The Last Days of Aurelian or The Nazarenes of Rome is a two-volume historical novel written by William Ware and published in 1838. The story is set in the 3rd century AD, during the reign of Emperor Aurelian, and revolves around the persecution of Christians in Rome. The main character, Marcus Flavius, is a Roman officer who becomes sympathetic to the Christian cause after meeting a group of Nazarenes, as Christians were then called. The novel follows...