Project Gutenberg 2014-10-29 Public domain in the USA. 222 Eckstein, Ernst 1845 1900 Bell, Clara 1834 1927 Quintus Claudius: A Romance of Imperial Rome. Volume 2 Produced by KD Weeks, Shaun Pinder and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Quintus Claudius: A Romance of Imperial Rome, Volume 2" by Ernst Eckstein is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. This captivating tale explores the life and conflicts during the tense era of Emperor Domitian's rule in ancient Rome, focusing on the personal dramas that unfold amidst political intrigue and social upheaval. The opening of the narrative begins with Emperor Domitian in a state of agitation due to disturbing omens and political unrest, including rebellious inscriptions found throughout the city and news of a failed revolt in the provinces. His volatile relationship with his mistress, Julia, intensifies his paranoia when a soothsayer's prophecy foretells danger to his life, driving him into a frenzy of accusations and violence. Meanwhile, the character of Quintus Claudius is introduced as he grapples with his convictions, particularly regarding the impending edict against the Nazarenes, setting the stage for the clash between personal beliefs and societal duty that will be central to the plot. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Rome -- History -- Flavians, 69-96 -- Fiction PT Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels 617424 2025-07-19T05:33:16.766490 text/html 610040 2024-10-24T11:50:09 text/html 311264 2025-07-19T05:33:24.106436 application/epub+zip 317816 2025-07-19T05:33:17.874471 application/epub+zip 313737 2025-07-19T05:33:17.310542 application/epub+zip 495682 2025-07-19T05:33:29.055418 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 466390 2025-07-19T05:33:23.533444 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 462658 2022-09-21T12:40:24.641961 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 549350 2025-07-19T05:33:15.815509 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 529279 2024-10-24T11:50:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17487 2025-07-19T05:33:29.189418 application/rdf+xml 15105 2025-07-19T05:33:17.418487 image/jpeg 2441 2025-07-19T05:33:17.363476 image/jpeg 294058 2025-07-19T05:33:16.816510 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia de.wikipedia