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100 1 _aWare, William,
_d1797-1852
245 1 0 _aAurelian; or, Rome in the Third Century
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2007
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2007-06-28
508 _aProduced by Julia Miller, Janet Blenkinship and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"Aurelian; or, Rome in the Third Century" by William Ware is a historical novel written in the mid-19th century. The narrative is conveyed through a series of letters from Lucius Manlius Piso, a prominent Roman, to Fausta, the daughter of Gracchus, set during the tumultuous period of the third century in Rome. The book delves into themes of faith, society, and politics against the backdrop of the rise of Christianity amidst the declining Roman Empire, exploring characters like Piso and the influences of figures such as the Emperor Aurelian and the Queen Zenobia. At the start of the novel, the character Nicomachus reflects on his experiences as a servant of Queen Zenobia and sets the stage for the letters that follow. He expresses his intention to share the correspondence of Lucius Piso, offering insights into his life and the significant events of the time, including the tensions between pagans and Christians. The opening letters reveal Piso’s thoughts on his newly adopted Christian faith, his observations of Roman society's moral decay, and his relationships with pivotal figures in Rome, encompassing debates about the future of Rome as it grapples with change. This sets a rich context for the exploration of cultural and religious conflict in the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aHistorical fiction
653 _aEpistolary fiction
653 _aRome -- History -- Aurelian, 270-275 -- Fiction
653 _aTadmur (Syria) -- Fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21953
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