<p>Frederic W. Farrar's 'Darkness and Dawn' is a formidable piece of historical fiction that meticulously weaves together the backdrop of Nero's tyrannical reign with the nascent spread of Christianity across the Roman Empire. Through evocative prose and vivid character arcs, Farrar embarks on a journey exploring the tumultuous end of a pagan era and the budding of a Christian dawn. His narrative reflects deep research and captures not just the f...