Quo Vadis

This is the Appian Way, the most famous road that leads to Rome, as all roads lead to Rome. On this road march her conquering legions. Imperial Rome is the center of the empire, the undisputed master of the world. But with this power inevitably comes corruption. No man is sure of his life, the individual is at the mercy of the state, murder replaces justice. Rulers of conquered nations surrender their helpless subjects to bondage. High and low alike become Roman slaves, Roman hostages. There is no escape from the whip and the sword. That any force on earth can shake the foundations of this pyramid of power and corruption, of human misery and slavery, seems inconceivable. But thirty years before this day, a miracle occurred. On a Roman cross in Judea, a Man died to make men free, to spread the Gospel of love and redemption. Soon that humble cross is destined to replace the proud eagles atop the victorious Roman standards. This is the story of that immortal conflict. In this, the summer

Quo Vadis (1951 film), CC BY-SA 4.0

Emperor Nero: Do I live for them or do they live for me? Petronius: You are the sun in their sky! Does the sun have privacy? Emperor Nero: The sun has the night! These people expect me to shine daily - hourly! Vinicius: They won't believe such a lie! Petronius: But they are believing it. People will believe any lie, if it is fantastic enough.

Quo Vadis (1951 film), CC BY-SA 4.0