He decides to make a sport of it by throwing them to the lions.
Nero captures them and all other Christians. When he burns Rome and blames the Christians, Marcus goes off to save Lygia and her family. Meanwhile, Nero's atrocities get more outrageous. Lygia is not happy about this situation, but she falls in love with Marcus anyway. Marcus gets Emperor Nero to give her to him for services rendered. Though Lygia grew up Roman, and as the adopted daughter of a retired general, Lygia is technically a hostage of Rome. She doesn't want to have anything to do with the warrior. Returning to Rome after 3 years in the field, General Marcus Vinicius meets and falls in love with the devout Christian, Lygia. Cast: Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr, Leo Genn, Peter Ustinov. That in no way takes away from the effectiveness of the story in portraying the power of the gospel to transform the lives of believers within a decadent and debased society.Directed by Mervyn LeRoy. Protestant listeners will note that the author has a clear tilt in favor of Catholicism in his story telling and uses his novel to build up the argument for the supremacy of the Church of Rome. It brought another level of depth to the story. I could hear those characters speaking those lines, filled with passion, or hate or sorrow. He uses distinctive voices for the main characters which helped me follow the story when all the Roman names got a bit confusing. Sienkiewincz' characters have real depth and color - you can almost see them march off the page! It was troubling to listen to the scenes in the forum, but also inspiring to imagine how the early Christians faced such persecution.ĭavid did an excellent job of reading this book. From the Emperor and the political intrigue that surrounds him to the lowest slaves, real people are drawn in real life situations.
Leeson).įor further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording.įor more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit. Yet, even as a great city burns and darkness threatens to overwhelm the age, hope is found in the love of the Roman tribune Marcus Vinicius for the beautiful Christian maiden Lygia, and in his journey toward his life’s true purpose (Introduction by D. A new religion is sweeping across the world, causing many Romans to wonder and leading many others to sacrifice everything for it. Sienkiewicz’s epic novel of ancient Rome finds the Empire at the height of her power and splendor, but struggling with the madness and cruelty of the Emperor Nero. LibriVox recording of Quo Vadis, by Henryk Sienkiewicz.
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