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What it's about
In Nero's Rome the young patrician Marcus Vinicius falls in love with Lygia, a hostage who has become a Christian, and is drawn into the world of the early church just as Rome burns and the persecution begins. His uncle Petronius, the elegant arbiter of taste at Nero's court, watches it all with irony. Curtin's translation of the novel that helped win Sienkiewicz the Nobel Prize.
Reading plan
Pick a finish date and Genius lays out the days — the plan shows today's target and keeps you honest.
Read together
Start a circle and share the code — everyone sees everyone's honest place in the book. Accountability, not leaderboards.
Who it's for
- Readers who like historical novels set in ancient Rome - Anyone interested in the early Christians - Readers who enjoy love stories against great events
What’s inside
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