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Quo Vadis is an epic novel written by Henryk Sienkiewicz in 1896. Set in the time of the Roman Empire, it follows the story of a Roman soldier, Marcus Vinicius, and his love for a Christian woman, Lygia. As their romance blossoms, Marcus fights to protect Lygia from the oppressive... Read Full Overview

Step into the heart of Ancient Rome, a city of unparalleled splendor and unrestrained decadence, where the shadows of power, politics, and passion collide. Against the backdrop of the formidable reign of Emperor Nero, a love story emerges between the noble Roman, Marcus Vinicius,... Read Full Overview

A young Roman soldier falls in love only to discover that his sweetheart belongs to a strange new cult--a group that meets in secret to worship their one and only god. The romance of Marcus Vinicius and Lygia unfolds amid the decadence of ancient Rome, where bloodthirsty crowds... Read Full Overview

Quo Vadis tells a powerful tale of love and redemption in a time of ultimate danger -- for Christians and Romans alike. "Quo vadis Domine" is Latin for "Where are you going, Lord?" and alludes to the apocryphal Acts of Peter, in which Peter flees Rome but... Read Full Overview

In the shadowed splendour of first-century Rome, love and faith ignite against the tyranny of Nero. Quo Vadis, the celebrated historical fiction novel by Nobel laureate Henryk Sienkiewicz, sweeps readers into the heart of an empire trembling on the edge of chaos. Through a stirring... Read Full Overview

Premio Nobel de Literatura 1905. Quo Vadis? Uno de los grandes cl sicos de la literatura moderna, comienza en el a o 63 d.C., en tiempos del C sar Ner n, de la dinast a de los Julio-Claudios. El joven Vinicio visita a su t o Petronio, uno de los favoritos de Ner n, para que le... Read Full Overview

PETRONIUS woke only about midday, and as usual greatly wearied. The evening before he had been at one of Nero's feasts, which was prolonged till late at night. For some time his health had been failing. He said himself that he woke up benumbed, as it were, and without power of... Read Full Overview

In modern translation by W.S. Kuniczak with stunning new cover art by Dean Zachary, Nobel Prize Laureate Henryk Sienkiewicz's timeless classic Quo Vadis is a novel for the ages. Set in the 1st century shortly after the time of Christ, Sienkiewicz gives us the story of early... Read Full Overview

PETRONIUS woke only about midday, and as usual greatly wearied. The evening before he had been at one of Nero's feasts, which was prolonged till late at night. For some time his health had been failing. He said himself that he woke up benumbed, as it were, and without power of... Read Full Overview

First-century Rome is the setting for Henryk Sienkiewicz?s classic novel, a story of love, intrigue, and Emperor Nero?s hideous persecution of Christians. Rich in historical detail, the story follows the experience of Vinicius, an arrogant Roman nobleman who sets his heart on... Read Full Overview