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"Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is Mount Zion...."-Psalm xlviii. 2. And it came to pass in Rome after the kalends of September, and when Caius Julius C sar Caligula ruled over Imperial Rome. Arminius Quirinius, the censor, was dead. He had died by his own... Read Full Overview

This historical novel, set seven years after the crucifixion of Christ, takes place in imperial Rome during the reign of Caligula. Taurus Antinor is the praefect of Rome, beloved of the praetorian guard and known to hold himself aloof from the debaucheries and excesses of patrician... Read Full Overview

Taurus Antinor loved her, that she knew. The last four days had made a woman of her: she had tasted of and witnessed every passion that rends a human heart, love, ambition, cruelty, hatred The man whom she loved, loved her with an intensity at least equal to that which even... Read Full Overview

Taurus Antinor loved her, that she knew. The last four days had made a woman of her: she had tasted of and witnessed every passion that rends a human heart, love, ambition, cruelty, hatred The man whom she loved, loved her with an intensity at least equal to that which even... Read Full Overview

Taurus Antinor loved her, that she knew. The last four days had made a woman of her: she had tasted of and witnessed every passion that rends a human heart, love, ambition, cruelty, hatred The man whom she loved, loved her with an intensity at least equal to that which even... Read Full Overview

Taurus Antinor loved her, that she knew . The last four days had made a woman of her: she had tasted of and witnessed every passion that rends a human heart, love, ambition, cruelty, hatred The man whom she loved, loved her with an intensity at least equal to that which even... Read Full Overview

Baroness Emma Magdolna Roz lia M ria Jozefa Borb la "Emmuska" Orczy de Orci (23 September 1865 - 12 November 1947) was a Hungarian-born British novelist and playwright. She is best known for her series of novels featuring the Scarlet Pimpernel, the alter ego of Sir Percy Blakeney,... Read Full Overview

Set during the reign of Emperor Nero, this historical novel follows the story of a Christian family living in Rome, as they struggle to survive in a time of persecution. Baroness Emmuska Orczy deftly weaves together themes of faith, love, and bravery into a gripping tale that... Read Full Overview

Baroness Emma Magdolna Roz lia M ria Jozefa Borb la "Emmuska" Orczy de Orci (23 September 1865 - 12 November 1947) was a Hungarian-born British novelist and playwright. She is best known for her series of novels featuring the Scarlet Pimpernel, the alter ego of Sir Percy Blakeney,... Read Full Overview

Unto Caesar is a historical fiction novel written by Hungarian-British author Emmuska Orczy, first published in 1914. The story takes place in ancient Rome during the reign of Emperor Nero, and follows the life of Gaius Marcus, a Roman senator who is falsely accused of treason... Read Full Overview

Unto Caesar is a historical fiction novel written by Baroness Orczy and published in 1914. The story is set in ancient Rome during the reign of Emperor Nero, and follows the life of a young Christian woman named Berenice, who is forced to navigate the dangerous political and... Read Full Overview