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Quo Vadis by Henryk Sienkiewicz

Quo Vadis

Henryk Sienkiewicz

Start Publishing PD · Paperback · May 15, 2024

The ClassicsChristian Historical FictionAncient-World Romance
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Who it’s for
A Roman love story draws together Christian faith, imperial power, and the world of Nero.
Genres
Ancient-World Romance, Christian Historical Fiction, The Classics
Published
Start Publishing PD, May 15, 2024

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About this book

Quo Vadis means where are you going? and is an allusion to the New Testament verse John 13:36: "Whither I go thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards." Quo Vadis tells of a love that develops between a young Christian woman Ligia and Marcus Vinicius a Roman patrician. It takes place in the city of Rome under the rule of emperor Nero. Sienkiewicz studied the Roman Empire extensively and won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1905 for this book.

Rome and Faith

A Roman love story draws together Christian faith, imperial power, and the world of Nero.

Come here for

  • A love story set in Nero’s Rome
  • A classic where Christian faith meets Roman power

Expect

  • A historical setting shaped by Sienkiewicz’s study of the Roman Empire
  • A literary classic with a New Testament allusion at its heart

Where it sits

Christian Historical Fiction80%
The Classics64%
Ancient-World Romance62%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • The Classics
  • Historical Fiction
  • Christian Historical Fiction
Authors
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Publisher
Start Publishing PD
Published
May 15, 2024
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
The Classics