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Quo Vadis

Henryk Sienkiewicz

Start date: August 15, 2019

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Oct 22, 2012 Astrid Lim rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: classic, historical-fiction, religion, history

This book is quite personal so I don't think it will be a 4-star for everyone. I just think that the story about Nero, St Peter and St Paul here is very inspiring and pretty much stick to the Bible. I like any historical fiction based on the Bible stories, but this one so far is the most accurate- even though it still has some drama and romance that are of course fictional, but I can tolerate them, mainly because I love the protagonists especially Petronius- the antihero, no nonsense Roman guy. ...more

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Aug 17, 2008 Deodand rated it liked it

Shelves: fiction, ancient-rome-greece

I was on a Roman history kick when I read this, having just watch the TV series "Rome" and read the novel "I, Claudius". This book has a lot more spiritual subject matter than previous Roman history books I've read, which is a nice change. Usually the authors just wave a hand and more or less say, "Oh yeah, and there's the Christians over there, we all know what they were up to". I'm glad someone took the trouble to write a novel on this subject. ...more

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Jul 27, 2007 Mark rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 1001-bks-2read-b4-dying-lis, all-time-favorites, spiritual, nobel-prize

Outstanding book. Don't let the title throw you; you don't need to know Latin to read this masterpiece. It is a faith builder. ...more

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Aug 20, 2011 Deanne rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: historical, 1001bookstoreadbeforeyoudie, 1001-books-2008

Not sure how I'm going to get on with this, I love history and the Roman period is one of the more interesting periods. However I'm not religious and if anything I'm agnostic, people willing to die, or shut themselves up in a religious building just makes me scratch my head and ask why? 6% in and I have a feeling this is a slow starter for me.
Finished this epic tale of Romans and Christians, did enjoy it in the end, and loved the descriptions of the Romans. ...more

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May 02, 2008 Anna rated it really liked it

Epic and monumental novel on last 6 years of Nero's rule of Rome. The main motive is a love between Marcus Vinicius, young Roman patrician, and Ligia, a christian and a daughter of barbian tribe of Ligians king. The mosy important character of second line of plot is Nero, a Roman emperor (54 - 68 AD). He persecutes Christins for their faith. ...more

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