Although Marcus Vinicius is able to come to terms with Ligia's death and meet her in heaven, Ursus saves her while in the Coliseum.
One of this book's characters purchases the freedom of the son of Euricius after having obtained permission to go to Antium because the royal infant died. Two of its characters are imprisoned in a location called the Putrid Pits after having been put into the Mamertine Prison. Its protagonist hires Croton to rescue a different character after listening to a giant (*) Christian named Urban discuss a meeting at Ostranium. Eunice has her vein slit like her master does, who had fallen prey to Tigellinus's schemes. Although Marcus Vinicius is able to come to terms with Ligia's death and meet her in heaven, Ursus saves her while in the Coliseum. Closing with Petronius's death, for 10 points, name this novel set during the reign of Nero by Henryk Sienkiewicz. [Ike]
One of this book's characters purchases the freedom of the son of Euricius after having obtained permission to go to Antium because the royal infant died.
{Quo Vadis}