Quo Vadis

by Henryk Sienkiewicz · first published 1896

Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero (Quo vadis: Powieść z czasów Nerona) is a historical novel written by Henryk Sienkiewicz in Polish. The novel tells the story of a romantic love that develops between Lygia (Ligia in Polish), a Christian woman and barbarian hostage, and Marcus Vinicius, a young Roman patrician. It takes place in the city of Rome under the rule of Roman emperor Nero, from c. AD 64 to AD 68, when he committed suicide. Sienkiewicz studied the history of the Roman Empire extensively before writing the novel, with the aim of getting historical details correct.

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Genre:

Historical fiction

Original language:

Polish

Year page:

1896