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
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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
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
Quo Vadis (novel)
…with Lygia, a young Christian woman and barbarian hostage being raised in the house of the retired general Aulus Plautius. Vinicius' courtier uncle Petronius uses his influence with the Roman emperor Nero to have Lygia placed in Vinicius' custody, but first, Nero forces her to appear at a feast on the Palatine…
Leo Genn as Petronius in the 1951 film Quo Vadis
The Death of Petronius (Piotr Stachiewicz, c. 1900)