Aurelian; or, Rome in the Third Century

An 1838 historical novel in epistolary form, told through letters from the Roman Lucius Manlius Piso to Fausta of Palmyra. A sequel to Zenobia, it follows a narrator's collection of these letters, depicting third-century Roman life and the rise of Christianity.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

Topic

Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic historical novels›Ancient world, to 500 AD›Bible lands and the first Christians

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Adults›Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic historical novels›Ancient world, to 500 AD