{"product_id":"2940013981157","title":"THE EMPEROR (ROMAN DOMINION OF EGYPT)","description":"THE EMPEROR....IS SET IN THE PERIOD OF THE ROMAN DOMINION IN EGYPT! 500 PAGES IN PRINT! A GREAT HISTORICAL NOVEL! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• This volume includes a “Detailed Biography” of our author, Georg Ebers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis story is set in the time of the Roman emperor Hadrian's visit to Egypt with his favorite Antinous. There is a lot of information about the early Christians in this story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery one who is familiar with the history of Hadrian's time will easily discern by trifling traits from what author or from which inscription or monument the minor details have been derived, and I do not care to interrupt the course of the narrative and so spoil the pleasure of the larger class of readers by adding descriptive notes.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt would be a happiness to me to believe that this tale deserves to be called a real work of art, and, as such, its first function should be to charm and elevate the mind. Those who at the same time enrich their knowledge by its study ought not to detect the fact that they are learning. \u003cbr\u003eThose who are learned in the history of Alexandria under the Romans may wonder that I should have made no mention of the Therapeutai on Lake Mareotis. I had originally meant to devote a chapter to them, but Luca's recent investigations led me to decide on leaving it unwritten. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI have given years of study to the early youth of Christianity, particularly in Egypt, and it affords me particular satisfaction to help others to realize how, in Hadrian's time, the pure teaching of the Saviour, as yet little sullied by the contributions of human minds, conquered—and could not fail to conquer—the hearts of men. \u003cbr\u003eSide by side with the triumphant Faith I have set that noble blossom of Greek life and culture—Art which in later ages, Christianity absorbed in order to dress herself in her beautiful forms. The statues and bust of Antinous which remain to us of that epoch, show that the drooping tree was still destined to put forth new leaves under Hadrian's rule. \u003cbr\u003eThe romantic traits which I have attributed to the character of my hero, who traveled throughout the world, climbing mountains to rejoice in the splendor of he rising sun, are authentic. One of the most difficult tasks I have ever set myself was to construct from the abundant but essentially contradictory accounts of Hadian a human figure in which I could myself at all believe; still, how gladly I set to work to do so! There was much to be considered in working out this narrative, but the story itself has flowed straight from the heart of the writer; I can only hope it may find its way to that of the reader.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLooking for another good book?  Just enter the name \"TLC BOOKS, Edited\" at the search box and you will be taken to our main page, where you will be able to peruse all our titles…many are Christian and Wholesome novels.","brand":"TLC BOOKS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47176740864240,"sku":"2940013981157","price":1.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013981157_p0.jpg?v=1763598345","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013981157","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}