The Robe

The Robe is a 1942 historical novel about the Crucifixion written by Lloyd C. Douglas. The book was one of the best-selling titles of the 1940s. It entered the New York Times Best Seller list in October 1942, and four weeks later rose to No. 1. It held the position for nearly a year. The Robe remained on the list for another two years, returning several other times over the next several years including when the movie version was released in 1953.

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The Robe

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Rome, master of the earth,

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in the 18th year of the emperor Tiberius.

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Our legions stand guard
on the boundaries of civilisation

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from the foggy coasts of the northern seas
to the ancient rivers of Babylon,

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the fiinest fiighting machines in history.

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the people of 30 lands send us tribute:
their gold and silk, ivory and frankincense,

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and their proudest sons to be our slaves.

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We have reached the point where there
are more slaves in Rome than citizens.

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Some say we are only looters
of what others have created,

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that we create nothing ourselves.

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But we have made gods,
fiine gods and goddesses,

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who make love

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and war.

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Huntresses

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and drunkards.

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But the power lies not in their hands
of marble, but in ours of flesh.

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We, the nobles of Rome, are free
to live only for our own pleasure.

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Could any god offer us more?

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Today we traffiic in human souls.

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the slave market is crowded because the
emperor's heir and regent, young Caligula,

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is coming to buy gladiators.

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He probably will not be pleased to see me.

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