""Via Crucis"" is a historical fiction novel written by F. Marion Crawford. The story takes place during the time of the Roman Empire and follows the life of a young Christian girl named Berenice. Berenice is forced to flee her home in Jerusalem after her family is killed during the persecution of Christians. She travels to Rome where she becomes involved with a group of Christian martyrs who are being persecuted by the Emperor Nero. Berenice must navigate the dangerous political climate of Rome while trying to protect her ...
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""Via Crucis"" is a historical fiction novel written by F. Marion Crawford. The story takes place during the time of the Roman Empire and follows the life of a young Christian girl named Berenice. Berenice is forced to flee her home in Jerusalem after her family is killed during the persecution of Christians. She travels to Rome where she becomes involved with a group of Christian martyrs who are being persecuted by the Emperor Nero. Berenice must navigate the dangerous political climate of Rome while trying to protect her fellow Christians and stay true to her faith. The novel explores themes of persecution, faith, and the struggle for religious freedom.Meanwhile the council was held in the King's tent of state, within which three hundred nobles sat at ease after the King himself had taken his place on the throne, with the Queen on his right hand. There the red-bearded Frederick of Suabia, nephew to Conrad and famous afterward as the Emperor Barbarossa, stood up and told his tale: how the wild German knights had truly forced their leaders to take the mountain road and fight the Seljuks at a disadvantage; how the Seljuks appeared and disappeared again from hour to hour, falling upon their prey at every turn, reddening every pass with blood, and leaving half-killed men among the slain to wonder whence the swift smiters had come and whither they were gone.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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