Petronius
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Gaius Petronius Arbiter was a Roman courtier during the reign of Nero. He is generally believed to be the author of the Satyricon, a satirical novel believed to have been written during the Neronian e
Leo Genn as Petronius in the 1951 film Quo Vadis
The Death of Petronius (Piotr Stachiewicz, c. 1900)
Quo Vadis (novel)
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Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero is a historical novel written by Henryk Sienkiewicz in Polish. The novel tells the story of a romantic love that develops between Lygia, a Christian woman an
Petronius
…satirical novel believed to have been written during the Neronian era. He is one of the most important characters in Henryk Sienkiewicz' historical novel Quo Vadis (1895). Leo Genn portrays him in the 1951 film of the same name. A reference to Petronius by Sidonius Apollinaris places him, or his Satyricon, in…
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Nero and the burning of Rome, illustration by M. de Lipman, Altemus Edition, 1897
Scene from the novel, entitled "Ligia leaves Aulus' house", illustration by Domenico Mastroianni, postcard from 1913, published by Armand Noyer, Paris
Lygia by Piotr Stachiewicz