# Endnotes explained — Quo Vadis

> Chapter companion for Quo Vadis by Henryk Sienkiewicz.

## What happens

This chapter provides endnotes and explanatory references for terms, names, and phrases used throughout the book, including historical figures, Latin and Greek expressions, and cultural practices of ancient Rome.

## Character check-ins

### Nero

Referenced in endnote regarding his original name, L. Domitius Ahenobarbus.

### Caligula

Mentioned in connection with his slayer, Cassius Chaerea.

## Key lines

> Ιησούς Χριστός, Θεού Υιός, Σωτήρ (Iesous Christos, Theou Uios, Soter).

Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior.

_Greek phrase forming the acronym Ichthus (fish)._

> ΙΧΘΥΣ (Ichthus), the Greek word for 'fish.'

Ichthus, the Greek word for fish, used as a Christian symbol.

_Acronym from the Greek phrase for Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior._

> Veni, vidi, vici.

I came, I saw, I conquered.

_Famous Latin phrase attributed to Julius Caesar._

> Veni, vidi, fugi.

I came, I saw, I fled.

_Humorous twist on Caesar's phrase._

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