Extended Reading
  • Laila 2022-02-19 08:02:03

    Did Nero really set the city of Rome on fire?

    The movie once again told me that history is written by victors.

    The film is based on the long historical novel "Where Are You Going" published in 1896 by the Polish writer Shankowitz. Poland is a country deeply influenced by Catholicism. Writers who grew up in such an environment will naturally...

  • Verda 2022-02-19 08:02:03

    Records of the Burning City of the Tyrant-"Faith is Built on the Foundation of Love"

    In the first century AD, under the preaching of Paul, Peter and others, more and more poor people from the lower class believed in Christianity and were brutally persecuted. A young Roman aristocratic officer and a hostage were treated as a daughter by the guardian. The beautiful girl has...

  • Jaclyn 2022-02-19 08:02:03

    Simon Peter asked Jesus, "Where is the Lord going?" Jesus replied, "Where I am going, you cannot go with me now, but you will go with me later." (John 13:36)

  • Autumn 2022-03-21 09:03:00

    I saw it when I was a kid, but I almost forgot about it. Now that I revisit it again, it is still so shocking, after all, it is real history. When the saints sang hymns in the arena, it was particularly impressive. Every time I saw this scene, I couldn't help but cry with gratitude. Bochouni's death is sympathetic and regretful, because although his thoughts were beautiful, he did not know the truth when he died. The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church, Tesley said. Alas, how many people today laugh at this like the crowd in the movie

Quo Vadis quotes

  • Guard: The man called Peter has been heard to preach rebellion and blasphemy... against the rule and the divinity of the emperor. It is accordingly decreed that he be taken to Vatican Hill... where it has been confessed he made his first preachment... to be crucified and left there as a warning to all and any... who henceforth wish to call themselves Christians.

    Peter: To die as our Lord died is more than I deserve.

    Guard: We can change that.

  • Emperor Nero: I didn't wish to be a monster. The gods willed it.