Buried: The Discernment of Pagans in Ancient Rome

De: Frank Troy

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

A recovered manuscript from 400 AD describes several years in the lives of two aristocratic Roman pagans in their twenties, the siblings Aeneas and Honoria, as they defend their traditional values against a hostile, militant Christianity bent on obliterating every trace of paganism. The brother and sister both find lovers but face overwhelming difficulties as the empire is drawn into a maelstrom of intrigues, religious and political rivalries, warfare, mayhem, and murder. Aeneas, who loves boxing and the philosophy of Aristotle, is a soldier, adventurer, and scholar. Honoria is a Vestal priestess dismissed from office by a recently Christianized emperor. They are ideally positioned to convey the brilliant achievements of pagan civilization and defend it against the Christian charges of worldliness and theological error. Their concise portrayals reveal intimate details of life in pre-Christian Rome, the most advanced civilization in the West prior to the modern era. Fast paced, vivid, suspenseful, sweeping in scope and rich in historical details and allusions to real people and events, Buried: The Discernment of Pagans in Ancient Rome will leave you with new insight into the pagan world and the human capacity for love.