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Quo Vadis
1951 · Film · 174 min
Directed by Mervyn LeRoy
After fierce Roman commander Marcus Vinicius becomes infatuated with beautiful Christian hostage Lygia, he begins to question the tyrannical leadership of the despotic emperor Nero.
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This piece is similar to (but obviously better than) the song by Nero in Quo Vadis (1951). It's nice to know the movie got that part right.
One of those unexpected things that has been preserved from the ancient times. I actually learned to sing this, I think it's quite sad.
The 1951 film Quo Vadis features Peter Ustinov as emperor Nero singing a version of this in English with changed lyrics, Oh lambent flame: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBIswXv28GI