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Quo Vadis

Name: Quo Vadis
Genre: Fiction
Released: 1951-11-08
Duration: 174 min
Rating: 7.1

1951174 minENIMDb 7.1/10 · 18.7K votes

After fierce Roman commander Marcus Vinicius becomes infatuated with beautiful Christian hostage Lygia, he begins to question the tyrannical leadership of the despotic emperor Nero.

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REPRESENTED HISTORY

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Primary placement confidence: high. Importance on the World History timeline: 5/5.

Historical relation: Period Setting
Historical accuracy: 3/5
Periods: 1
Events: 0
People: 1
Places: 1

STREAMING AVAILABILITY

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Ancient RomeFrom the Punic Wars and Republic to emperors, frontiers and late antiquity.→Imperial RomeStep into Rome, Roman Empire · 14–100 CE through its architecture, clothing, rituals and everyday life.→

Historical periods1

Roman PrincipateSetting · Historical Era

First major phase of Roman imperial rule, from Augustus to the accession of Diocletian, retaining republican institutions alongside imperial authority.

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People1

NeroMinor Character · Historical

Roman emperor from 54 to 68 CE whose reign forms the political setting for the story and whose government persecuted Christians in Rome after the Great Fire.

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Places1

RomePrimary Setting · City

Capital of the Roman Empire.

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External references2

IMDBtt0043949↗TMDB11620↗

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