Wilson Barrett

В этом фильме представлена жизнь античного Рима. В 64 г. н. э. император Нерон решил возложить ответственность за пожар в городе на христиан. Префект Марк увлечен милой девушкой-христианкой, Мерсией. Когда императрица Поппея понимает, что ее виды на Марка встречают преграду, она решает с Нероном предать всех христиан смерти.

It is a remake of a 1913 film of the same name directed by James Gordon and a 1916 William Farnum Fox feature titled A Man of Sorrow and based on the play Hoodman Blind.

In 64 A.D., Marcus Superbus is Prefect of Rome. When the Emperor Nero decides to renew persecution of the Christians, Marcus opposes him, fearing for the safety of Mercia, the Christian woman whom he loves. Through the machinations of the Empress Poppaea and other women at court, Tigellinus, Nero's agent in the war against the Christians, convinces Nero to have Mercia arrested. Marcus appeals to the emperor for mercy, but is told that she can be saved only by renouncing Christianity. Waiting to enter the arena to be killed, Mercia steadfastly refuses to reject her religion, despite Marcus' pleas. Finally, Marcus is converted by her and they enter the arena to face death together.