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Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846-1916) won the 1905 Nobel Prize in Literature. A brilliant Polish writer and patriot, he is possibly best known abroad for his monumental historical epic Quo Vadis that portrays the vibrant and dissonant combination of cruel excesses and decadence of Rome during the... read more
Cast of Characters/Important People
- Calina: everybody calls her Ligia, the daughter of a deceased king of the Ligians
- Ursus: the bodyguard of Ligia
- Marcus Vinicius: a military tribune and Roman patrician who recently returned to Rome
- C. Petronius: titled the "arbiter of elegance", former governor of Bithynia. Petronius is a member of Nero's court who uses his wit to adulate and mock him at the same time.
- Eunice: household slave of Petronius. Eunice is a beautiful woman from Greece who has fallen in love with her master, who is completely unaware of this fact.
- Chilon Chilonides: a charlatan and a private investigator
- Nero: portrayed as an incompetent, petty, and cruel emperor
- Tigellinus: the prefect of the feared Praetorian Guard
- Poppaea Sabina: the wife of Nero
- Acte: an Imperial slave and former mistress of Nero
- Aulus Plautius: a respected retired Roman general who commanded the invasion of Britain
- Pomponia Graecina: a Christian convert
- Saint Peter: a tired old man with the task of preaching the message of Christ
- Saint Paul: takes a personal interest in converting Marcus
- Crispus: clearly a Christian zealot bordering on being a fanatic
Memorable Quotes
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“These people know how to die, Nero. In death you will squeal like a hog!”
Vinicius: <as the Christians file into the arena, singing>
First Sentence
IT WAS CLOSE to noon before Petronius came awake, feeling as drained and listless and detached as always.
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Authors & Contributors
- Henryk Sienkiewicz (Author)
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