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"Worship an ass's head? Never!"
Daughter of a noble Roman family, Agnella had heard tell of the foul practices of the Christians. Everyone knew that they murdered infants and drank their blood. They venerated a criminal who died ignominiously on a cross. They worshipped a god with the head of an ass. What decent person wouldn't despise such a vile sect? Yet Agnella had experienced the rites of Aphrodite herself and knew perfectly well the shameful behavior encouraged by her own gods.
When Diocletian Augustus declared that all must offer sacrifice to the immortal gods or be punished, Agnella's father, Marcus Acilius Dolabella, the praefect of Histria, was quick to put the emperor's command into effect. Little could he imgine that the death of a single elderly slave from his own household would not only upset the emperor's plan, but also lead his own daughter down a path where her actions would provide seed for the burgeoning Christian Church.
Hearkening to the ancient acts of the early Christian martyrs like Saints Perpetua, Agnes, Lucy, and Cecilia, The Daughters of Pola is written in the learned yet captivating style of John Mason Neale. Cleverly crafted as a sequence of letters among the characters, the story follows Agnella as she discovers that holding fast to the truth demands a heavy cost and the courage of a gladiator who stands alone in the arena.
Originally written in 1861, this new edition of The Daughters of Pola includes three beautiful antique illustration s by Giovanni Piranesi showing the impressive Roman ruins of hte city of Pola as they existed in the 18th century.
140 pages.
$14.95
(Price includes shipping charge)
"Worship an ass's head? Never!"
Daughter of a noble Roman family, Agnella had heard tell of the foul practices of the Christians. Everyone knew that they murdered infants and drank their blood. They venerated a criminal who died ignominiously on a cross. They worshipped a god with the head of an ass. What decent person wouldn't despise such a vile sect? Yet Agnella had experienced the rites of Aphrodite herself and knew perfectly well the shameful behavior encouraged by her own gods.
When Diocletian Augustus declared that all must offer sacrifice to the immortal gods or be punished, Agnella's father, Marcus Acilius Dolabella, the praefect of Histria, was quick to put the emperor's command into effect. Little could he imgine that the death of a single elderly slave from his own household would not only upset the emperor's plan, but also lead his own daughter down a path where her actions would provide seed for the burgeoning Christian Church.
Hearkening to the ancient acts of the early Christian martyrs like Saints Perpetua, Agnes, Lucy, and Cecilia, The Daughters of Pola is written in the learned yet captivating style of John Mason Neale. Cleverly crafted as a sequence of letters among the characters, the story follows Agnella as she discovers that holding fast to the truth demands a heavy cost and the courage of a gladiator who stands alone in the arena.
Originally written in 1861, this new edition of The Daughters of Pola includes three beautiful antique illustration s by Giovanni Piranesi showing the impressive Roman ruins of hte city of Pola as they existed in the 18th century.
140 pages.
$14.95
(Price includes shipping charge)