num_pages: 292
description: Marius the Epicurean was one of the most celebrated novels of the 19th century. Set in Rome in the second century A.D., it traces the "sensations" of its young hero Marius as he encounters pagan religion, Epicureanism, Stoicism, and finally Christianity. This is the frst edition of Mariusthe Epicurean since 1934.
language: English
title: Marius the Epicurean
titlecomplete: Marius the Epicurean (The World's Classics)
genres: Classics, British Literature, Philosophy, Novels, Historical Fiction, Literature, 19th Century, Fiction, Victorian, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 660
publisher: Oxford University Press