When he tells Vinicius that the entire Christian community is going to meet at night outside the city to hear the Apostle Paul, Vinicius insists on attending the meeting himself in hope of seeing Lygia there. Chilo soon realizes that Lygia was a Christian, and goes undercover in the Christian community in Rome to find her. Petronius takes pity on the desolate Vinicius, and hires the cunning Greek philosopher Chilo Chilonis to help him find Lygia. She is rescued by her fellow Christians while being escorted to Vinicius' house the following day, and disappears. Secretly a Christian after being converted by Plautius' wife Pomponia Graecina, Lygia is appalled by the degenerate Roman court. But first, Nero has her appear at a feast on the Palatine Hill. Vinicius’ courtier uncle Petronius uses his influence with the Emperor Nero to have Lygia handed over to Vinicius. The young Roman patrician Marcus Vinicius falls desperately in love with Lygia, a barbarian hostage being raised in the house of the retired general Aulus Plautius.
Several movies have been based on Quo Vadis, including two Italian silent films in 1913 and in 1924, a Hollywood production in 1951, a 1985 miniseries directed by Franco Rossi, and a 2001 adaptation by Jerzy Kawalerowicz.
The novel contributed to Sienkiewicz's Nobel Prize for literature in 1905. It was published in book form in 1896 and has been translated into more than 50 languages. It was first published in installments in the Gazeta Polska between 26 March 1895 and 29 February 1896, as well as in two other journals, Czas and Dziennik Poznański, starting two and three days later. As a whole, the novel carries a pro-Christian message. Consequently, several historical figures appear in the book. Sienkiewicz studied the Roman Empire extensively before writing the novel, with the aim of getting historical details correct. It takes place in the city of Rome under the rule of emperor Nero, c. The novel Quo Vadis tells of a love that develops between a young Christian woman, Lygia (Ligia in Polish) and Marcus Vinicius, a Roman patrician. Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero is a historical novel written by Henryk Sienkiewicz in Polish. Scene from the novel, entitled "Ligia leaves Aulus' house", illustration by Domenico Mastroianni, postcard from 1913, published by Armand Noyer, Paris.
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