vadis

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