No moment in his life could have prepared Christianus for the scene he found in the arena. Blood soaked the sand beneath the tortured body, still hanging by nails from the wooden beams. He felt his head begin to swim, and he fell to his knees.” Christianus prosecutes the Christians in first-century Rome, and any others who would dare question Caesar’s authority. Men, women, and children martyr themselves for a man called Jesus of Nazareth, and Christianus witnesses the horrors and tragedies they endure: the torture and murder of kind, peaceful individuals enslaved and ravaged all for the glory of Rome. In an unforgettable novel of adventure, battle, romance, and a rise of triumphant hope, Dr. Michael E. Quist sheds a new light upon the origin of the Christian faith. Discover the ways that the nobility of Rome could have altered the future for many nations. Perhaps more importantly, the work displays the grace that the Holy Spirit can provide under the most extreme and brutal circumstances, and the power that grace can have on people’s lives. “‘It is time to look to your Lord’s face from this life for the last time. If we receive the honor of dying in the same way that he did, then we will receive the reward for such an honor.'” Although artistic license has been taken in the use of historical details, the work is based primarily on the Bible, the works of Josephus, and various historical and technical references.