Lygia’s Captivity and Rescue Attempts

Quo Vadis

This subplot follows successive attempts to protect Lygia from imperial custody, imprisonment, illness, and public execution.

increasing

Bearing strength in each event

decreasing

Hostage Removal Hostage Removal from "Quo Vadis". Hostage Removal The state claims her Nero orders Lygia taken from Aulus and Pomponia under the rules governing Roman hostages.

Hostage Removal from "Quo Vadis". Hostage Removal The state claims her Nero orders Lygia taken from Aulus and Pomponia under the rules governing Roman hostages.

Hostage Removal The state claims her Nero orders Lygia taken from Aulus and Pomponia under the rules governing Roman hostages. A family loses control The Plautius household cannot resist without risking everyone’s life.

Escape from the Palace Escape from the Palace from "Quo Vadis". Escape from the Palace A rescue by night Ursus and Christian helpers intercept Lygia’s escort and carry her into hiding.

Escape from the Palace from "Quo Vadis". Escape from the Palace A rescue by night Ursus and Christian helpers intercept Lygia’s escort and carry her into hiding.

Escape from the Palace A rescue by night Ursus and Christian helpers intercept Lygia’s escort and carry her into hiding. A new danger begins Her escape protects her from immediate exploitation but makes her a fugitive whom imperial power may pursue.

A Failed Abduction A Failed Abduction from "Quo Vadis". A Failed Abduction Force returns Vinicius and Croton enter the Christian household to seize Lygia. Ursus defeats Croton and injures Vinicius.

A Failed Abduction from "Quo Vadis". A Failed Abduction Force returns Vinicius and Croton enter the Christian household to seize Lygia. Ursus defeats Croton and injures Vinicius.

A Failed Abduction Force returns Vinicius and Croton enter the Christian household to seize Lygia. Ursus defeats Croton and injures Vinicius. The rescue becomes care Lygia insists that the Christians treat Vinicius rather than abandon him to his wound.

The Prison Fever The Prison Fever from "Quo Vadis". The Prison Fever Captivity and illness Lygia is held amid overcrowded, foul prisons and develops a fever that threatens her life.

The Prison Fever from "Quo Vadis". The Prison Fever Captivity and illness Lygia is held amid overcrowded, foul prisons and develops a fever that threatens her life.

The Prison Fever Captivity and illness Lygia is held amid overcrowded, foul prisons and develops a fever that threatens her life. A narrow protection Ursus and sympathetic guards protect her from abuse, while Vinicius searches for ways to reach her.

Rescue in the Arena Rescue in the Arena from "Quo Vadis". Rescue in the Arena A public execution becomes impossible Nero sends Lygia into the arena on an aurochs, but Ursus kills the beast and saves her.

Rescue in the Arena from "Quo Vadis". Rescue in the Arena A public execution becomes impossible Nero sends Lygia into the arena on an aurochs, but Ursus kills the beast and saves her.

Rescue in the Arena A public execution becomes impossible Nero sends Lygia into the arena on an aurochs, but Ursus kills the beast and saves her. The crowd intervenes Popular demand for mercy compels Nero to spare them, ending her captivity through a reversal of the spectacle.

After Petronius speaks with Nero

The morning after the banquet

After Vinicius finds the Christians’ house

After Lygia is arrested in the persecution

During the final evening games