Rome, the capital of the world in A.D. 62, was the site of privilege and poverty, of sumptuousness and slavery. Yet Sara, a plain young Jewish slave with lovely large brown eyes who has become a Christian, is filled with far more peace than her wealthy mistress Diana.
In Diana, though, Sara sees a spark of faith that could be fanned into a flame. And in Diana's strikingly handsome brother, Antonius, a Tribune of Rome, she sees a man at the pinnacle of power, searching for something more.
Against the tableau of the twilight of the Roman Empire—soon to be torched by the mad Nero—is a love story that transcends time.
Rome, the capital of the world in A.D. 62, was the site of privilege and poverty, of sumptuousness and slavery. Yet Sara, a plain young Jewish slave with lovely large brown eyes who has become a Christian, is filled with far more peace than her wealthy mistress Diana.
In Diana, though, Sara sees a spark of faith that could be fanned into a flame. And in Diana's strikingly handsome brother, Antonius, a Tribune of Rome, she sees a man at the pinnacle of power, searching for something more.
Against the tableau of the twilight of the Roman Empire—soon to be torched by the mad Nero—is a love story that transcends time.